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2020 SESSION
20102834DBe 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, the term "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.