[Hamburgler]

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/7...t/HB01522I.HTM

[NinerPilot]

Awesome! It would be nice to see that elsewhere.
Chris

[seamus]

Similar to the lane splitting rules in Germany.

It doesn't address splitting lanes at a red light to get in front of slower starting traffic. Know if that's legal, too?

Europe is so much more fun to ride in. Motorcycles and motorcyclists are actually treated with respect. I miss it so much.

[sheepofblue]

OK explain to me why you would want to get between to cell phone talking, burger eating, mindless drones that are 3 feet apart on purpose

[Zeeman]

Would be nice if it were legal here....

Only when traffic is stopped though.

Z...

[mr_rua]

Originally Posted by sheepofblue

OK explain to me why you would want to get between to cell phone talking, burger eating, mindless drones that are 3 feet apart on purpose

I agree with sheep. It's dangerous enough riding out there and now you want to go squeeze through a tight space.

When I was out in Cali, the motorcyclists were driving me nuts lane splitting. They would pass me on the left and right of a two lane road (a lane going in each direction)!

I'd rather sit in traffic than lose my life or a limb to save a few minutes. But hey, that's just me and my narrow minded opinion.

[TraumaOne]

If traffic is stopped, it would be verrrrry nice to move to the head of the line at a light.... I asked and around here it is ilegal

[Zippy]

I did it for many years in California. Yes, people resent it because they can't fit their cars into the same opening. But so what? It reduces the amount of time they have to wait, because it allows greater use of the road capacity.

The five mile per hour speed differential thing is pretty lame, as is the 20 mph max traffic speed. It puts you in such a narrow speed envelope that you can't ride naturally with the flow of traffic. The five mile per hour rule insures that you will spend the maximum possible amount of time in between cars. To me, the zone inbetween cars is a place to move into and back out of as quickly as possible.


The actually letter of the law may not matter much, because that will be extremely difficult to enforce, just as it is in California. If the traffic is dense enough to make sense for lanesplitting, it generally precludes the level of access that the police need to catch up to you to pull you over. The speed laws portion of the lane splitting rule will largely be ignored in practice, as it is in California, because common sense will put speeds where they need to be for safety. They are enforced only in the most extreme cases, mostly to make a point.

The biggest problem for the short term will probably drivers that are ignorant of the new law.

I'm glad I'm not doing it anymore. Now, with all the view blocking SUVs, you don't get the visibility advantage that you used to on a motorcycle. Add the cell phones and it almost pushes the danger beyond the point where you can be safe. It already required at least as much concentration and focus as riding on the track at racing speeds.

[stegen]

is it legal in il?

[xxshawnxx]

whoa how so do i love cali. if it werent for lan splitting itd take us 3 hours to get home in traffic on afternoons in san francisco

[dB]

Originally Posted by sheepofblue

OK explain to me why you would want to get between to cell phone talking, burger eating, mindless drones that are 3 feet apart on purpose

Reason 1: To keep from being rear-ended by the third drone behind you.

[BigDaddyJ]

Originally Posted by stegen

is it legal in il?

Nope, , and it would be nice for the comute on 90.

[matt232]

Originally Posted by Zeeman

Would be nice if it were legal here....

Only when traffic is stopped though.

Z...

Its not illegal in Vic, just not explicitly legal, and there are a few other infringments you need to watch out for. But ultimately it depends on the cop you get on the day. Most are cool if you are being sensible, but recently had a motorbike cop telling me off saying whichever way you look at it its not legal.
http://www.mraa.org.au/index.php?opt...age&Sub Menu=

[matt232]

Originally Posted by sheepofblue

OK explain to me why you would want to get between to cell phone talking, burger eating, mindless drones that are 3 feet apart on purpose

What about the crazy cages coming up behind you when you are stopped? I can manage the risk of the cages I filter through......the ones coming from behind have me over a barrel.

http://www.fireblades.org/forums/sho...873#post343873

[seamus]

Originally Posted by mr_rua

...I'd rather sit in traffic than lose my life or a limb to save a few minutes. But hey, that's just me and my narrow minded opinion.

The knuckleheads that do it at normal traffic speeds on unimpeded highways or on two lane highways are the same ones usually doing wheelies instead of waving.

On 4 lane highways (and more if you're in larger cities) the traffic that you'd be splitting is usually in crawl mode. The time savings is usually a lot more than a few minutes and in places like Germany where gas prices are 4 times that of anywhere in the states, it's fuel savings too.

[BDA116]

Originally Posted by seamus

.....and in places like Germany where gas prices are 4 times that of anywhere in the states, it's fuel savings too.

Bush and his all conquering control in big oil controls your gas prices too, eh?

[Bacchus]

OMG! Lane splitting in Texas?! Good luck with all of those red neck
ranchers - they're probably just salivating at the thought of throwing a pick'm-up-truck door open in your path. At least that is my take on "West Texans"... Maybe they're a bit more civil in big cities. But still, those red necks gotta go into the city now and then, right? Anyway, good luck with it! I think if lane splitting were an option for me,,,, I'd pass, er, forego the option.

[G-Force Junkie]

Originally Posted by sheepofblue

OK explain to me why you would want to get between to cell phone talking, burger eating, mindless drones that are 3 feet apart on purpose

Do your freeways look like this from 5am to 9pm 7 days a week? If not, you have no clue.

[BizJetGuy]

Originally Posted by G-Force Junkie

Do your freeways look like this from 5am to 9pm 7 days a week? If not, you have no clue.

Why did the opening song in "Office Space" just pop into my head?

[Hamburgler]

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/reports/cmte/79R/C420.HTM


HB 1522 never made it out of the Law Enforcement Committee


HB 1522 Author: Griggs
Sponsor: none
Last Action: 02/28/2005 H Referred to Law Enforcement
Relating to the operation and movement of motorcycles during
periods of traffic congestion.


Oh well. Maybe next time it will go through.

[Houston_Rider]

it says on the first link "takes effect Sept 1, 2005..." and no action was taken (or refered to LE in Feb '05).... so... its at discretion of LEO? (similar to CA)?

I almost printed that out to carry with me. lol

[esoteric]

Originally Posted by dB

Reason 1: To keep from being rear-ended by the third drone behind you.

Reason 2: To keep the drone on the cell phone behind you. They can't accelerate nearly as fast so you normally have lots of opportunity for separation- safer to ride alone than with cars near you. You can split again at the next intersection and the drone you put behind you is normally behind another stack of cars. Rinse and repeat.
I generally split along any straightaway and very rarely travel between turning vehicles. Splitting/sharing in carpool lanes is nice when someone is enjoying a casual drive while I'm trying to get home.

[Scout]

I just read in this months Motorcyclist that it didn't go through, again, and that they were resubmitting it through some interest group with a leader who has "Free" tattoed on his forehead. No ****.

They expect it to pass.

[strika]

It is actually legal in certain states here in OZ, provided you do it right.

Pass the car on it's RHS, within the same lane, and there is no law broken. Provided it is done sensibly, and with a minimum speed differential it is also very safe. I will have to learn to do it that way some time soon

[navydevildoc]

Originally Posted by G-Force Junkie

Do your freeways look like this from 5am to 9pm 7 days a week? If not, you have no clue.

Is that the 15 / 210 Connector? Sure looks like it to me!