Bill > A4668

Introduced Session

This bill allows the operator of a motorcycle to engage in lane filtering when surrounding traffic is stationary or intermittently motionless. Under the bill, a motorcycle operator would be allowed to filter through traffic by driving between rows of motor vehicles that are operating in two or more adjacent traffic lanes configured for travel in the same direction. The bill prohibits motorcycle operators from lane filtering at a speed of greater than 15 miles per hour. A motorcycle operator who engages in lane filtering would be required to reenter a lane with due caution when the surrounding stationary or intermittently motionless motor vehicles resume the normal flow of traffic. A driver who purposely interferes with a motorcycle operator who is lane filtering would be charged with reckless driving. Reckless driving is punishable by imprisonment for up to 60 days, a fine of $50 to $200, or both, and five motor vehicle penalty points. The bill requires the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety to establish a public awareness campaign that informs the general public of the importance of allowing motorcycle operators to engage in lane filtering and the risks associated with the failure to comply with the bill's provision. In addition, the Chief Administrator of the Motor Vehicle Commission, in consultation with the Director of the Division of Highway Traffic Safety, is required to include in the driver's manual information regarding the safe practice of lane filtering by motorcycle operators. The public awareness campaign and change to the driver's manual is to take place three months after the bill's enactment. The provisions of the bill allowing lane filtering are to take effect one year after the bill's enactment in order to ensure that motorists are fully informed of the bill's provisions before they take effect.

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Brandon Umba (R)*, 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Law and Public Safety Committee (on 09/29/2022)

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