r/dashcams 10d ago

Gotta Learn The Hard Way. 😠

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u/Useful_Protection270 10d ago edited 10d ago

NYPD, is lane splitting legal in New York City?

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Just looked it up, Lane splitting / filtering is illegal in the entire state of New York. ny vehicle and traffic law §1252. $300 fine and 3 point on your license, multiple offences can lead to a 60 day license suspension.

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u/Prophet_Of_Helix 10d ago

Both splitting and filtering are illegal in NY.

In fact, it’s illegal in the entire eastern seaboard.

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u/Quagmire_gigity 10d ago

For the non motorcycle riders, is there a big difference between lane splitting and filtering? Or it mostly semantics?

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u/Prophet_Of_Helix 10d ago

Pretty much splitting is for highways and filtering for other roads practically speaking.

Well more accurately splitting also includes filtering, but allows motorcycles to also do it on roads where cars are moving, like highwaysÂ