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Warning sign · Roadworks

Lane ends, merge sign

Your lane is ending, so merge into a gap and give way to the lane that continues.

Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 148Asked in road safetyAsked in general knowledgeShown in one practice question

What it means

What does the lane ends, merge sign mean in NSW?

On a black rimmed yellow rectangle, a short line on the left ends at a crossbar partway up, while two arrows on the right carry on to the top. That stopped line is the lane that finishes. If you are in it, you must give way to vehicles in the lane that carries on and merge into a gap. If you are in the continuing lane, expect someone to move across.

What to do

  1. 1

    Check your mirrors and signal early if your lane is the one ending.

  2. 2

    Match speed and find a gap in the continuing lane.

  3. 3

    Let the other driver go first if you would be side by side.

A practice question with this sign

At the end of an overtaking section your lane is ending, and a car is beside you in the lane that continues. What should you do?

Right.Not quite. The answer is C.

The driver leaving an ending lane has to give way to traffic in the lane that continues.

Source: Road Rules 2014 (NSW) rule 148

Common questions

Who has right of way when a lane ends?
Traffic in the lane that continues. The driver in the ending lane gives way and merges into a gap.
Does the lane ends sign appear only at roadworks?
No. It shows wherever a lane finishes, such as at the end of an overtaking section, as well as at works.

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