Motorcycle lane filtering — Arizona Permit Test

Lane filtering lets a motorcyclist pass a vehicle stopped in the same lane only where the posted speed limit does not exceed 45 mph.

On faster roads cars change lanes too quickly for a rider to squeeze between them. The law keeps filtering to slow streets.

The posted speed limit does not exceed 45 miles per hour.

When lane filtering, the motorcycle must not travel faster than 15 mph.

A slow pass gives the rider time to stop if a car door opens or a car moves over.

The motorcycle does not travel faster than 15 miles per hour.

Lane filtering is allowed only where the street has at least 2 adjacent lanes traveling in the same direction.

The rider needs a line between two lanes of cars going the same way. Without one there is no gap to use.

The street is divided into at least 2 adjacent lanes traveling in the same direction.

Lane filtering means a motorcyclist passing a vehicle that is stopped in the same direction and lane, when it can be done safely.

Expect a bike to come up between stopped cars. Check your mirror before you move over in a jam.

When it can be done safely, a motorcyclist may pass a vehicle that is stopped in the same direction and lane as the motorcycle, commonly known as lane filtering, provided that:

Lane filtering is allowed only where the posted speed limit is no more than what?

45 mph. On faster roads cars change lanes too quickly for a rider to squeeze between them. The law keeps filtering to slow streets. Arizona Driver License Manual and Customer Service Guide, p.51: “The posted speed limit does not exceed 45 miles per hour.”