This is a tough one. Part of me agrees with the idea, specially when I am sitting on very slow or complete stopped traffic in the highway, for, lets say, 15 miles! It makes me wonder what the hell am I doing on a bike? The other part of me tells me it might be a mistake. Coming from a country in which almost anything is allowed to motorcyclists, I can see how car drivers will never respect your lane and/or space if they know you can just go ahead and pass through the cars in two lanes. I am not saying that it is the same situation, but I can feel much safer driving in the U.S. just because of that. Perhaps if it is done as mentioned, with very specific rules that only allow it in very specific situations, it ain't that bad. I wonder whether makes more sense let bikers to go on the shoulder when traffic is stop on the highways or interstates instead between lanes.
Javier. On Tue, Nov 24, 2009 at 2:28 PM, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > I hope this doesn't get as heated as a favorite oil thread, but what does > everyone think about Lane Splitting? There's actually a state bill in TX > slowly making its way through Austin to legalize it here. The rules are that > both rider and passenger must wear a helmet, the rider must not go more than > 5mph faster than the cars it is passing, traffic must not be doing more than > 20mph, and you can't do it in a school zone. I'd be worried that a door > would open, or some jack would try to cut me off just to be a jerk, but at > the same time sitting in gridlock on an air-cooled bike constantly working > the clutch in an out can be a pain. > > -Kyle > -Sent from Houston, TX, United States > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
