Bill Text: VA HB838 | 2022 | Regular Session | Prefiled
Bill Title: Lane filtering; motorcycles.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2022-02-15 - Left in Transportation [HB838 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2022-HB838-Prefiled.html
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:
1. That the Code of Virginia is amended by adding a section numbered 46.2-838.1 as follows:
§46.2-838.1. Lane filtering; motorcycles.
A. For the purposes of this section, "lane filtering" means the act of overtaking and passing another vehicle that is stopped or traveling at a speed not in excess of 10 miles per hour in the same direction of travel and in the same lane.
B. An operator of a two-wheeled motorcycle may engage in lane filtering when:
1. The operator is on a divided highway with at least two lanes of travel in each direction;
2. The overtaking motorcycle is not operated at a speed in excess of 20 miles per hour when overtaking the stopped or slow-moving vehicle; and
3. Such lane filtering may be made safely.
C. Nothing in this section shall (i) prohibit passing otherwise authorized pursuant to this chapter or (ii) authorize the passing of a stopped school bus as prohibited in §§46.2-844 and 46.2-859.
