ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 130B

ROAD TRAFFIC CODE 2000 - REG 130B

130B .         When rider of a motor cycle is lawfully lane filtering

        (1)         The rider of a motor cycle is lane filtering in accordance with this regulation along a length of carriageway if —

            (a)         the motor cycle is not —

                  (i)         a 2‑wheeled motor vehicle with a sidecar attached to it that is supported by a third wheel; or

                  (ii)         a motor vehicle with 3 wheels that is ridden in the same way as a motor vehicle with 2 wheels;

                and

            (b)         the rider rides the motor cycle between 2 vehicles, each vehicle travelling in —

                  (i)         the same direction as the motor cycle; and

                  (ii)         separate but adjacent marked lanes or lines of traffic.

        (2)         However, the rider of a motor cycle is not lane filtering in accordance with this regulation along a length of carriageway if any of the following circumstances apply —

            (a)         the rider is approaching or riding on a children’s crossing, marked foot crossing or pedestrian crossing;

            (b)         the rider is riding at a speed of more than 30km/h;

            (c)         the rider is riding in a school zone or shared zone;

            (d)         the speed limit applicable to the area or zone that the rider is in is 40km/h or below (or, in the case of a speed zone that begins with a variable illuminated speed limit sign, the speed limit applicable to the zone when the rider enters the zone is 40km/h or below);

        [(e)         deleted]

            (f)         1 or both of the vehicles that the rider is riding between is a heavy vehicle;

            (g)         the vehicles that the rider is riding between are merging;

            (h)         a “no overtaking or passing” sign applies to the length of carriageway within the meaning of regulation 74(2);

                  (i)         the rider would not be permitted to overtake under regulation 75;

            (j)         it is not safe to do so in the circumstances;

            (k)         the rider is riding under the authority of a learner’s permit as defined in the Road Traffic (Authorisation to Drive) Act 2008 section 3(1);

            (l)         the rider is riding in a roundabout;

            (m)         the rider is riding in or next to a special purpose lane.

        (3)         The rider of a motor cycle who is lane filtering in accordance with this regulation is not overtaking for the purposes of these regulations.

        [Regulation 130B inserted: SL 2020/253 r. 20 (as amended: SL 2021/30 r. 4).]