(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 one other rider, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 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 one other rider in the marked lane, unless subrule (3) applies to the rider.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.
Note : Marked lane is defined in the dictionary.
(3) The rider of a motor bike or bicycle may ride alongside more than one 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.Penalty: Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.(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 .