Have your say & fill in the survey: https://www.getinvolved.qld.gov.au/gi/c ... /view.html

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I see Victoria has just vetoed the idea, 3 death in 11 years attributed to splitting.
Good to see NSW leading the push with legalisation.
Like most of Oz, not really legal in WA but not frowned upon either.

They say...

Lane "Filtering" "is the practice of motorcycles moving between stopped or slow-moving cars."

It's now legal in NSW but its limited to below 30kph. Fine and dandy. But, Lane "Splitting" i.e. filtering over the speed limit of 30km/h will become its own specific offence.

Still, its a step forward eh.

Survey done!

Done.

Thanks for posting that kevtx. Plenty of room on the form for comment too, and it's handily anonymous. Still, I used the ambiguous phrase "i have seen..." quite a few times. Maybe I have trust issues...

Gave my two cents worth.
Ive been out of Aus-nanny-lia for a while now and did not know that rule about having at least one hand on the bar even when stationary!

both feet on the ground?! I can only manage a couple of toes each side on the SD!!

Done.

what, boots with heels?

In California we have the ability to lane share. It is indispensable in bumper to bumper traffic. The law is written in such a way that forms a judgement on an authority as to wether or not it is deemed reckless. If you were coming up to a car that was making a left hand turn at an intersection and there was room for you to filter through, even though it was a single lane road, you could use the free space to ride through. This is what is known as lane sharing. The same holds true for a vehicle turning off to the right. Basicly If there is room for more than one vehicle in a single lane circumstance, that lane can be shared. Since a motorcycle is narrow enough to create this equation with relative ease, the law regards the sharing as already written into regular driving conditions. We do not per-se have special dispensation about this matter. I was eighteen with an outstanding warrant and I hooliganed up to a stop sign on my RD350, slammed on the brakes, came to a complete stop and took off without putting my feet down. This was followed by a ticket with the officer stating that both feet must touch the ground to make it a complete stop. I was then escorted to the police station to pay my $65.00 warrant for bald tyres on my 64 Chevy Impala.
I rarely take advantage of filtering in a city as I think it is rude behavior. Get me on a freeway and I'll custom pinstripe your too close for comfort Lexus with my aluminium panniers
Good luck with the legislation.

What about people who can't reach both feet to the ground Dribble?

"Lane Sharing"
Invokes pleasantries rather than anger.
Didn't Mum always tell you to share.
I like it.

I just do it anyway. .. Who is going to stop me in grid lock?

The sd is a lot thinner than any cop bike.