Minnesota motorcyclists can lane-split and lane-filter legally

Minnesota motorcyclists can lane-split and lane-filter legally

ALEXANDRIA — Lane-splitting and lane-filtering are legal for Minnesota motorcyclists as of the beginning of the month, and that means there are new ways people need to “start seeing motorcycles.” Minnesota State Patrol Sgt. Jesse Grabow says they’re two different things. “Lane splitting is allowed when two or more lanes of traffic are traveling in the same direction and traffic is moving,” he says. “It allows for motorcycles to pass another veh…