QLD motorcycle test lane use and filtering practice questions

Question 1

What is the maximum speed for lane filtering in Queensland?

• 20 km/h
• 30 km/hCorrect answer
• 40 km/h
• The posted limit

Filtering above 30 km/h is unlawful filtering under section 151A(3)(b). The same subsection makes it unlawful in a school zone, where a no filtering sign applies, or where it is not safe.

Rule cited: Transport Operations (Road Use Management, Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (Qld), s 151A(3)

Question 2

Which Queensland riders are permitted to lane filter?

• Any rider, including learners
• Open licence riders only, not learner or provisional ridersCorrect answer
• Only riders on motorcycles over 660 mL
• Only riders wearing high visibility clothing

The regulation requires you to hold an O type licence for the class of motorbike you are riding. That excludes learner and provisional riders from lane filtering.

Rule cited: Transport Operations (Road Use Management, Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (Qld), s 151A(3)(a)

Question 3

May a rider filter between a line of traffic and the kerb?

• Yes, if there is enough space
• No, lane filtering only happens between two lines of traffic, not between a vehicle and the kerbCorrect answer
• Yes, if travelling under 30 km/h
• Yes, in a 40 km/h zone

The Queensland definition of lane filtering requires you to be between two adjacent lines of traffic, or between two vehicles in separate adjacent marked lanes. Riding up the kerb side is not filtering and the Queensland Government says it is not allowed. South Australia, Tasmania, New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory also bar filtering past parked cars, while Victoria expressly allows it.

Rule cited: Transport Operations (Road Use Management, Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (Qld), s 151A(1), and Queensland Government, motorcycle road rules

Question 4

What is edge filtering in Queensland?

• Riding along the road shoulder at any speed
• Riding at up to 30 km/h past stopped or slow vehicles, on the edge of the road outside the edge line or in the emergency stopping lane, where the limit is 90 km/h or moreCorrect answer
• Riding on the footpath to pass traffic
• Filtering while towing a trailer

Edge filtering is a Queensland rule and it exists for stopped highway traffic. It needs an open licence for the class and a speed of 30 km/h or less, and the road's own limit has to be 90 km/h or more, though a variable illuminated sign lowering the limit on such a road does not take the permission away. It is unlawful in a tunnel, at roadworks, on any unsealed part of the road, or where it is not safe. The Northern Territory does not permit edge filtering at all.

Rule cited: Transport Operations (Road Use Management, Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (Qld), s 151B

Question 5

Traffic is flowing at 80 km/h and a rider travels between the lines of moving vehicles. What is this?

• Permitted filtering
• Lane splitting, which is not legal anywhere in AustraliaCorrect answer
• Permitted if the rider indicates
• Permitted on motorways only

Every Australian jurisdiction caps lawful filtering at 30 km/h, so riding between lines of traffic moving at 80 km/h is lane splitting everywhere in the country. It is a separate thing from low speed filtering.

Rule cited: Transport Operations (Road Use Management, Road Rules) Regulation 2009 (Qld), s 151A(3)(b)