Tennessee Statutes
§ 55-8-182 — Operation of motorcycles on laned roadways
Tennessee·Title 55
(a)All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in a manner that deprives any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection (a) shall not apply to motorcycles operated two (2) abreast in a single lane.
(b)The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
(c)No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(d)Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.
(e)Motorcycles that are autocycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.
(f)Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.
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Related
United States v. Vinson
662 F. Supp. 431 (M.D. Tennessee, 1987)
Legislative History
Amended by 2016 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1015,s 7, eff. 7/1/2016. Acts 1976, ch. 758, § 5; T.C.A., § 59-883.
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