what states is lane splitting legal

Lane splitting is fully legal in California. A few other states allow lane filtering or limited forms of it under specific conditions, including Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, and Utah.

Quick state breakdown

• California : full lane splitting is legal.

• Arizona, Colorado, Hawaii, Montana, Utah : limited filtering or related practices are allowed, but not the same as unrestricted lane splitting.

• Most other states : lane splitting is generally illegal or not explicitly permitted.

Important note

Laws can change, and some articles online conflict on the exact list of states, especially when they mix up lane splitting with lane filtering. If you want, I can give you a clean 50-state table showing which states allow it, which allow filtering only, and which ban it.