Just curious, on freeways during heavy traffic, do you guys ride in between traffic? Is this legal? I don't usually ride heavy traffic, but I was in traffic this weekend in the cage, and had several bikes go by me...its cool that we can fit through traffic like that, but looks risky.
In Cali it is legal, as long as you remain inbetween the fast and 2nd lane, you also can't go more than 10mph over the speed of traffic, and if traffic is going above i "THINK" 30 it becomes illegal
In Cali it's legal. It's called splitting lanes. I usually do it when there both lanes are travelling the same rate of speed. If one lane is slower or faster than the other it can be dangerous, as you'll have cagers pulling in and out of lanes. Most of the times, they never pay attention to you.
cagers are people in automobiles. those things that people ride in with four or more wheels that can crush you in a moments notice and that out number us bikers about 100 to 1. im sure youve seen some around :mrgreen:
Actually, in CA it is neither legal nor illegal. CHP does state that Lane splitting by motorcycles is permissible but must be done in a safe and prudent manner" which is up to them to decide whether you are being safe or not.
im pretty sure its the same for most every state the way yammer said it. no law against it in the books but if a cop sees ya doing it he can get you for unsafe driving or some crap like that
I live in NY and i think its illegal but i do it neways...lol. It gets kinda iffy sometimes but i just make sure i rev high so every1 hears me and i always have my hands positioned to hit the horn or the brakes.
man just the other day i seen a cage try and run a cat off the shoulder while he was passin him...i just think that shit it stupid...i can see if its in rush hour traffic and you split some lanes to get home sooner but to split traffic and go on the shoulder when all you have to do is wait a second for a car or two to move thats just askin to die...
i dont do it cuz its stupid not cuz its legal or illegal...but thats just how i ride so to all you lane splitters and shoulder passers be careful and i hope you got some angels ridin on the back of that bike
Everything on a bike is illegal in Iowa. can't do shit, can't get away with shit, cops lie about everything........just completely hated. UNLESS you ride a harley.
but i dont lane split unless at stoplights. Doing it in traffic is asking for something far worse than a low side or a high side.
actually i think the shoulders worse in one way. thats where all the crap off the road ends up, like nails and metal peices ans other crap that can **** your bike up. :mrgreen:
Fackkkk.... that reminds me..... a truck lost a huge piece of rubber the other day and it hit the front end on the A4.... forgot to even check the right front fog light :bash
I do it all the time.
If i wanted to sit behind monkeys in the out side lane who are traveling at 2.3 mph faster thn the twerp in the middle lane who is moving 3.2 mph faster than the HGV in the inside lane , then I would drive a car.
Filtering is part of riding a motor cycle in my oppinion.
Theres a dumb arse way to go about it and theres a more calculated way to do it.
I dont like filtering through lonk lines of slow moving heavy traffic, but on the open road, I will pass between cars if the gap is wide enough.
I dont know about where you are, but cars tend to move over alot here to let you go between them, its almost expected on the motorway here.
Yes its dangerous, but getting on a bike is dangerous in its own right.
I am from Cali also and I do split lanes most of the time "when the flow of traffic is between 0-40 MPH". I only do that when I am between the fastest lane and the one next to it. And when I do so, I do it at a constant speed and bringing my RPM around 10k so cars can hear me coming.
But most of the cagers actually move out of the way or give you enough room to squeeze by "out of courtesy most of the time" since I do that same thing when I drive my cage.
Just be safe and be aware of the drivers....and best if you are able to seee the drivers. :cheers
BUT, just make sure you are paying attention to every vehicle that is relavent to the situation. That includes yourself, the cars you are splitting, other bikes around you, the car that is merging into the lane where you are headed, and the cars slamming on their brakes up ahead........
Assume that ALL OF THESE VEHICLES WANT TO KILL YOU!!!
If you feel comfortable with paying that close of attenion ..... STILL BE CAREFUL!!!!
one thing to think about when doing this is that alot of people dont signal when they change lanes so dont be lookin for em, look for the car to move across the lane :cheers
Legal in Cali, think it a way to promote motorcyle riding as a means to commute. 35pmh is the speed limit, and always look at the heads of the people you pass, those freaks just switch lanes for no reason.
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