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I am actually surprised at how many people move to the far side of the lane to provide me with ample room to split. I have NEVER had any one close the lane in front of me, rather its the other way around.
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Is this only legal in California? I hadn't heard of it until I read this thread.
Is this only legal in California? I hadn't heard of it until I read this thread. I can almost guarantee it is illegal here in WY.
Wow, if this is true, and if I ever ride cross states, I will be the first to get a ticket for lane splitting.
X100. Once you do it, you never go back. Went for a ride with my buddy up here in OR, and he stayed behind the cars. I tried. 2 seconds later I hit it. Sorry."I can't stop now." <- in George Castansa's voice.
try it around here and i can almost guarantee u will be hit...there are some really dumb drivers and people DONT put up with that kinda stuff. they WILL pull out in front of you.
This sounds very dangerous, and should be illegal.
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This is just a guess on my behalf, but I've always figured lane splitting is legal in order to prevent air cooled engines, like my GS500E, from over heating in bumper-to-bumper traffic. And if you have an air cooled bug or VW van, well, sucks to be you in a traffic jam!
Sorry, but that's a terribly ignorant statement! You don't need to ride on the street, so please don't get on a streetbike! It's legal and for good reason. Also, if memory serves it's attempted manslaughter or something like that if somebody opens their door into you or tries to take you out. It's rare in the bay from what I've heard, but I've known people to have it happen to them right in front of a cop and the cops will absolutely light up the driver and write them up! It's a very serious offense and not taken lightly.
I'm sorry if I offended you. I should redo that statement. It should be illegal where I live. We have 500,000 people in the entire state, no traffic jams, and few intersections with more than one lane for each direction. It would be a very unsafe thing to do here, because there are a lot of drunk rednecks that would not be afraid to open the door on someone if they tried it. Hell, I heard a story the other day about a guy that was being passed by a rice burner going like 90, and he opened the door on the ricer! I believe it too. Also a while back, a semi driver passed a guy in a little Suzuki Samurai (or another one of those little vehicles), and the guy got pissed and pulled up next to the semi, and started shooting his pistol at him! That one was in the paper (I'll try to find it), so it is true, I am not sure about the other one though. sorry, If I grew up in a place that has a traffic jam everyday, then I bet I would agree with you. In that situation it should be totally legal, and if anyone did try to wreck you, they deserve a beatdown. I guess Wyoming is a totally different world than California. Also, I have already had a streetbike. And you are right, i don't need one, I didn't use it enough to justify keeping it around. Now I have more money for my yota!!
Also, most of our bigger cities have a greater population than your entire state. You are absolutely right, when you are sitting in traffic jams all the time, lane splitting is definitely the way to go
...I should plan a trip to California one of theses days just to see how different it is!
Maybe I should plan a trip to California one of theses days just to see how different it is!
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