Lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike
151A Lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike
(1) A rider of a motor bike is lane filtering along a length of road if the rider rides the motor bike between 2 vehicles, each vehicle travelling in:
the same direction as the motor bike; and
separate, but adjacent, marked lanes or lines of traffic.
(2) The rider of a motor bike must not unlawfully lane filter along a length of road.
Offence provision.
(3) For subrule (2), it is unlawful for a rider to lane filter along a length of road if any of the following circumstances apply:
the rider is edge filtering;
the rider is riding at a speed of more than 30km/h;
(c) the rider is riding in a school zone (unless the rider is permitted to lane filter in a school zone under another law of this jurisdiction);
a no filtering sign applies to the length of road;
it is not safe to lane filter.
(4) Subrule (3)(a) does not apply if another law of this jurisdiction allows a rider to edge filter.
(5) 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:
(a) 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.
(6) For this rule, a rider of a motor bike is edge filtering along a length of road if:
(a) the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass one or more vehicles on the road; or
(b) the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass between 2 vehicles, one of which is stationary.
In this rule:
end no filtering sign means a traffic sign:
(a) with a symbol displaying a motor bike positioned between 2 vehicles with a black diagonal line across the symbol; and
(b) with a symbol positioned below the symbol mentioned in paragraph (a) displaying the word "END" in black letters.
no filtering sign means:
(a) a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motor bike positioned between 2 vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or
a traffic sign displaying the words "no filtering".
Note
The application of this rule is modified by regulation 80A of the Traffic Regulations 1999.
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