It's illegal... but here are the 21 departments where there is a lane-splitting trial happening.
https://www.connexionfrance.com/news/tr ... nce/678648
There are limitations:
Filtering can only happen between lanes on motorways and dual carriageways with multiple lanes that have a speed limit of 70km/h or more. Under the trial, the speed of the motorbike must not be 30km/h faster than the cars it is passing, and the maximum speed for a motorcycle filtering between lanes is 50km/h. And the motorcycle must only travel between the furthest-left lanes on the road - effective next to the outside lane.
The trial has just been extended to Dec 31, after which a report will be submitted. They should have enough data - the trials started back in 2016!
Where is riding between lanes permitted in France? The departments taking part in the lane splitting trial are:
Bouches-du-Rhône
Haute-Garonne
Gironde
Hérault
Isère
Loire-Atlantique
Nord
Rhône
Var
Alpes-Maritimes
Drôme
Vaucluse
Pyrénées-Orientales
Paris
Hauts-de-Seine
Seine-Saint-Denis
Val-de-Marne
Seine-et-Marne
Yvelines
l’Essonne
Val-d’Oise
Hope that clears up some of the confusion.
For those who were asking about filtering in France
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Re: For those who were asking about filtering in France
On the Paris peripherique, filtering is a national sport.
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Re: For those who were asking about filtering in France
I'm sure I saw a few posts about the trial in Isère being over - but the chances are it was scaremongering or they've changed their minds!!
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Re: For those who were asking about filtering in France
They have some signs up on the Bordeaux ring road. It seems like sensible advice but tbh I don't really go that many places where filtering is necessary. (Always the bloody Bordeaux ring road!)