"What's wrong with lane splitting?" I thought as I sat in traffic crawling home yesterday. I was riding my normal commuting route between Boulder and Aurora and traffic was horrible. My badly ventilated jacket (not mesh) and my overpants (mesh) weren't doing much to slow down the river of sweat running down my back.

I know it's not legal in Colorado, but has anyone gotten a fine for lane splitting? Curious what the ticket looks like because splitting the lane (probably along the shoulder) when traffic is stopped/crawling sure looks like a great solution. If the fine is reasonable, I might be willing to take the chance. I don't think I'd go down the middle b/c it would be very unexpected for drivers here.

Any outlaw lane splitters in the group? Thoughts?

On another note, maybe we could organize and start petitioning some of our politicians. Benefit -> Increased attractiveness of riding for commuters AND lower emissions.