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.