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Queensland: Lane Filtering For Motorcycles Legal From February

The Queensland Government has raised some eyebrows in the motorcycling community by announcing lane filtering will become legal from next month. Starting February 1, riders holding a full licence will be permitted to ride between stationary or slow-mov


The Queensland Government has raised some eyebrows in the motorcycling community by announcing lane filtering will become legal from next month.

Starting February 1, riders holding a full licence will be permitted to ride between stationary or slow-moving vehicles at speed of up to 30km/h.

The Sunshine State has copped much flak from riders over its so-called ‘bikie laws’, with some declaring the new lane filtering rules to be a sweetener to the motorcycling community on the eve of a state election.

The move follows virtually identical laws that came into force in New South Wales last year after a trial in Sydney’s CBD, and a new lane filtering trial to commence in the Australian Capital Territory; also beginning February 1.

No such trial in Queensland however, as it appears state regulators are satisfied enough with the success of the new laws from south of the border to introduce them state-wide from next month.

Queensland has also followed NSW by prohibiting lane filtering in school zones, with penalties of $341 and three demerit points for those breaking the law. 

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