Road Rules 2019

The rider of a motor bike is lane filtering along a length of road if the rider rides the motor bike between 2 vehicles, each of which is travelling in – the same direction as the motor bike; and separate or adjacent marked lanes or lines of traffic.Rider is defined in rule 17.Motor bikeand marked lane are defined in the dictionary.

The rider of a motor bike must not unlawfully lane filter along a length of road. Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

For the purposes of subrule (2), it is unlawful for the rider of a motor bike 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 30 km/h; the rider is riding in a school zone; a no-filtering sign applies to the length of road; the rider does not hold a full motor cycle licence; it is not safe to lane filter.

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:the next end no-filtering sign that is on the road; the end of the length of road.

For this rule, a rider of a motor bike is edge filtering along a length of road if – the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass one or more vehicles on the road; or 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 – with a symbol displaying a motor bike positioned between two 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 motor cycle licence means a motor cycle licence that has been issued as a full licence; motor cycle licence has the same meaning as in the Vehicle and Traffic (Driver Licensing and Vehicle Registration) Regulations 2021; no-filtering sign means – a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motor bike positioned between two vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or a traffic sign displaying the words ‘no lane filtering’.