Victorian Numbered Regulations

ROAD SAFETY ROAD RULES 2009 (SR NO 94 OF 2009) - REG 151

r. 151

    (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.

Penalty:     3 penalty units.

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.

Penalty:     3 penalty units.

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 overtaking the other riders.

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.

Penalty:     1 penalty unit.

    (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.