Motorcycle riders push lawmakers to legalize lane filtering in Nevada

By: April Corbin Girnus

Outlets: Nevada Current

Published: May 20, 2026

Words: 642

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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Motorcyclists are urging Nevada state lawmakers to allow riders to move between vehicles during stopped or slowed traffic.

Advocates, who appeared before the interim legislative committee on growth and infrastructure Tuesday, emphasized that the practice, known as lane filtering, differs from lane splitting, which is when motorcycles navigate between moving traffic at higher rates of speed. Both lane filtering and lane splitting are currently illegal in Nevada.

Proponents of lane filtering say it reduces riders’ …

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