ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 151A Lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike
ROAD RULES 2014 - REG 151A
Lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike151A Lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike
(1) 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 vehicle travelling in--(a) the same direction as the motor bike, and(b) separate, but adjacent, marked lanes or lines of traffic.
(2) The rider of the motor bike must not unlawfully lane filter along a length of road.: Maximum penalty--20 penalty units.
(3) For 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--(a) the rider is edge filtering,(b) the rider is riding at a speed of more than 30 kilometres per hour,(c) the rider is riding in a school zone,(d) a no filtering sign applies to the length of the road,(e) it is not safe to lane filter,(e1) the rider is not the holder of an unrestricted motor bike rider's licence.Note : This paragraph is an additional NSW paragraph. There is no corresponding paragraph in rule 151A(3) of the Australian Road Rules .Example of when lane filtering is not safe : A rider lane filtering between vehicles in a manner that does not seek to avoid collisions (including lane filtering between vehicles when there is insufficient clearance between those vehicles).Note :
"Length" of road,
"motor bike" ,
"overtake" and
"traffic" are defined in the Dictionary and
"unrestricted motor bike rider's licence" is defined in subrule (6).
(4) 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 the road ends at a T-intersection or dead end--the end of the length of the road,(b) the next end no filtering sign that is on the road.
(5) For this rule, the rider of a motor bike is
"edge filtering" along the length of a road if--(a) the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass 1 or more vehicles on the road, or(b) the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass between 2 vehicles, 1 of which is stationary.
(6) 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, or(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(b) a traffic sign displaying the words "no filtering".
"unrestricted motor bike rider's licence" means an Australian driver licence (other than a provisional licence or learner licence) that authorises its holder to ride a motor bike.