the lane filtering occurs past a bus or heavy vehicle
5 the lane filtering occurs past a bus or heavy vehicle
For subsection 151A (2) (fa), a no filtering sign on a road applies to a length of road starting at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following:
if the length of road ends at a T‑intersection or dead end—the end of the length of road;
the next end no filtering sign that is on the road.
The rider of a motorbike must not lane filter along a length of road to which a no lane filtering sign applies.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
In this section:
end no filtering sign means a traffic sign—
with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between 2 vehicles with a black diagonal line across the symbol; and
with a symbol positioned below the symbol mentioned in paragraph (a) displaying the word ‘END’ in black letters.
full licence—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 5 (2) (Basic kinds of driver licence).
lane filtering, for a motorbike rider, means riding a motorbike between 2 marked lanes of traffic travelling in the same direction as the motorbike when there are vehicles adjacent to the motorbike in both marked lanes.
motorcycle licence—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, dictionary.
no filtering sign means—
a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between 2 vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or
a traffic sign displaying the word ‘no filtering’.
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