Road Signs & Signals · Victoria

Lane Use Signs in Victoria: Bus, Tram, Transit, Bicycle and Truck Lanes

Regulatory signs say what you must or must not do, and ignoring them is an offence. Lane signs tell you which vehicles may use a lane and when.

  • Special purpose lanes are set aside by signs and/or road markings. Stay out of them during the times shown, or at all times if no times are shown.
  • You may use one for up to 100 m (only 50 m in a bicycle or tram lane) when you need to enter or leave the road or avoid an obstruction.
  • Where a Keep Left Unless Overtaking sign is shown (or on multi-lane roads over 80 km/h), stay out of the right lane unless you are overtaking, turning right, making a U-turn, avoiding an obstruction or in congested traffic.

Read more: special purpose lanes. Keep left and lane discipline.

Signs in this group

  • Over taking lane side sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Overtaking lane side
  • Median turning lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Median turning lane
  • Transit lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Transit lane signs
  • Transit lane restriction sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Transit lane restriction sign
  • Keep left unless overtaking sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Keep left unless overtaking
  • No overtaking sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    No overtaking
  • No overtaking on bridge sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    No overtaking on bridge
  • Truck use left lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Truck use left lane
  • Bus lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Bus lane
  • Bus lane ahead sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Bus lane ahead sign
  • Truck lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Truck lane sign
  • Tram lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Tram lane sign
  • Tram only sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Tram only
  • Bus only sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Bus only sign
  • Bicycle lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Bicycle lane
  • One lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    One lane sign
  • Left or right lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Left or right lane sign
  • Lane sign – meaning and rules in Victoria
    Lane signs

Quick answers

How far can you drive in a bus lane in Victoria?

For up to 100 metres, and only when necessary, for example to enter or leave the road. In a tram or bicycle lane the limit is 50 metres.

Based on the Victorian Road to Solo Driving handbook and the VicRoads learner and probationary pages. Rules change from time to time, so check vicroads.vic.gov.au for the latest.