Hey guys,
was just checking out the laws regarding motorbikes using the bus lanes,
its perfectly legal to use a bus lane, but not a bus only lane.
Heres a copy from the RTA.....
Bus lanes and bus only lanes
Sydney?s first major bus lane was introduced in 1992 on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. More than 90 kilometres of bus lanes are now in place throughout the metropolitan area.
Bus lanes are specially marked lanes that can only be used by buses, taxis, hire cars, emergency vehicles, motorcycles and bicycles. They are located on roads which have high frequency bus services.
Bus only lanes are a special form of bus lane restricted to buses. Examples of bus only lanes include the Liverpool to Parramatta T-way route in south western Sydney and the North-West T-way that operates between Parramatta and Rouse Hill.
Sydney metropolitan bus lane locations
Major metropolitan bus lanes include:
Parramatta Road from Leichhardt to Broadway
Warringah Freeway, North Sydney and Military Road, Neutral Bay
Oxford Street, Darlinghurst and the Moore Park Busway
The M2 Motorway - Bus Only Lane (taxis and hire cars permitted eastbound between Windsor Road and Beecroft Road)
Holker Street, Homebush Bay
Elizabeth, George and York streets, Sydney
Burnt Bridge Creek Deviation, Balgowlah and Manly Road, Balgowlah
Fairford Road from Gow Street to Stacey Street, Bankstown
Victoria Road from Weaver Street to Hepburn Avenue, Gladesville
Victoria Road from Park Street to Patricia Street, Rydalmere
Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA) bus lanes
Parramatta Local Government Area (LGA) bus lanes include:
Parramatta CBD
Bus lanes
Church Street northbound on approach to Victoria Road intersection
Station Street northbound from eastern bus layover to Civic Place
Smith Street northbound from Macquarie Street to Phillip Street
Smith Street southbound from Macquarie Street to Darcy Street
Argyle Street westbound from Marsden Street to O?Connell Street
Bus and bus only lane
Pitt Street southbound from Great Western Highway to Argyle Street
Bus only lanes
Argyle Street westbound from Church Street to Marsden Street and O?Connell Street to Pitt Street
Argyle Street eastbound from Church Street to Pitt Street
Pitt Street southbound from Argyle Street to Great Western Highway
Smith Street southbound from Darcy Street to Hassall Street
Station Street northbound from Parramatta Transport Interchange to eastern bus layover
Smith Street northbound from Civic Place to Macquarie Street
Park Parade eastbound from Westmead Railway Station to Pitt Street
Church Street northbound, North Parramatta
Bus lanes
Grose Street to Albert Street
Albert Street to Barney Street
Barney Street to North Rocks Road
Bus only lane
The Junction shopping precinct access road to Briens Road
Windsor Road - Winston Hills to Northmead
Bus lanes
Churchill Drive, Winston Hills to Fletcher Street
Churchill Drive eastbound from Yarrabee Road to Windsor Road
Victoria Road - Parramatta to Ermington
Bus lanes and bus early start (B signal)
Victoria Road westbound at off-load ramp from James Ruse Drive
Victoria Road westbound opposite to entry of University of Western Sydney Rydalmere campus
Bus lanes
Victoria Road eastbound from Spurway Street to Kissing Point Road
Victoria Road westbound from Patricia Street to Park Road
Pennant Hills Road, Carlingford
Bus only lanes and early start (B signal)
Pennant Hills Road northbound on approach to Jenkins Road
Pennant Hills Road southbound on approach to Marsden Road
