Transport Operations (Road Use Management—Road Rules) Regulation 2009
sec.151BEdge filtering past slow or stationary vehicles on a motorbike
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sec.151B Edge filtering past slow or stationary vehicles on a motorbike
The rider of a motorbike is edge filtering along a length of road if the motorbike enters the edge of the road while the rider is passing 1 or more vehicles on the road. The rider of a motorbike must not unlawfully edge 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 edge filtering along a length of road, the rider is taken to have unlawfully edge filtered along the length of road— the rider does not hold an O type licence for the class of the motorbike; the speed limit for the length of road, other than indicated by a variable illuminated message sign, is less than 90km/h; The speed limit for a length of road is 100km/h. A variable illuminated message sign indicates a speed limit of 80km/h for the length of road. In the circumstances, it is lawful for the rider to edge filter along the length of road. the rider rides at a speed of more than 30km/h; the length of road is in a tunnel ; there are roadworks on the length of road; the rider rides on any unsealed part of the road; it is not safe to edge filter. In this section— edge , of a length of road— means the part of the road that is— to the left of the left edge line on the road; or to the right of the right edge line on the road; and includes an emergency stopping lane along the road. s 151B ins 2014 SL No. 325 s 13 amd 2018 SL No. 144 s 7 (sec.151B-ssec.1) The rider of a motorbike is edge filtering along a length of road if the motorbike enters the edge of the road while the rider is passing 1 or more vehicles on the road. (sec.151B-ssec.2) The rider of a motorbike must not unlawfully edge filter along a length of road. Maximum penalty—20 penalty units. (sec.151B-ssec.3) For subsection (2) , if 1 or more of the following circumstances apply while a rider is edge filtering along a length of road, the rider is taken to have unlawfully edge filtered along the length of road— the rider does not hold an O type licence for the class of the motorbike; the speed limit for the length of road, other than indicated by a variable illuminated message sign, is less than 90km/h; The speed limit for a length of road is 100km/h. A variable illuminated message sign indicates a speed limit of 80km/h for the length of road. In the circumstances, it is lawful for the rider to edge filter along the length of road. the rider rides at a speed of more than 30km/h; the length of road is in a tunnel ; there are roadworks on the length of road; the rider rides on any unsealed part of the road; it is not safe to edge filter. (sec.151B-ssec.4) In this section— edge , of a length of road— means the part of the road that is— to the left of the left edge line on the road; or to the right of the right edge line on the road; and includes an emergency stopping lane along the road.