New Hampshire § 265:121 Driving Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 265:121 — Driving Motorcycles on Roadways Laned for Traffic

New Hampshire § 265:121

Title XXIMOTOR VEHICLES

Ch. 265RULES OF THE ROAD

SubdivisionSpecial Rules for Motorcycles

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N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 265:121 (2026).

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I.All motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane; provided, however, that 2 motorcycles may ride abreast in a single lane.

II.The driver of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.

III.No person shall drive a motorcycle on a roadway between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.

IV.Motorcycles shall not be driven more than 2 abreast in a single lane.

V.Paragraphs II and III shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.

VI.No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle, except a sidecar, on the roadway.

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I. All motorcycles are entitled to the full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane; provided, however, that 2 motorcycles may ride abreast in a single lane.
II. The driver of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
III. No person shall drive a motorcycle on a roadway between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
IV. Motorcycles shall not be driven more than 2 abreast in a single lane.
V. Paragraphs II and III shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
VI. No person riding upon a motorcycle shall attach himself or the motorcycle to any other vehicle, except a sidecar, on the roadway.