Dedicated to 2 dicks!
You can ride any way you like UNTIL it effects my safety. I was somewhere in the 30-40 MPH range when this happened. If I had to guess, I'd say that the first rider thought it would be cute/cool to buzz me like that. Passing me at that speed, within inches of MY bars is stupid. I'm the dick? It's bad enough that we have to constantly be on the watch for cagers who don't know the difference, let alone fellow bikers who do! Were you the lead biker with the red backpack?
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From: Sandy Eggo's North County
lane splitting works! if ya do it right...
Because Florida doesn't allow the statistically safer lane splitting/filtering/sharing?
Cruiser
Joined: Mar 2015
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From: Western Washington
Trying to make lane splitting and lane filtering legal here in Washington. Two bills haven't made it out of committee because of an idiot chairwoman.
Can't wait for it. Once it's legal either do it or don't do it's your choice.
Kind of like choosing to ride a motorcycle or drive a cage. Choice. Try not to get your panties in a wad over other people's choices.
Can't wait for it. Once it's legal either do it or don't do it's your choice.
Kind of like choosing to ride a motorcycle or drive a cage. Choice. Try not to get your panties in a wad over other people's choices.
Cruiser
Joined: Jan 2015
Posts: 155
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From: Newark DE
You are right in your statement that it should be only in slow moving traffice -- the guidelines that CHP has had for years was no splitting about 30 mph flow of traffic and in slower traffic nothing more that 15 above the speed of the slow moving traffic. They posted it on their website - and received several notices of legal action, since its not really legal, but its not illegal on the books either.
There is currently a bill that would allow splitting at a higher speed (50 mph flow of traffic?) Which I am totally against. I have witnessed bikes doing 78 or 80 splitting on busy freeways in the rain -- asking for trouble.
I think lane splitting should be allowed at the lower speeds and I do it when necessary on a full bagger.
There is currently a bill that would allow splitting at a higher speed (50 mph flow of traffic?) Which I am totally against. I have witnessed bikes doing 78 or 80 splitting on busy freeways in the rain -- asking for trouble.
I think lane splitting should be allowed at the lower speeds and I do it when necessary on a full bagger.
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Splitting actually allows you more safety if done correctly, because it removes the chance of being rear-ended.