National Road Traffic Act, 1996 (Act No. 93 of 1996)RegulationsNational Road Traffic Regulations, 2000Chapter X : Rules of the Road and Matters Relating TheretoPart I : Rules of the road296A. Dedicated public transport vehicle or high occupancy vehicle lanes |
| (1) | No person shall drive a motor vehicle on a dedicated lane, other than the class of vehicles referred to by such sign, between the hours of 06h00 to 09h00 and 16h00 to 18h30 Monday to Friday, except weekends and public holidays. Provided that the driver of a vehicle, other than the driver of a vehicle of the class referred to by such sign, may only enter such dedicated lane, if— |
| (a) | he or she cannot enter or leave any premises adjacent to such dedicated lane; |
| (b) | he or she cannot enter or leave any public road without encroaching unto such dedicated lane; |
| (c) | he or she intend turning at the next intersection, on-ramp, off- ramp; and |
| (d) | in compliance with a direction of a traffic officer or a road traffic sign;". |
| (2) | the provision of subregulation (1) shall not apply in case of emergencies, to the driver of a fire-fighting vehicle, a fire-fighting response vehicle, an emergency medical response vehicle, a rescue vehicle or an ambulance, a vehicle which is engaged in civil protection as contemplated in section 3 of the Civil Protection Act, 1977 (Act No. 76 of 1977) or a traffic officer who drives such vehicle in execution of his or her duties; |
| (3) | No person shall operate a motor vehicle on a rapid transport lane, other than a rapid transport bus and rapid transport bus-train which forms part of a bus rapid transport system. Provided that the driver of a vehicle may only enter such rapid transport lane, under circumstances mentioned in regulation (1)(a), (b), (c) and (d). |
[Regulation 296A(3) substituted by regulation 10 of Notice No. R. 541 of 2011)
[Regulation 296A inserted by regulation 2 of Government Notice 964 of 2006)