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AUSTRALIAN ROAD RULES - REG 151

151—Riding a motor bike or bicycle alongside more than 1 other rider

        (1)         The rider of a motor bike or bicycle must not ride on a road that is not a multi-lane road alongside more than 1 other rider, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.

Offence provision.

Note—

"Bicycle", "motor bike" and "multi-lane road" are defined in the dictionary, and "rider" is defined in rule 17.

        (2)         The rider of a motor bike or bicycle must not ride in a marked lane alongside more than 1 other rider in the marked lane, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.

Offence provision.

Note—

"Marked lane" is defined in the dictionary.

        (3)         The rider of a motor bike or bicycle may ride alongside more than 1 other rider if the rider is—

            (a)         overtaking the other riders; or

            (b)         permitted to do so under another law of this jurisdiction.

Note—

"Overtake" is defined in the dictionary.

        (4)         If the rider of a motor bike or bicycle is riding on a road that is not a multi-lane road alongside another rider, or in a marked lane alongside another rider in the marked lane, the rider must ride not over 1.5 metres from the other rider.

Offence provision.

        (5)         In this rule—

"road" does not include a road-related area, but includes a bicycle path, shared path and any shoulder of the road.

Note—

"Bicycle path" is defined in rule 239, "road-related area" is defined in rule 13, "shared path" is defined in rule 242 , and "shoulder" is defined in rule 12.



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