247Riding in a bicycle lane on a road

247 Riding in a bicycle lane on a road

(1)  The rider of a bicycle riding on a length of road with a bicycle lane designed for bicycles travelling in the same direction as the rider must ride in the bicycle lane unless it is impracticable to do so.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 2 penalty units.

Note Rule 153 defines a bicycle lane and deals with the use of bicycle lanes by other vehicles.

(2)  In this rule –

road does not include a road-related area.

Note Road-related area includes the shoulder of a road – see rule 13.