Recently I attended at a traffic crash where a motorcyclist that was lane filtering collided with a vehicle that was turning right. The rider sustained injuries which necessitated transport to hospital and there was significant damage to his motorcycle.
Lane filtering is legal in Queensland as long as certain conditions are complied with. As a motorcyclist myself, it’s my experience that motorcyclists are at greatest risk at intersections and driveways, or entrances and exits to premises, as drivers are turning in and out of these areas.
At intersections, drivers often leave space for vehicles to turn in to premises or driveways, however this poses a risk for a motorcyclists that are lane filtering if they do not have clear vision.
When lane filtering, motorcyclists are urged to pay greater attention and proceed with greater caution at these areas as your vision to either side is limited as is the vision of other drivers wishing
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