And there's an unscientific online poll with a marginally appropriate picture at Seattle PI on this very legislative question for those that might want to participate.
Figuring this shouldn't just be Washingtonians voting since I ride in the state on occasion and lane sharing is a big positive that I always hate to have to leave behind when I cross the border out of California.And there's an unscientific online poll with a marginally appropriate picture at Seattle PI on this very legislative question for those that might want to participate.
Absolutely agree, Rich. I voted--hope everybody here does.Figuring this shouldn't just be Washingtonians voting since I ride in the state on occasion and lane sharing is a big positive that I always hate to have to leave behind when I cross the border out of California.And there's an unscientific online poll with a marginally appropriate picture at Seattle PI on this very legislative question for those that might want to participate.
Thanks for the find Matt.And there's an unscientific online poll with a marginally appropriate picture at Seattle PI on this very legislative question for those that might want to participate.
And that's going to be the $64,000 answer to this and any future legislation in Washington. Unless the WSP wants to do it themselves....like CHP did...it ain't gonna pass. I *think* the only way it would is a long, sustained, and responsible effort to change their mind. Or at the very least get the WSP to not oppose it.Seattle news reports already have a State Patrol spokesman saying the practice is too dangerous to allow...
No, I don't think it could if you're following the proposed Wa law:I am torn on this issue. There are SOOOOOOO many inattentive drivers out there. It would only take one of those drivers when you are doing a legal lane split and you would be paying the price. I would like to be able to go through while traffic is stopped but even then things can happen real quick. Moving to the front of the line at a traffic light, that would be nice. Its not the motorcyclist that will cause the accidents, it is the inattentive drivers that you would have to look out for. I spend alot of time riding I-5 to north seattle for business. The drivers that have a drivers license amaze me. It is simply amazing how many people simply cannot navigate their own car while on public streets and highways. Through in lane sharing/ lane splitting and "Oh Boy". I am sure there are other people that feel the way that I do on this subject. I just wanted to give my 2 Cents.
Could this happen to you? https://youtu.be/Kz4ZGqfwNEM
Exactly!I did my first 2 years of riding in San Diego. To me, lane splitting was mostly about filtering to the front of the line at stop lights, and I really felt a lot safer with my front wheel sitting in the crosswalk and a stopped car on either side of me. Coming to a stop is always one of those situations now where I have to check my mirrors to see what's going to hit me (I do this in the car as well).
On the few occassions where I split lanes on I-5, it was because traffic was absolute gridlock, and meandering through at 10-15 MPH seemed like a better idea than getting cooked in the sun for an hour. Sure, cars changed lanes and things happened out there to impede the path, but if you stick to the law, you can stop quite easily. If you're between two cars and you come to a quick stop, there isn't anything behind you to run into you.
That dumbsh!t in the video above would've hit somebody eventually without lane splitting. There were plenty of guys on GSXR's doing stuff like that in SD, and plenty of law enforcement around writing huge tickets for it. (Isn't that what the WSP would want? Another revenue source?)
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