Queensland Consolidated Regulations

TRANSPORT OPERATIONS (ROAD USE MANAGEMENT--ROAD RULES) REGULATION 2009 - REG 141

141 No overtaking etc. to the left of a vehicle

(1) A driver (except the rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device) must not overtake a vehicle to the left of the vehicle unless—

(a) the driver is driving on a multi-lane road and the vehicle can be safely overtaken in a marked lane to the left of the vehicle; or

(b) the vehicle is turning right, or making a U-turn from the centre of the road, and is giving a right change of direction signal and it is safe to overtake to the left of the vehicle; or

(c) the vehicle is stationary and can be safely overtaken to the left of the vehicle; or

(d) the driver is lane filtering in compliance with section 151A or edge filtering in compliance with section 151B .

Note—

Only the rider of a motorbike may lane filter or edge filter.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(1A) Without limiting subsection (1) (c) , it is not safe to overtake to the left of a stationary vehicle if it is reasonably likely the driver’s vehicle could strike a pedestrian, or a rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device, who is on or about to enter the road.

(2) The rider of a bicycle or a personal mobility device must not ride past, or overtake, to the left of a vehicle that is turning left and is giving a left change of direction signal.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—20 penalty units.

(3) In this section—

"turning right" does not include making a hook turn.

"vehicle" does not include a tram, a bus travelling along tram tracks, or any vehicle displaying a do not overtake turning vehicle sign.