151AMotorbike lane filtering

151A Motorbike lane filtering (1) The following sections do not apply to a motorbike rider who is lane filtering: (a) section 46 (Giving left change of direction signal); (b) section 48 (Giving right change of direction signal); (c) section 141 (No overtaking etc to left of vehicle); (d) section 146 (Driving within single marked lane or line of traffic); (e) section 147 (Moving from 1 marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes).

(2) However, the exemption in subsection (1) applies only if— (a) the motorbike rider holds a full motorcycle licence; and (b) the motorbike is travelling at less than 30km/h; and (c) the vehicles adjacent to the motorbike are travelling at a speed less than the motorbike; and (ca) the motorbike is travelling on a road on which the speed limit is more than 40km/h; and (d) the motorbike is not in a school zone; and (e) the motorbike is not travelling past a parked vehicle; and (f) the motorbike is not travelling in a bicycle lane; and (fa) a no filtering sign does not apply to the length of road; and (g) it is safe for the motorbike rider to lane filter. Examples—where it would not be safe for a motorbike rider to lane filter 1 the rider is proceeding through a roundabout 2 the rider is riding kerbside 3 the rider is crossing a children’s crossing or pedestrian crossing 4 the rider lane filters between vehicles in a manner that does not seek to avoid collisions (including lane filtering between vehicles where there is insufficient clearance) 5 the lane filtering occurs past a bus or heavy vehicle (3) For subsection 151A (2) (fa), a no filtering sign on a road applies to a length of road starting at the sign and ending at the nearer of the (a) if the length of road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the length of road; (b) the next end no filtering sign that is on the road.

(4) The rider of a motorbike must not lane filter along a length of road to which a no lane filtering sign applies. end no filtering sign means a traffic sign— (a) with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between 2 vehicles with a black diagonal line across the symbol; and (b) with a symbol positioned below the symbol mentioned in paragraph (a) displaying the word ‘END’ in black letters. full licence—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000, section 5 (2) (Basic kinds of driver licence). lane filtering, for a motorbike rider, means riding a motorbike between 2 marked lanes of traffic travelling in the same direction as the motorbike when there are vehicles adjacent to the motorbike in both marked lanes. motorcycle licence—see the Road Transport (Driver Licensing) no filtering sign means— (a) a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between 2 vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or (b) a traffic sign displaying the word ‘no filtering’.

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