Fail to obey a no right turn sign

Legislation: Road Safety Rules 2017 (Vic) r 91(2)

Maximum penalty: 3 penalty units (bicycle); 5 penalty units (vehicle)

Period: 1 July 2020 to 30 June 2023

Jurisdiction: Magistrates' Court

Charges

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Cases

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All outcomes

Males

Females

Aged 18 to 24

Aged 25 to 54

Aged 55 and over

*Note: unavailable options have under 10 cases

Charge data

In the Magistrates' Court, 110 charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign were sentenced in the three years to 30 June 2023. The most common sentence for a charge of this offence was a fine (68.2% or 75 charges).

On SACStat, a charge is a single count of a sentenced offence. Charge data is most useful in understanding how a specific crime is usually sentenced.

Case data

In 110 cases sentenced in the Magistrates' Court in the three years to 30 June 2023, each case included at least one charge of fail to obey a no right turn sign. Among the 110 cases, 85 people were male and 25 people were female. The most common outcome for cases was a fine (63.6% or 70 cases).

A case is a collection of one or more charges against a person or company sentenced at the one hearing. Case data is most useful in understanding the total sentence usually imposed on people found guilty of a particular crime.

Bar graph showing sentence types imposed for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 1**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 110 charges**

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 3**: Community correction order lengths for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 4 charges**

Bar graph showing fine amounts for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 4**: Fine amounts for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 20 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 5**: Sentencing outcomes for all charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign by financial year
**Number: 110 charges**

Bar graph showing the number of charges each year for the offence of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 6**: Number of charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign by financial year
**Number: 110 charges**

Bar graph showing fines amounts each year for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 8**: Average fine amounts for charges of fail to obey a no right turn sign by financial year
**Number: 20 charges**
**Note**: The graph only includes fines that were not part of an aggregate sentence (non-aggregate fines).

Bar graph showing sentence types for all offenders for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 9A**: Sentencing outcomes for all people for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 110 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for male offenders for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 9B**: Sentencing outcomes for males for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 85 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for female offenders for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 9C**: Sentencing outcomes for females for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 25 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged under 25 for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 9D**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged under 25 for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 9E**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 25 to 54 for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 84 cases**

Bar graph showing sentence types for offenders aged 55 and over for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 9F**: Sentencing outcomes for people aged 55 and over for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 13 cases**

Bar graph showing imprisonment lengths for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 10**: Imprisonment lengths for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 6 cases**, including imprisonment only (4 cases) and imprisonment combined with a community correction order (2 cases).

Bar graph showing non-parole periods for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 11**: Non-parole periods for all people for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 4 cases**
**Note**: Imprisonment terms do not include a community correction order.

Bar graph showing lengths of community correction orders for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 12**: Community correction order lengths for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign
**Number: 6 cases**

Stacked bar graph showing sentences imposed each year for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 13**: Sentencing outcomes for all cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign by financial year
**Number: 110 cases**

Bar graph showing the number of cases each year for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 14**: Number of cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign for all people by financial year
**Number: 110 cases**

Bar graph showing the average imprisonment length each year for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign — **Figure 15**: Average imprisonment lengths for cases of fail to obey a no right turn sign by financial year
**Number: 6 cases**