South Australian Current Regulations

AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 151A

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.

Offence provision.

        (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 30 km/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.

SA NOTE—

For South Australia, see in addition regulation 11C of the Road Traffic (Road Rules—Ancillary and Miscellaneous Provisions) Regulations 2014 .

        (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 1 or more vehicles on the road; or

            (b)         the rider changes direction towards the edge of the road to pass between 2 vehicles, 1 of which is stationary.

        (7)         In this rule—

"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

            (b)         a traffic sign displaying the words "no filtering".

Division 5—Obeying overhead lane control devices applying to marked lanes