Victorian Consolidated Regulations Victorian Consolidated Regulations(1) The rider of an animal must not ride on a road that is not a multi-lane road alongside more than one other rider, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
Multi-lane road is defined in the dictionary, and rider is defined in rule 17.
(2) The rider of an animal must not ride in a marked lane alongside more than one other rider in the marked lane, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
Note
Marked lane is defined in the dictionary.
(3) The rider of an animal may ride alongside more than one other rider if the rider is—
(a) overtaking the other riders or droving stock; or
(b) permitted to do so under Part 22 of these Rules.
Note
Overtake is defined in the dictionary.
(4) If the rider of an animal 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.
Penalty: 3 penalty units.
(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.
Rule 303AA inserted by S.R. No. 30/2022 rule 4.