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Road Master
Joined: Jul 2013
Posts: 830
Likes: 121
From: Hill Country, Tx
Check this out. It is not illegal to drive on the shoulder here in Texas.
Sec. 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER. (a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
Sec. 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER. (a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
Supporter
Joined: Oct 2015
Posts: 1,170
Likes: 32
From: Ft.Worth, Texas
Check this out. It is not illegal to drive on the shoulder here in Texas.
Sec. 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER. (a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
Sec. 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER. (a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
Thats not exactly "driving on the shoulder". Cruise down the shoulder in traffic and see what happens.
Seasoned HDF Member
Joined: Oct 2008
Posts: 7,649
Likes: 4,889
From: Missouri City,TX
Check this out. It is not illegal to drive on the shoulder here in Texas.
Sec. 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER. (a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
Sec. 545.058. DRIVING ON IMPROVED SHOULDER. (a) An operator may drive on an improved shoulder to the right of the main traveled portion of a roadway if that operation is necessary and may be done safely, but only:
(1) to stop, stand, or park;
(2) to accelerate before entering the main traveled lane of traffic;
(3) to decelerate before making a right turn;
(4) to pass another vehicle that is slowing or stopped on the main traveled portion of the highway, disabled, or preparing to make a left turn;
(5) to allow another vehicle traveling faster to pass;
(6) as permitted or required by an official traffic-control device; or
(7) to avoid a collision.
Try it out in front of a LEO and let me know how that worked out for ya'. lol
Road Captain
Joined: May 2014
Posts: 641
Likes: 30
From: Clovis, CA
I had some a$$hat on a bagger make a mess of traffic today. I was cruising in the middle of 3 lanes and there were cars around. We came up to a stop and this guy was in the lane to the left of me. As the light turned green, we both pulled away, but the car in front of me was faster than the traffic in front of him, so I was pulling away from him. I needed to make a lane change to the right lane, I hit the signal, checked my mirror and over my shoulder and started to move to the right just as I see out the corner of my eye, this jack wagon swings from the number 1 lane to the 3 lane (one i was moving into) in one fail swoop, blasts past me and then makes another 3 lane all at once change in-between cars in front of me.
I'm getting real intolerant of these guys on two wheels giving us a bad reputation.
So, lane splitting is a no go for me. I figure, just about every other cager is about as fed up with these jack wagons weaving in and out of traffic as I am. So I stay put.
To illustrate my point, I was walking out of the hospital the other day and crossing the parking lot. A lady had pulled up and stopped in front of the hospital, a bagger fired up in the parking spot about 50 feet behind her. He threw it in gear and roared off. As he approached the lady who was stopped he just flicked the bars and entered the right side of her lane where she was parked....LETTING HER ELDER PASSENGER GET OUT CLOSER TO THE HOSPITAL ENTRANCE. He looked at me because I was right there by the lady's passenger door on the curb. He was like WTF?....I yelled at him over his pipes..."You had to know that was going to happen!" then I mumbled a few words I can't repeat here.
I'm getting real intolerant of these guys on two wheels giving us a bad reputation.
So, lane splitting is a no go for me. I figure, just about every other cager is about as fed up with these jack wagons weaving in and out of traffic as I am. So I stay put.
To illustrate my point, I was walking out of the hospital the other day and crossing the parking lot. A lady had pulled up and stopped in front of the hospital, a bagger fired up in the parking spot about 50 feet behind her. He threw it in gear and roared off. As he approached the lady who was stopped he just flicked the bars and entered the right side of her lane where she was parked....LETTING HER ELDER PASSENGER GET OUT CLOSER TO THE HOSPITAL ENTRANCE. He looked at me because I was right there by the lady's passenger door on the curb. He was like WTF?....I yelled at him over his pipes..."You had to know that was going to happen!" then I mumbled a few words I can't repeat here.
Road Warrior
Joined: Jun 2012
Posts: 1,832
Likes: 67
From: Phoenix
I had some a$$hat on a bagger make a mess of traffic today. I was cruising in the middle of 3 lanes and there were cars around. We came up to a stop and this guy was in the lane to the left of me. As the light turned green, we both pulled away, but the car in front of me was faster than the traffic in front of him, so I was pulling away from him. I needed to make a lane change to the right lane, I hit the signal, checked my mirror and over my shoulder and started to move to the right just as I see out the corner of my eye, this jack wagon swings from the number 1 lane to the 3 lane (one i was moving into) in one fail swoop, blasts past me and then makes another 3 lane all at once change in-between cars in front of me.
I'm getting real intolerant of these guys on two wheels giving us a bad reputation.
So, lane splitting is a no go for me. I figure, just about every other cager is about as fed up with these jack wagons weaving in and out of traffic as I am. So I stay put.
To illustrate my point, I was walking out of the hospital the other day and crossing the parking lot. A lady had pulled up and stopped in front of the hospital, a bagger fired up in the parking spot about 50 feet behind her. He threw it in gear and roared off. As he approached the lady who was stopped he just flicked the bars and entered the right side of her lane where she was parked....LETTING HER ELDER PASSENGER GET OUT CLOSER TO THE HOSPITAL ENTRANCE. He looked at me because I was right there by the lady's passenger door on the curb. He was like WTF?....I yelled at him over his pipes..."You had to know that was going to happen!" then I mumbled a few words I can't repeat here.
I'm getting real intolerant of these guys on two wheels giving us a bad reputation.
So, lane splitting is a no go for me. I figure, just about every other cager is about as fed up with these jack wagons weaving in and out of traffic as I am. So I stay put.
To illustrate my point, I was walking out of the hospital the other day and crossing the parking lot. A lady had pulled up and stopped in front of the hospital, a bagger fired up in the parking spot about 50 feet behind her. He threw it in gear and roared off. As he approached the lady who was stopped he just flicked the bars and entered the right side of her lane where she was parked....LETTING HER ELDER PASSENGER GET OUT CLOSER TO THE HOSPITAL ENTRANCE. He looked at me because I was right there by the lady's passenger door on the curb. He was like WTF?....I yelled at him over his pipes..."You had to know that was going to happen!" then I mumbled a few words I can't repeat here.
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When I first read the title I was about to call Ripleys. Can you imagine a man with two di.....ummm, never mind.
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Joe Kucinski
Ultimate HDF Member
Joined: Apr 2014
Posts: 6,322
Likes: 2,500
From: Tennessee
I was lane splitting today in Nashville...I came to the front of the line and rolled up next to a cop that was sitting at the light.
The cop rolled his window down and said "Hey, you know that's against the law, don't you?"
I just grinned and said...."Yeah", He laughed and rolled his window up.
Light turned green, he took off and I went about my business.
The cop rolled his window down and said "Hey, you know that's against the law, don't you?"
I just grinned and said...."Yeah", He laughed and rolled his window up.
Light turned green, he took off and I went about my business.
"I'm not having one removed, damnit! I'm dedicated to 2 dicks!"