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Anyone else hoping for new motorcycle laws in 2024? (lemmy.world)

submitted 8 months ago by Bakachu@lemmy.world to c/motorcycles@lemmy.world

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Just curious to see if any of you out there have been observing any trends that might lead to new motorcycle legislation - for better or worse. I noticed that for 2024 Nebraska surprisingly repealed their motorcycle helmet law making it optional for wear. Definitely raised an eyebrow as they still criminalize lane splitting.

I try to stay on the optimistic side for lane filtering eventually passing here in Virginia but seeing how we are one of only two states where radar detectors are illegal, I think it's fair to say we may just stay in stasis for a while. Anyone else optimistic or pessimistic on new moto laws for this year?

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[–] Bakachu@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Thats unfortunate. I know we have sound ordinance laws in some jurisdictions here in the US but I think most go largely unenforced. That is unless it's a state that requires safety checks.

Europe does seem to be getting more non-biker friendly. I sort of recently found out that EU emission standards are kind of throttling supersport (i4) production in the US. A golden lining is that I think there's a focus now on making different types of bikes to fill that void.