A lane splitting(filtering) bill has finally passed the Utah House, and has been advanced to the Utah Senate. I haven't read through the entire bill and all it's amendments, but it is summarized (with a couple of factual errors) in a local newspaper article. Basically it would be filtering on roads with a speed limit of 50mph or less, not including freeways unfortunately. It would include filtering at traffic signals though, which for me, would be a big deal.

The Utah Legislature tried a similar bill last year, but it was defeated. It looks like this current bill has enough support to pass.

https://le.utah.gov/~2019/bills/hbillhtm/HB0149.htm

https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics...advances-bill/

 

I found the actual House Bill summary from the Legislature website:

383 (5) An individual may engage in lane filtering only when the following conditions
384 exist:
385 (a) the individual is operating a motorcycle;
386 (b) the individual is on a roadway divided into two or more adjacent traffic lanes in the
387 same direction of travel;
388 (c) the individual is on a roadway with a speed limit of 50 miles per hour or less;
389 (d) the vehicle being overtaken in the same lane is stopped;
390 (e) the motorcycle is traveling at a speed of 15 miles per hour or less; and
391 (f) the movement may be made safely.

 

More good news for the riding community. I wish Utah much success.

proven to ease congestion, proven to be safer for the rider, great idea all around.

 

Cool, another thread for people to tell other people how stupid they are... haha

Good luck Utah. Hope it makes it into law and after the success maybe in a few years they will lift some of the other restrictions

 

Agreed, it's not everything, but you have to start somewhere.

If this all passes, I think the Legislature will most likely make it all provisional, which is good. It will give a definite timeline to re-visit it all, and add on if possible.

 

Be careful of the crazy people against it.
I'm not talking about car drivers.
But people in this forum.

 

Wow if people don't agree with or think like you then they're crazy? That's just insane.

 

no, what's crazy is if those people that don't agree wish those who do want the bill to pass to get their *** run over, and then burst into flames. instead of just saying, i don't agree and don't think it's a good idea. that's where the crazy comes in.

 

Good for them. I can see it being adopted more readily in Utah where the general population isn't as self righteous as the "You're not getting in front of me!!!" southern states.