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Minnesota lane splitting law

Lane splitting legal since July 1, 2025

Since July 1, 2025, Minnesota riders may pass vehicles going the same way, between lanes or within a lane, in moving or stopped traffic, as long as they stay at or under 25 mph and no more than 15 mph faster than the traffic they pass. A few places are off limits.

The rules a rider must follow

Every condition below comes from the statute. If one isn’t met, the normal lane rules apply and riding between lanes is not allowed.

  1. Without the conditions in paragraph (g), riding between lanes of moving or stationary vehicles, abreast of vehicles in the same lane, or passing in the same lane is prohibited Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(f)
  2. Pass only vehicles traveling in the same direction of travel Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(g)
  3. Ride at no more than 25 mph Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(g)(1)
  4. Ride no more than 15 mph over the speed of traffic in the relevant traffic lanes Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(g)(2)
  5. Not allowed on the approach, drive-through, or exit of a roundabout Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(h)(1)
  6. Not allowed in a school zone established under § 169.14, subd. 5a Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(h)(2)
  7. Not allowed in a work zone where only a single travel lane is available Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(h)(3)
  8. Not allowed on a freeway or expressway on-ramp, metered or not, where vehicles are queued in one or more lanes Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(h)(4)
  9. Motorists may not drive so as to deprive a motorcycle of the full use of a traffic lane Minn. Stat. § 169.974, subd. 5(i)

“A person may operate a motorcycle and overtake and pass another vehicle in the same direction of travel and within the same traffic lane if the motorcycle is operated: (1) at not more than 25 miles per hour”

Bills to repeal or narrow this law (HF 663, SF 910 and HF 3159) were introduced in 2025. When we checked the Legislature’s status pages on October 26, 2026, none had moved past committee.

Ask your legislators

If you ride in Minnesota, the law already allows this. Riders in other states can point their legislators to it as a working example. Find yours on the Minnesota Legislature legislator lookup or at mystatereps.com.

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