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NSW - Lane Filtering now legal

Discussion in 'Licence - Rego - Insurance - Law - Rider Training' started by kiffsta, Feb 28, 2014.

  1. kiffsta

    kiffsta Senior Member

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    http://roadsafety.transport.nsw.gov.au/stayingsafe/motorcyclists/lanefiltering/index.html
    common sense pervails ....




    The NSW Government has announced that motorcycle lane filtering will be made legal in NSW later this year.
    Motorcycle lane filtering is when a motorcycle rider moves past stationary or slow moving vehicles in the same lane. Currently, it is illegal for motorcycle riders to lane filter in Australia.
    In 2013, a lane filtering trial was conducted in the Sydney CBD to investigate the impact on road safety and traffic congestion of allowing motorcyclists to legally lane filter.
    Based on the trial findings and the Centre for Road Safety’s recommendations, the NSW Government will:
    • Make lane filtering legal when done safely at a speed 30km/h or under
    • Create a new offence of ‘lane splitting’ to outlaw dangerous behaviour where a motorcycle rider moves past vehicles in the same lane at an unsafe speed faster than 30km/h
    • Launch an awareness campaign to educate all road users about this change in the law
    It is planned that the new laws will commence on 1 July 2014. The Centre for Road Safety has started preparing the required changes to the law in consultation with the NSW Police Force.
     
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    qld needs to follow suit :p then i would be even more inclined to get my bike going again haha. Curse the M1 carpark
     
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    GreyImport Administrator Staff Member The Chief Contributing Member

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    Launch an awareness campaign to educate all road users about this change in the law

    This is the part they need to get right.
     
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    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    VERY right!
     
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    Hopefully the other states will follow through, great news.
     
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    Darren Well-Known Member Contributing Member Dirty Wheel Club

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    Oh this has to go Australia wide.
     
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    Murdo The Good Doctor Staff Member Contributing Member Ride and Events Crew

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    Not law until 1st July 2014.
     
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    This is great news. It will go national (hopefully). And when it does I will laugh at those bike cops who will give you the evil eye as you filter.
     
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