The law will allow motorcycles to pass traffic by driving between two lanes of vehicles -- but with a few caveats.
The law will allow motorcycles to pass traffic by driving between two lanes of vehicles, but with a few caveats.only allows motorcycles to move between cars if they're stopped or under 15 miles per hour . It also requires that lanes be wide enough to pass safely and that conditions are safe to allow the pass to happen in the first place.
State Representative Ron Weinberg was one of the co-sponsors of the bill, and said that safety for motorcyclists was a big reason why he wanted this bill to get passed. "What people don't understand about motorcycles is when we do get up into 100 degree weather, the road is so hot, sitting there and sucking in the fumes from the gas pipes. This is fully about safety," said Weinberg."The initial bill was to actually lane filter and then once I had gotten the feedback as to whether CSP enjoys it, the police, sheriffs, so on and so forth, they were very nervous about it," said Weinberg.
"The reason we put that into play is because we don't want to do anything that is not safe for Colorado. So if we put this into effect, people can do it. Then we can actually get statistics as to whether this is good for Colorado as a safety aspect or not," said Weinberg."That's how we'll know. If it comes back and does actually prove that this is safer for motorcycle riders and and everyone on the road, then the bill will be renewed .
Lane splitting is already legal in California, Utah, Montana and Arizona. A few other states like Missouri and Rhode Island are also considering bills to legalize it.KUSA would like to send you push notifications about the latest news and weather.
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