151ALane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike

151A Lane filtering between vehicles on a motor bike (1) A rider of a motor bike is lane filtering along a length of road if the rider rides the motor bike between 2 vehicles, each vehicle travelling in: (a) the same direction as the motor bike; and (b) separate, but adjacent, marked lanes or lines of traffic. (2) The rider of a motor bike must not unlawfully lane filter along a length of road.

Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 148 (3) For subrule (2), it is unlawful for a rider to lane filter along a length of road if any of the following circumstances apply: (a) the rider is edge filtering; (b) the rider is riding at a speed of more than 30km/h; (c) the rider is riding in a school zone (unless the rider is permitted to lane filter in a school zone under another law of this jurisdiction); (d) a no filtering sign applies to the length of road; (e) it is not safe to lane filter. (4) Subrule (3)(a) does not apply if another law of this jurisdiction allows a rider to edge filter. (5) A no filtering sign on a road applies to a length of road starting at the sign and ending at the nearer of the following: (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. (6) For this rule, a rider of a motor bike is edge filtering along a length of road if: (a) the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass one or more vehicles on the road; or (b) the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass between 2 vehicles, one of which is stationary. end no filtering sign means a traffic sign: (a) with a symbol displaying a motor bike 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. no filtering sign means: (a) a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motor bike positioned between 2 vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or

Traffic Regulations – Australian Road Rules 149 (b) a traffic sign displaying the words "no filtering". Note The application of this rule is modified by regulation 80A of the Traffic Division 5 Obeying overhead lane control devices applying to marked lanes