Ah, the holidays. It's a time for family and friends, and a time for giving. Sometimes, even legislators like to get into the holiday spirit, and stick a tiny little bit of good news in their year-end stockings.
Take France, for example. Remember the ongoing lane filtering experiment that 21 of the 90-plus departments in the country have been running for the past four years? It's gotten yet another extension, so riders can still do it in 2025. (Cautious yay?)
For those unfamiliar, the original program started back in July 2021. The intention was to allow lane filtering for two-wheeled motorbikes (no trikes or sidecars) under very specific circumstances, and the effects on traffic and road safety were to be recorded and analyzed to determine whether full legalization was warranted.
Unsurprisingly, many French bikers have been on board with lane filtering for some time. When officials have threatened the ability to legally filter, they've protested in the past, and are not afraid to do it again if they deem it necessary.
