Legal Lane Filtering to be trialled in Sydney, starting February

[sen]

http://www.adelaidenow.com.au/news/breaking-news/motorbike-lane-filter-trial-for-sydney/story-e6frea7l-1226498718520


MOTORCYCLISTS will be allowed to zip around stationary vehicles in parts of the Sydney CBD under a trial announced by the NSW government.The three-month trial to begin on February 1 next year will test if motorbike lane filtering improves traffic flow, Roads Minister Duncan Gay said on Thursday.
Lane filtering will be confined to the areas bordered by Sussex and Market Streets, St James Road, Macquarie and Alfred Streets and Hickson Road.
"Lane filtering is currently against the law, however there will be an exemption for motorcyclists in this part of the CBD which will permit them to filter through traffic when vehicles are stopped at traffic lights," Mr Gay said in a statement.
"This trial is not about favouring one road user group over another, it is a system which could benefit all motorists in the CBD.

"It needs to be tested to ensure it improves traffic flow while not jeopardising road safety."

[Hillsy]

Duncan Gay?

[cjburns esq]

Motorcyclists will be allowed to lane filter in the northern part of Sydney's CBD from 1 March to 30 April as part of a trial to measure potential safety benefits and reduced congestion.
It will be legal for motorcyclists to use the filtering technique while the Centre for Road Safety tests whether traffic flow improves without jeopardising safety.
Lane filtering manoeuvres are against the law in NSW, however there will be an exemption for motorcyclists in the trial area – allowing them to filter only past stationary vehicles at intersections.
Monitoring will start on 1 February for comparison purposes, with the findings to be presented in late 2013.
The NSW Police Force CBD Motorcycle Response Team, recently funded by Transport for NSW, would be policing the trial area to ensure road rules are being followed by all motorists.
The trial area is in the northern part of Sydney CBD, bordered by Circular Quay, George Street and Hickson Road in the north, Hickson Road and Sussex Street in the west, Market Street and St James’s Road in the south and Macquarie Street in the east.
Motorcyclists are not allowed to lane filter on the Cahill Expressway, Western Distributor and Bradfield Highway (Sydney Harbour Bridge).
Map of the lane filtering trial zone. (http://www.transport.nsw.gov.au/sites/default/files/b2b/releases/cbd-motorcycle-lane-filtering-map.JPG)
Lane filtering for motorcyclists during the trial
Motorcycle lane filtering includes:
• Motorcycles moving between stationary vehicles at intersections.
• Motorcycles travelling within the lane, on the lane line and/or into the adjacent lane when filtering.
When lane filtering, motorcycle riders must follow the following conditions:
• Motorcyclists are not allowed to travel through moving traffic (lane splitting).
• Riders must not overtake to the left of a vehicle which is in the left-hand lane.
• When traffic is queued at intersections, riders must stop at the intersection behind the stop-line.
• Riders must not filter in 'bus only' lanes.
When lane filtering, it is also recommended that riders take extra care:
• In turning lanes.
• Near buses, trucks, cyclists and pedestrians.
• Adjacent to parked vehicles.
• Moving from traffic lights.
• Merging back into traffic.
Motorcycle riders will be exempt from the following road rules in order to allow them to filter within the trial area between 1 March 2013 and 30 April 2013:
• Drivers/riders on a multi-lane road must travel entirely within a single lane (rule 146a).
• Drivers/riders must travel within a single line of traffic on a road without marked lanes (rule 146b).
• Drivers/riders on a multi-lane road must not move from one marked lane into another marked lane by crossing a continuous line separating the lanes (rule 147).

[hooligan]

I'll do as much filtering as i can so it gets approved everywhere.
But safely, of course.

[Azrael]

http://i1226.photobucket.com/albums/ee414/TypsyMcStumble/IMG_5383_zpscfdcd424.jpg

[fimpBIKES]

cycleways are still legal as long as u have the skill enough to get the handlebars between the posts at the start yeah?