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CBR-Cowboy
Fri Aug 5th, 2016, 12:59 PM
Hopefully this is some good news for the rest of the states as it will set precedence.


http://www.latimes.com/politics/essential/la-pol-sac-essential-politics-updates-california-to-establish-lane-splitting-1470328822-htmlstory.html

Gramps
Sat Aug 6th, 2016, 04:23 AM
Hopefully

#1Townie
Sat Aug 6th, 2016, 07:21 AM
god I fucking hate lane splitting.

Ninja2
Mon Aug 15th, 2016, 07:38 AM
Lane split all the way from Palo Alto area to San Fran on a BMW with luggage. Worked out great.
Everyone cooperated with the exception of a lady in an Audi.
Works well in other countries too. You always have haters but that choice should be available to motorcyclists.

spdu4ia
Mon Aug 15th, 2016, 09:19 PM
Meh I'm neutral. Do it, don't do it, whatever, just don't ride like a d-bag . In your lane or between them.

teamextreme
Mon Aug 15th, 2016, 11:25 PM
Lane split all the way from Palo Alto area to San Fran on a BMW with luggage. Worked out great.
Everyone cooperated with the exception of a lady in an Audi.
Works well in other countries too. You always have haters but that choice should be available to motorcyclists.

I could have posted this myself. GF and I took a long weekend trip to SF a couple weeks ago and I rented a big GS1200 with luggage and cruised down the coast to Big Sur and back in one long day. On the way back into town (on a Sunday night) we hit traffic and I got to lane split for the first time. It was awesome fun and a great way to get thru traffic! I spent about 6 years in CA going to school years ago, so I'm familiar with how it works, but I didn't have a street bike back then so I never got to try it. I totally wish we could do it here and even that short foray into the world of lane splitting left me with the urge to do it when I returned here; but I've been a good boy. Like was mentioned, the vast majority of countries around the world allow it and recognize it's advantages. Except us.

FZRguy
Wed Aug 24th, 2016, 04:28 PM
It's official. Gov Jerry Brown signed the bill into law on Aug 19.

http://americanmotorcyclist.com/Home/News-Story/california-becomes-first-state-to-legally-recognize-lane-splitting (http://americanmotorcyclist.com/Home/News-Story/california-becomes-first-state-to-legally-recognize-lane-splitting)