Hi Ross! I was borne, raised and still live here in Los Angeles County. CA law has not changed, it does not specify a speed at which you can lane share. Although, I've heard on the local news that CHP 'may' pull you over if you lane share over 35mph, or, if you lane share at a speed more than 10mph over traffic. But, that's not because it's the law. I think for beginers, those are excellent guidelines. Although I do get pulled over about every two or three years or so (which doesn't bother me) and asked about my expereince and knoledge of what I'm allowed and not allowed to do, I 'hardly ever' get a ticket. But, I do lane share even at 60mph if traffic is 50. CHP pays little to no attention to me. This could also be because they're likely to have seen me out there for years. My little CB250, even though small, doesn't look like a beginers bike (with a fuel cell on the back). I'm also easy to spot as I 'always' wear my safety gear including an orage reflective safety vest over my riding jacket and a yellow helmet.
Chuck Snip On May 16, 6:30 am, "Ross M. Jamison" <[email protected]> wrote: > Been there, done that, bought the hat and buckle. > > > > I was raised and started riding in California. LA area to be exact. It can > be a good thing when your young and agile. However, the width of the bike > makes a big difference. When I was riding my Kawai KZ 175 or Suzuki GT 550 > or my CB 750, no problem. When I got my Hog, now it was a problem because of > my bat wing fairing. If I was splitting and came to two (2) F-250's or 350's > stopped and their side mirrors were adjacent to each other, them, your done > until traffic moves. I don't know if it is still the law in California but > you can only lane split until the traffic is flowing less than 35 MPH, then > you have to integrate back in. I'm in my 50's and don't care to try it > now. It's illegal in Texas. At least bikers here can ride the HOV lanes > anytime of the day without impunity. > > > > Ross -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en-US. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
