316.209 Operating motorcycles on roadways laned for traffic.
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(1)All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor vehicle shall be driven in such manner as to deprive any motorcycle of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to motorcycles operated two abreast in a single lane.
(2)The operator of a motorcycle shall not overtake and pass in the same lane occupied by the vehicle being overtaken.
(3)No person shall operate a motorcycle between lanes of traffic or between adjacent lines or rows of vehicles.
(4)Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane.
(5)Subsections
(2)and
(3)do not apply to police officers or firefighters in the performance of their official duties.
(6)A violation of this section is a noncriminal traffic infraction, punishable as a moving violation as provided in chapter 318.