If you're a rider in Oregon, and you've been there for at least a few years, you might remember when lane filtering very nearly became law. In actual fact, the somewhat contentious issue has been on the table more than once in the past five years. Back in 2021, it even made it all the way through the state legislature, only to get vetoed by then-governor Kate Brown.
But it's 2025 now, and there's a different governor leading the state. Can it actually go through this time around?
House Bill 3542 would allow filtering for motorcyclists riding two-wheeled vehicles under very specific conditions only. Under these rules, traffic must either be at a complete standstill, or else be travelling at a speed of 10 mph or less. The rider who filters under these conditions must then go no more than 10 mph faster than whatever the current speed of traffic is while they're filtering between lanes of traffic.
