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Lane Splitting Legal States 2024

Lane Splitting Legal States 2024

Lane Splitting Legal States 2024

50 states

State
Lane Splitting Legality
Lane Splitting Rules
ConnecticutUnder consideration
  • As of 2023, Connecticut was considering Senate Bill 629, which legalized a regulated form of lane splitting.
MarylandUnder consideration
  • As of 2023, Maryland was considering House Bill 917, which legalized a regulated form of lane splitting.
OregonUnder consideration
  • As of 2023, Oregon was considering House Bill 2314, which would allow motorcycles to travel between cars on roadways where the speed limit is 50 mph or greater and traffic was moving at ten mph or slower.
TexasUnder consideration
  • As of 2023, Texas was considering House Bill 879, which would permit motorcycles to move between lanes of stopped or slow-moving traffic at no more than 25 mph.
WashingtonUnder consideration
  • As of 2023, Washington was considering Senate Bill 5254, which would legalize a regulated form of lane splitting.
ArizonaLegal
  • Two-wheeled motorbike riders to pass other cars in the same lane and direction of travel if:
  • They are going at 15 miles per hour or less.
  • They are on the road with a speed limit of 45 miles per hour or less.
  • They believe the move is safe.
  • This legislation only applies to two-wheel bikes and does not apply to motorcycles with sidecars.
CaliforniaLegal
  • Lane splitting should be done at no more than ten mph above the speed of surrounding traffic and only when it is safe.
MontanaLegal
  • Motorcycles can pass stopped or slow-moving traffic at no more than ten mph in the same direction. Additionally, Montana adopted a regulation in 2021 that permits lane splitting under certain conditions, which include ensuring that the road and traffic circumstances are safe, the motorcycle is not moving faster than 20 mph, and the lanes are wide enough.
UtahLegal
  • Lane filtering allows motorcycles to move between stopped or slow-moving traffic lanes at no more than 15 mph.
NevadaIn Process
  • Nevada passed Assembly Bill 236 in 2019, allowing the Nevada Department of Transportation to create regulations for motorcycle lane filtering. However, as of 2023, the department had yet to implement any regulations.
AlabamaIllegal
AlaskaIllegal
ArkansasIllegal
  • No law.
ColoradoIllegal
DelawareIllegal
  • No law.
FloridaIllegal
GeorgiaIllegal
HawaiiIllegal
  • The state adopted a regulation in 2018 that permits motorcycle riders to utilize the road shoulders in certain spots to pass stopped vehicles, known as “shoulder surfing.”
IdahoIllegal
IllinoisIllegal
IndianaIllegal
IowaIllegal
KansasIllegal
KentuckyIllegal
  • No law.
LouisianaIllegal
MaineIllegal
MassachusettsIllegal
MichiganIllegal
MinnesotaIllegal
MississippiIllegal
MissouriIllegal
  • No law.
NebraskaIllegal
New HampshireIllegal
New JerseyIllegal
  • No law.
New MexicoIllegal
New YorkIllegal
North CarolinaIllegal
North DakotaIllegal
OhioIllegal
OklahomaIllegal
PennsylvaniaIllegal
Rhode IslandIllegal
South CarolinaIllegal
South DakotaIllegal
TennesseeIllegal
VermontIllegal
VirginiaIllegal
West VirginiaIllegal
  • No law.
WisconsinIllegal
WyomingIllegal

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