151Riding a motor bike or bicycle alongside more than 1 other rider

151 Riding a motor bike or bicycle alongside more than 1 other rider

(1) The rider of a motor bike or bicycle must not ride on a road that is not a multi‑lane road alongside more than 1 other rider, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.

Offence provision.

Note: Bicycle, motor bike and multi‑lane road are defined in the dictionary, and rider is defined in rule 17.

(2) The rider of a motor bike or bicycle must not ride in a marked lane alongside more than 1 other rider in the marked lane, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.

Offence provision.

Note: Marked lane is defined in the dictionary.

(3) The rider of a motor bike or bicycle may ride alongside more than 1 other rider if the rider is: (a) overtaking the other riders; or (b) permitted to do so under another law of this jurisdiction.

Note: Overtake is defined in the dictionary.

(4) If the rider of a motor bike or bicycle is riding on a road that is not a multi‑lane road alongside another rider, or in a marked lane alongside another rider in the marked lane, the rider must ride not over 1.5 metres from the other rider.

Offence provision.

(5) In this rule:

road does not include a road‑related area, but includes a bicycle path, shared path and any shoulder of the road.

Note: Bicycle path is defined in rule 239, road‑related area is defined in rule 13, shared path is defined in rule 242, and shoulder is defined in rule 12.