The last time I was in your country there didn't appear to be ANY traffic laws for 2, 4, or 18 wheels! I like the way this proposed bill gives specific guidelines for when it's allowed. The only problem with riding on the shoulder is you might pick up a nail or screw.
On 11/24/09, Javier Garcia <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. > > > -- Sent from my mobile device -Kyle -- 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.
