The safety message of “Start Seeing Motorcycles” will take on more meaning in Minnesota on Tuesday as lane splitting and filtering for motorcyclists become legal. Passed in the 2024 legislative ...

The list of states that permit motorcycles to ride between lanes of traffic is small, but growing. Minnesota is set to join this distinguished group on July 1 and is actively educating both riders and ...

Minnesota has become the second state to allow lane splitting by motorcyclists, but with rules substantially tighter than California’s. Fast chargers are expanding quickly, but American EV drivers ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.

Motorcycles are appealing for numerous reasons. Not only can they be exceptionally fuel-efficient compared to a car, but they can also be a really fun way to zip around town. Motorcycles' small sizes ...

The Minnesota Legislature passed a law allowing motorcyclists to slowly ride in between lanes when there is bumper-to-bumper or very slow traffic. But not so fast when it comes to actually doing this ...

With every passing year, more and more vehicles on Minnesota roads are equipped with high-tech safety systems. A dizzying array of cameras, sensors and computers allow our vehicles to brake ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Heads up, drivers – in just a few weeks, you'll see some motorcyclists riding differently than they ever have before. Lane filtering and splitting are set to go into effect on July 1, ...

On August 7, 2024, a new law came into effect in Colorado that allows motorcyclists to pass or overtake stopped cars in the same lane. Riding between cars or sharing lanes had been expressly illegal ...

Just because you think you can do something doesn't mean you should. While there is no comprehensive data on how many accidents involve lane splitting, motorcycle-related fatalities have increased.

Right now, someone in some level of your state or local government is forming an opinion on motorcycle lane splitting. They're looking at the spate of laws being enacted state by state, legalizing the ...