Splitting Lanes: Should it be Legal Everywhere?
#171
09-12-2014 | 12:41 PM
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From: CO
Without a doubt. I invite anyone to come to ride in Texas, in traffic, when it's 105F and 80% humidity, your cylinder heads are above 300F, and then tell me that it's a bad idea to be able to ride in the ample space between cars.
#172
09-12-2014 | 12:48 PM
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From: Trim Town
We nearly got HB2475 passed here in AZ a couple years ago but then the old Battle Ax vetoed it at the last minute.
Last edited by Trim Reaper; 09-12-2014 at 12:51 PM.
#174
09-12-2014 | 12:55 PM
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From: CO
Yeah, I honestly don't see it as a real threat. I've NEVER seen it come up on anyone's political agenda and certainly never in a voting booth. I see your point, but given some of the responses here and knowing how much of the American public feels about bikers in general, do you really think that a bill to legalize it would have a snowball's chance in hell of passing?
The consensus of many supporters seems to be: Even though I voluntarily chose to ride on a sweltering hot day, I'll be damned if I'm gonna sit in traffic like the rest of you shlubs and if you don't like it, tough ****. Can you see how there appears to be a sense of entitlement, simply because they ride Harleys? Honestly, it's not so much the lane splitting that I have issue with - it has more to do with the "I'm special, so I'll do what I want and f-you" attitude. It's no wonder that bikers often get a bad rap.
The consensus of many supporters seems to be: Even though I voluntarily chose to ride on a sweltering hot day, I'll be damned if I'm gonna sit in traffic like the rest of you shlubs and if you don't like it, tough ****. Can you see how there appears to be a sense of entitlement, simply because they ride Harleys? Honestly, it's not so much the lane splitting that I have issue with - it has more to do with the "I'm special, so I'll do what I want and f-you" attitude. It's no wonder that bikers often get a bad rap.
#2: A lot of us ride every day regardless of weather because we are bikers and we can't imagine not riding every day.
#3: You're gonna try to tell me that making the roadway more efficient, safer for us, and better for our engines while having NO downsides to ANYONE...is entitlement on our part? Here's a quick fact...ANYONE can choose to buy a bike and lane-split where it is legal. ANYONE. That means it's completely fair in every way. The fact that you, someone who rides, thinks that people in CA, and the rest of the world, are flying by all the traffic with their middle fingers in the air because they think they're better than everyone else...is maddeningly stupid. And sad. Because if this is how fellow bikers think, how will we ever stand a chance convincing the 90% of people who have never even ridden a bike?
#175
09-12-2014 | 01:01 PM
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From: CO
I'm on the fence about lane splitting. Yes, it would be nice but, I think it's dangerous especially, due to some asshat cagers that get pissed off because someone got "in front of them" while they are still sitting in traffic. I can see the headline "huge accident because a car tried to prevent motorcycle from lane splitting".
Yeah, you might have a point...except for all of the evidence to the contrary from all of the years of this not happening in CA.
In fact, in CA, it is specifically illegal for cars to impede or block a motorcycle from filtering. The highway patrol pulls cages over for this all the time. It's a pretty stiff fine if I remember correctly too.
#176
09-12-2014 | 01:16 PM
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Some of y'all keep saying that "studies show" this or that. If you are to use that statement you must provide documentation. Post links to the studies. Otherwise you statement is useless.
This "debate" has zero effect on me, but I find many of the things posted interesting and, more so, entertaining.
This "debate" has zero effect on me, but I find many of the things posted interesting and, more so, entertaining.
#177
09-12-2014 | 01:20 PM
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From: SE Louisiana
I'm for splitting, still do it if I'm stuck in traffic and it's getting hot.
Amazing the amount of titty babies, that get butt hurt because I can get around them on the shoulder or whatever.
Check out this Facebook post from a local cop, that I took a screenshot of the second I saw it.
Looks like a attempted murder confession to me.
Whats more dangerous, Lane splitting, or this dude(dick)?
Amazing the amount of titty babies, that get butt hurt because I can get around them on the shoulder or whatever.
Check out this Facebook post from a local cop, that I took a screenshot of the second I saw it.
Looks like a attempted murder confession to me.
Whats more dangerous, Lane splitting, or this dude(dick)?
#180
09-12-2014 | 01:32 PM
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From: CO
As I recall, the guideline in CA is that you can only legally split if traffic is going less than 25mph, and there is a maximum speed differential allowed between you and the other traffic but I don't remember what that is.