Motorcycles are becoming more prevalent in Arizona, in fact 199,721 motorcycles were registered in 2015, in addition to the increase of riders, there are higher possibilities of motorcycle related accidents(“Statistics 27”). Motorcyclists have an increased chance of injury in an accident opposed to the amount of safety other motorists have, therefore lawmakers should allow motorcyclists to protect their own well-being by giving the ability to lane split opposed to blindly trusting other motorists. Responsible lane splitting provides numerous benefits in conjunction with added safety.
Addressing rider safety should be more widely concerned, since not only the rider is at risk, but anyone involved in the accident is at risk. There were 2,911 motorcycle crashes in 2015 in which 1,428 included other motor…