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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-146.1

Operation of motorcycles

Known as the Child Bicycle Safety Act

The act spans §§ 20–20 (324 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case 131 N.C. App. 635 - Fortson v. McClellan (1998)

Most recently applied in 131 N.C. App. 635 - Fortson v. McClellan (December 1998)

1965, c. 909; 1973, c. 1330, s. 14; 1975, c. 786; 2015-163, s. 12.

(a) 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.

(b) Motorcycles shall not be operated more than two abreast in a single lane. For purposes of this subsection, the term "motorcycle" shall not include autocycles. Autocycles shall not be operated more than one abreast in a single lane.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.