Committee hears bill to allow motorcycles to use highway right shoulder in slow or stopped traffic with limits

House Bill 1367 would permit motorcycles to travel on the right shoulder of limited-access roadways when traffic is stopped or when the travel-lane average speed is 25 miles per hour or less, subject to restrictions: a motorcycle may not exceed the adjacent traffic speed by more than 10 mph, may not travel more than one abreast on the shoulder, must reenter travel lanes if the shoulder is occupied by a parked or emergency vehicle or roadside assistance, and must exit when reaching an interchange that provides an alternate route or services visible from the roadway.

Jennifer Harris, staff to the committee, summarized the bill’s operational limits and flagged that Department of Licensing and Department of Transportation materials would need updating. Staff said the Department of Licensing estimates a one-time cost of…