Motorcycle Lane Filtering & Passing
The bill authorizes a 2-wheeled motorcycle to overtake or pass another motor vehicle in the same lane if:
- The other motor vehicle is stopped;
or moving in the same direction of travel as the motorcycle; - The road has lanes wide enough to pass safely;
- The motorcycle is moving at
2015 miles per hour or less; and - Conditions permit prudent operation of the motorcycle while overtaking or passing.
A motorcycle rider overtaking or passing under the bill must not overtake or pass:
- On the right shoulder;
- To the right of a vehicle in the farthest right-hand lane if the highway is not limited access; or
- In a lane of traffic moving in the opposite direction.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)
(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)