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 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. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > Note. > > > > Bicycle is defined in rule 15–1, 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. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > > 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. > > > > Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. > > > (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. > > **rule 151:** Am 2026 (118), Sch 1\[4\]. > > **rule 151–1:** Rep 2020 (476), Sch 1\[25\].