Operation of Motorcycles on Laned Roadways

1. Law
2. Tennessee Code
3. Motor and Other Vehicles
4. Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road
5. Operation of Vehicles — Rules of the Road
6. Operation of Motorcycles on Laned Roadways

1. 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.
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 (2) abreast in a single lane.
5. Motorcycles that are autocycles shall not be operated more than two (2) abreast in a single lane.
6. Subsections (b) and (c) shall not apply to police officers in the performance of their official duties.

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