New state motorcycle laws in effect

SPOKANE COUNTY — On June 12, Senate Bill 5141 went into effect changing rules governing motorcyclists on public roadways. The new law adds a section to RCW Chapter 46.61 governing the rules of the road for Washington State.

The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said in a news release the new law states, in part, that the operator of a street legal motorcycle approaching an intersection, including a left turn intersection, that is controlled by a triggered traffic control signal using a vehicle detection device that is inoperative due to the size of the street legal motorcycle, shall come to a fu...

 

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