{"id":5202,"date":"2024-07-11T11:50:53","date_gmt":"2024-07-11T11:50:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/lane-splitting-to-be-legal-in-minnesota-in-2025\/"},"modified":"2024-07-11T11:50:53","modified_gmt":"2024-07-11T11:50:53","slug":"lane-splitting-to-be-legal-in-minnesota-in-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/lane-splitting-to-be-legal-in-minnesota-in-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Lane-Splitting To Be Legal in Minnesota in 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Chalk one up for motorcyclists in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. On July 1, 2025, motorcyclists in Minnesota will be able to legally split lanes in stopped and low-speed traffic. Lane-splitting <\/a>speeds will be capped at 15\u201325 mph, depending on conditions in stopped or bumper-to-bumper traffic. On paper at least, drivers who block or impede lane-splitting motorcyclists could face a misdemeanor.<\/p>\n

A rare bipartisan agreement in Minnesota\u2019s 2024 legislative session produced the law, thanks in part to the lobbying efforts of motorcyclist Phil Stalboerger, a victim of a 30 mph rear-end collision while stopped in traffic. Stalboerger\u2019s efforts follow Colorado, Arizona, Montana<\/a>, and of course, longtime home of the practice, California<\/a>. Interestingly, California only legalized the practice in 2016 while Colorado\u2019s law goes into effect in August of this year. Arizona\u2019s law dates to 2022, with Montana\u2019s coming in 2021.<\/p>\n

\"Whether<\/p>\nWhether lane-filtering or lane-splitting, the benefits are obvious. It\u2019s safer, more efficient and one of the better reasons to ride in America, where permitted. (Adam Waheed\/)<\/caption>\n

The year between the law\u2019s passage and enactment will allow the Minnesota Department of Public Safety to spend $200,000 educating drivers and riders alike about the impending law. As any motorcyclist knows, there\u2019s often a big difference between what\u2019s legal and what\u2019s practiced on the road. Education aside, after July 1, time, familiarity, and experience will likely make the difference as far as cars and motorcycles accepting lane-splitting as the new normal.<\/p>\n

As a side note, lane-filtering<\/a> is also legal in Arizona, Montana, Hawaii, Utah, and Colorado. The difference? Lane-filtering is where motorcyclists are allowed to pass stopped and\/or slow moving vehicles (in certain states) on the right on multilane roads, typically at stoplights or intersections.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a rare victory for common sense, safety, and transportation efficiency. Motorcyclist<\/i> has covered the issue<\/a> for a long time as longtime practitioners and advocates of lane-splitting. Being based in the Golden State will do that. As for the rest of America, keep hoping and writing to state lawmakers in equal measure.<\/p>\n

And maybe it\u2019s time to plan a vacation ride in Minnesota to spend some disposable income. Vote with your dollars, people.<\/p>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Chalk one up for motorcyclists in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. On July 1, 2025, motorcyclists in Minnesota will be able to legally split lanes in stopped and low-speed traffic. Lane-splitting speeds will be capped at 15\u201325 mph, depending on conditions in stopped or bumper-to-bumper traffic. On paper at least, drivers who block or impede […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5203,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_gspb_post_css":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/WEm18cifM0Ks45tVBXVBYfFQyNY=\/1440x0\/filters:focal(NaNxNaN:NaNxNaN)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/Z4Z6AO6T7VARZF7PXPBN7ZNNKI.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"dealstore":[],"offerexpiration":[],"class_list":["post-5202","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-blogs"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.motorcyclistonline.com\/resizer\/WEm18cifM0Ks45tVBXVBYfFQyNY=\/1440x0\/filters:focal(NaNxNaN:NaNxNaN)\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/octane\/Z4Z6AO6T7VARZF7PXPBN7ZNNKI.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5202","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5202"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5202\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5203"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5202"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5202"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5202"},{"taxonomy":"dealstore","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/dealstore?post=5202"},{"taxonomy":"offerexpiration","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/clcsite.com\/wpstore1\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/offerexpiration?post=5202"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}