Originally Posted by petom

You have to be 'between lanes of traffic.' That means not the left or right shoulder(the "breakdown lane" in some states). Also, you can't split between the fast lane and the carpool lane even though there's usually a lot more room. That one gets ignored all the time, probably because it makes no sense. I don't know about bikes riding side-by side in one lane, but lane splitting past another bike is legal(but not a good idea).

Originally Posted by Don81

Lane splitting should absolutely be legal.

Lane splitting reduces congestion, reduces pollution, and reduces the commute times of everybody.

The arguments against fall in to 2 camps.

1. "My car's been hit by a lane splitter".
re: Find me statistics on how many cars are hit by lane splitters yearly and I'll find you statistics on how many motorcycles are hit by cars yearly in the same region and I'll bet you $20 bikes hitting cars isn't as bad as you're trying to make it out to be. Accidents happen and idiots are all-pervasive and if the few being stupid and endangering life & limb was really a sensible reason to prohibit everybody, driving would be illegal.

2. "They should have to wait like everybody else".
re: This reply also serves as a handy way to identify shallow thoughtless self-important idiots. If you believe in this, you believe in a stupid goddamn waste of time. No I'm not pulling any punches on this one, it is an opinion held only by idiots who don't think.
Look, you're just as likely to be waiting behind them in line as they are to be waiting behind you in line. When there are less people waiting in line, everybody wins. Traffic flows far more quickly when there is less congestion, both in lines and out of lines, and motorcycles do not contribute to congestion even half as much as cars do. For the dim cagers that can't wrap their head around this, imagine a highway full of 18-wheelers and how shitty that traffic moves. Now imagine replacing them with cars and how much better it would be. Now imagine replacing them with motorcycles and how much better it would be. Get it? So why the **** would we want to make bikes behave like cars? Following that line of logic, why don't we make all the cars behave like 18 wheelers? Because that would be a stupid goddamn waste of time. Not allowing motorcycles to be motorcycles and filter like motorcycles and move like motorcycles, is a stupid goddamn waste of time for everybody.

Originally Posted by BigDogIdaho

Thanks! Curious about that stuff.
Can't bikes travel in the car pool lane? Why is lane splitting past another bike not a good idea? Because they may decide to do the same thing and split lanes right into you?

Originally Posted by dribble

And yes we are one of ten states with a waiting period and have some other ridiculous restrictions

Originally Posted by rjg883c

How is that possible? The second amendment clearly doesn't mention a 'waiting period', or any restrictions?

Originally Posted by BigDogIdaho

Can bikes ride 2 abreast regardless of speed?

Originally Posted by Harley Hound57

Had another bike splitting lanes today past me, the azzhat was 12" off my right handle bar.

Originally Posted by rjg883c

How is that possible? The second amendment clearly doesn't mention a 'waiting period', or any restrictions?

Originally Posted by m6zero

California doesn't care. It follows it's own communist rules.