OH HB776

Legalizes "lane filtering" for motorcycles, allowing riders to pass between two marked lanes of same-direction traffic when other vehicles are stopped or traveling at 15 mph or less, on roads with speed limits of 45 mph or less, and when the motorcycle travels no more than 10 mph faster than surrounding traffic

Prohibits "lane splitting," defined as a motorcycle operating between lanes when traffic is moving faster than 15 mph

Prohibits motorcycles from lane filtering along curbs or shoulders, and prohibits other drivers from purposely impeding or interfering with a motorcycle lawfully lane filtering

Establishes violations as minor misdemeanors for first offenses, escalating to fourth-degree misdemeanors (one prior offense within a year) or third-degree misdemeanors (two or more prior offenses within a year)

Requires the Director of Public Safety to conduct a statewide public education campaign covering safe lane filtering practices, the lane splitting prohibition, and the prohibition against interfering with lawfully filtering motorcycles