141No overtaking etc to the left of a vehicle

#### 141 No overtaking etc to the left of a vehicle 141 No overtaking etc to the left of a vehicle > > (1) A driver (except the rider of a bicycle) must not overtake a vehicle to the left of the vehicle unless— > > > > > (a) the driver is driving on a multi-lane road and the vehicle can be safely overtaken in a marked lane to the left of the vehicle, or > > > > > (b) the vehicle is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal and it is safe to overtake to the left of the vehicle, or > > > > > (c) the vehicle is stationary and it is safe to overtake to the left of the vehicle, or > > > > > (d) the driver is lane filtering in accordance with rule 151A. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1, centre of the road, marked lane, multi-lane road, overtake, right change of direction signal and U-turn are defined in the Dictionary and lane filtering is defined in rule 151A. > > > (2) The rider of a bicycle must not ride past, or overtake, to the left of a vehicle that is turning left and is giving a left change of direction signal. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Left change of direction signal is defined in the Dictionary. > > > (3) In this rule— > > > > turning right does not include making a hook turn. > > > > vehicle does not include a tram, a bus travelling along tram tracks, or any vehicle displaying a *do not overtake turning vehicle sign*. > > > > Note 1. > > > > Bus, tram and travelling along tram tracks are defined in the Dictionary. > > > > Note 2. > > > > Part 4, Division 3 deals with making hook turns. > > > > Note 3. > > > > Division 7 of this Part deals with overtaking and passing trams (and buses travelling along tram tracks). Rule 143 deals with overtaking or passing a vehicle displaying a *do not overtake turning vehicle sign*. > > **rule 141:** Am 2020 (476), Sch 1\[19\] \[20\]; 2026 (118), Sch 1\[4\].