The safety message of “Start Seeing Motorcycles” will take on more meaning in Minnesota on Tuesday as lane splitting and filtering for motorcyclists become legal. Passed in the 2024 legislative ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting.

A new law that allows motorcyclists in Minnesota to share lanes with cars for the first time took effect July 1, though there are restrictions on when and where such a maneuver can be performed. The ...

ST PAUL, Minn. — Drivers can expect big changes on Minnesota's roads next year. Last month, Governor Walz signed a new bill to legalize what's called lane filtering and lane splitting for ...

MOORHEAD — There are new rules of the road to be aware of in Minnesota. July 1 marked the first day motorcyclists could lane split and lane filter in the state. While the terms may sound similar, they ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. — It's been a deadly few days for motorcyclists on Minnesota roads. Three motorcyclists were killed in separate crashes on Thursday in a 10-hour span. Saturday afternoon, another ...

Beginning on Tuesday, motorcyclists in Minnesota will be able to get through traffic jams a little quicker. Both "lane splitting" and "lane filtering" are about to become legal in Minnesota, at least ...