Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations Australian Capital Territory Current Regulations(1) The following sections do not apply to a motorbike rider who is lane filtering:
(a) section 46 (Giving left change of direction signal);
(b) section 48 (Giving right change of direction signal);
(c) section 141 (No overtaking etc to left of vehicle);
(d) section 146 (Driving within single marked lane or line of traffic);
(e) section 147 (Moving from 1 marked lane to another marked lane across continuous line separating lanes).
(2) However, the exemption in subsection (1) applies only if—
(a) the motorbike rider holds a full motorcycle licence; and
(b) the motorbike is travelling at less than 30km/h; and
(c) the vehicles adjacent to the motorbike are travelling at a speed less than the motorbike; and
(ca) the motorbike is travelling on a road on which the speed limit is more than 40km/h; and
(d) the motorbike is not in a school zone; and
(e) the motorbike is not travelling past a parked vehicle; and
(f) the motorbike is not travelling in a bicycle lane; and
(fa) a no filtering sign does not apply to the length of road; and
(g) it is safe for the motorbike rider to lane filter.
Examples—where it would not be safe for a motorbike rider to lane filter
1 the rider is proceeding through a roundabout
2 the rider is riding kerbside
3 the rider is crossing a children's crossing or pedestrian crossing
4 the rider lane filters between vehicles in a manner that does not seek to avoid collisions (including lane filtering between vehicles where there is insufficient clearance)
5 the lane filtering occurs past a bus or heavy vehicle
(3) For subsection 151A (2) (fa), 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.
(4) The rider of a motorbike must not lane filter along a length of road to which a no lane filtering sign applies.
Maximum penalty: 20 penalty units.
(5) In this section:
"end no filtering sign" means a traffic sign—
(a) with a symbol displaying a motorbike 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.
"full licence"—see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-14" title="SL2000-14">Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
, section 5 (2) (Basic kinds of driver licence).
"lane filtering", for a motorbike rider, means riding a motorbike between 2 marked lanes of traffic travelling in the same direction as the motorbike when there are vehicles adjacent to the motorbike in both marked lanes.
"motorcycle licence"—see the href="http://www.legislation.act.gov.au/sl/2000-14" title="SL2000-14">Road Transport (Driver Licensing) Regulation 2000
, dictionary.
"no filtering sign" means—
(a) a traffic sign with a symbol displaying a motorbike positioned between 2 vehicles with a red diagonal line across the symbol; or
(b) a traffic sign displaying the word ‘no filtering'.