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Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
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Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
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The rider of a motorbike is lane filtering along a length of road if the rider rides the motorbike between— two adjacent lines of traffic travelling in the same direction as the motorbike; or two vehicles (regardless of whether the rider remains within a single marked lane), each vehicle travelling in— the same direction as the motorbike; and separate, but adjacent, marked lanes. The rider of a motorbike must not unlawfully lane filter along a length of road. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. For subsection (2) , if 1 or more of the following circumstances apply while a rider is lane filtering along a length of road, the rider is taken to have unlawfully lane filtered along the length of road— the rider does not hold an O type licence for the class of the motorbike; the rider rides at a speed of more than 30km/h; the rider rides in a school zone; a no filtering sign applies to the length of road; it is not safe to lane filter. 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— if the length of road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the length of road; the next end no filtering sign that is on the road. In this section— end no filtering sign means a traffic sign— with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between two vehicles with a black diagonal line across the symbol; and with a symbol positioned below the symbol mentioned in paragraph (a) displaying the word ‘END’ in black letters. no filtering sign means— a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between two vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or a traffic sign displaying the words ‘no filtering’. school zone means a school zone under section 23 (2) but only during the times when a lower speed limit applies to a driver in the school zone than the speed limit that applies to a driver for a length of road immediately outside the school zone. s 151A ins 2014 SL No. 325 s 13 amd 2018 SL No. 195 s 13 (sec.151A-ssec.1) The rider of a motorbike is lane filtering along a length of road if the rider rides the motorbike between— two adjacent lines of traffic travelling in the same direction as the motorbike; or two vehicles (regardless of whether the rider remains within a single marked lane), each vehicle travelling in— the same direction as the motorbike; and separate, but adjacent, marked lanes. (sec.151A-ssec.2) The rider of a motorbike must not unlawfully lane filter along a length of road. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.151A-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , if 1 or more of the following circumstances apply while a rider is lane filtering along a length of road, the rider is taken to have unlawfully lane filtered along the length of road— the rider does not hold an O type licence for the class of the motorbike; the rider rides at a speed of more than 30km/h; the rider rides in a school zone; a no filtering sign applies to the length of road; it is not safe to lane filter. (sec.151A-ssec.4) 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— if the length of road ends at a T-intersection or dead end—the end of the length of road; the next end no filtering sign that is on the road. (sec.151A-ssec.5) In this section— end no filtering sign means a traffic sign— with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between two vehicles with a black diagonal line across the symbol; and with a symbol positioned below the symbol mentioned in paragraph (a) displaying the word ‘END’ in black letters. no filtering sign means— a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between two vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or a traffic sign displaying the words ‘no filtering’. school zone means a school zone under section 23 (2) but only during the times when a lower speed limit applies to a driver in the school zone than the speed limit that applies to a driver for a length of road immediately outside the school zone.