Bill > H5658

This bill permits motorcycle lane splitting under specific safety conditions, allowing motorcycles to drive between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane. The bill defines lane splitting as a motorcycle with two wheels on the ground moving between vehicle rows on divided or undivided roads. To be legally permitted, lane splitting must occur only when traffic is stopped or moving at or below 10 miles per hour, the motorcycle cannot exceed 10 miles per hour faster than the surrounding traffic flow, the motorcycle must merge back into traffic once traffic speed increases, and the highway's speed limit must be greater than 50 miles per hour. The administrator is authorized to develop rules and regulations for implementing this practice in consultation with the public safety department. The lane splitting provision will be in effect from the bill's passage until January 31, 2026, after which it will automatically expire (sunset). This bill represents a regulated approach to allowing a practice that some motorcyclists argue can reduce traffic congestion and improve motorcycle rider safety in certain traffic conditions.

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