lanesplitting on the books again

[Adeptus_Minor]

Always nice when they reply

Thank you for contacting me concerning Senate Bill 506, which would allow a motorcyclist to drive between lanes at a speed no more than 5 mph over the other vehicles traffic, at a maximum of 25 mph.



As you may know, I serve as Vice Chair on the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security, where SB 506 was referred. I am pleased to inform you that SB 506 was voted out of committee with my support and passed favorably on the Senate floor with 27 Yeas and 4 Nays.



Thank you again for writing. I appreciate your continued support as we work to reduce traffic congestion. Please do not hesitate to contact me again if I can be of assistance in the future.


Sincerely,



Kirk Watson

[pdog]

A!@*&^#!@#

KXAN selected the lane splitting bill as the "Wild Bill of the Week" in their Session 09 program (Sunday mornings) and basically reiterated the pro-car "it's unfair and not safe" viewpoint.

[azoomm]

Originally Posted by pdog

A!@*&^#!@#

KXAN selected the lane splitting bill as the "Wild Bill of the Week" in their Session 09 program (Sunday mornings) and basically reiterated the pro-car "it's unfair and not safe" viewpoint.

You can thank TMRA for that. If THEY say it's not safe then it won't ever have a chance, even in years to come. If they get the CARS to say it's not safe then they can reposition in the future.

[pdog]

I just sent the reporter a message on Twitter, thanking her for the PR and expressing our belief as bikers that the law is safe, etc, etc.

[gator232]

I am totally for lane splitting. In fact I grew up doing it where there are few rules as too what you can and cannot do when splitting like in California. In many 'other' urban countries, motorcycles are relegated to the unused space between cars and I don't see very many accidents in those countries.

If we are to reduce traffic congestion and fuel consumption, more people need to use bikes and they need to encourage people to do so by letting them lane split to the head of the traffic. Some countries actually allow a 10-15 foot space at the light only for motorcycles.

We just need to get used to sharing the road with bikes like the rest of the world.

[Particle Man]

Originally Posted by Adeptus_Minor

I said it on CF when this came up and it bears repeating here...
Regardless of the law, I doubt I'd feel any safer trying to lane split due to the fact that so many Billy-Bob-Joe-Vern-Earls might suddenly and violently oppose my doing so with the quarter panel of their 6000 lb. diamond plate adorned conveyance.

Legal allowance does not guarantee civil acceptance.

yep - that is one reason why I probably wouldn't do it here even if it became legal in NY...