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.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The safety message of “Start Seeing Motorcycles” will take on more meaning in Minnesota on Tuesday as lane splitting and filtering ...

While lane splitting may be tempting for motorcyclists when stopped in rush hour traffic, the action isn't legal in most states and can present new risks for ...

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 ...

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 ...

A bill that would legalize lane splitting – allowing motorcyclists to drive between cars and trucks on the dotted lines between lanes on streets and highways on which there are at least two lanes of ...

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 ...

Beginning on Tuesday, motorcyclists in Minnesota will be able to get through traffic jams a little quicker. Both "lane splitting" and "lane filtering" are about to become legal in Minnesota, at least ...

Minnesota has become the second state to allow lane splitting by motorcyclists, but with rules substantially tighter than California’s. Related Articles Streamlined Hwy. 101 carpool lane hours go into ...