| Passed by the Senate February 25, 2013 YEAS 48 BRAD OWEN ________________________________________ President of the Senate Passed by the House April 17, 2013 YEAS 97 FRANK CHOPP ________________________________________ Speaker of the House of Representatives | I, Hunter G. Goodman, Secretary of the Senate of the State of Washington, do hereby certify that the attached is SUBSTITUTE SENATE BILL 5263 as passed by the Senate and the House of Representatives on the dates hereon set forth. HUNTER G. GOODMAN ________________________________________ Secretary | |
| Approved May 3, 2013, 11:41 a.m. JAY INSLEE ________________________________________ Governor of the State of Washington | May 3, 2013 Secretary of State State of Washington |
| State of Washington | 63rd Legislature | 2013 Regular Session |
READ FIRST TIME 02/07/13.
AN ACT Relating to motorcycles overtaking and passing pedestrians and bicyclists; and amending RCW 46.61.608.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON:
Sec. 1 RCW 46.61.608 and 1975 c 62 s 46 are each amended to read
as follows:
(1) All motorcycles are entitled to full use of a lane and no motor
vehicle shall be driven in such a manner as to deprive any motorcycle
of the full use of a lane. This subsection shall not apply to
motorcycles operated two 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. However, this
subsection shall not apply when the operator of a motorcycle overtakes
and passes a pedestrian or bicyclist while maintaining a safe passing
distance of at least three feet.
(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 abreast in a
single lane.
(5) Subsections (2) and (3) of this section shall not apply to
police officers in the performance of their official duties.