Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 151B

151B Edge filtering past slow or stationary vehicles on a motorbike

(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.

(2) The rider of a motorbike must not unlawfully edge filter along a length of road.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(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—

(a) the rider does not hold an O type licence for the class of the motorbike;

(b) the speed limit for the length of road, other than indicated by a variable illuminated message sign, is less than 90km/h;

Example for paragraph (b)—

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.

(c) the rider rides at a speed of more than 30km/h;

(d) the length of road is in a tunnel;

(e) there are roadworks on the length of road;

(f) the rider rides on any unsealed part of the road;

(g) it is not safe to edge filter.

(4) In this section—

"edge" , of a length of road—

(a) means the part of the road that is—

(i) to the left of the left edge line on the road; or

(ii) to the right of the right edge line on the road; and

(b) includes an emergency stopping lane along the road.