traffic rules in your country??

[tripletango]

Call me the odd man out but even if it is legal, semi legal, "allowed" ,etc there is no way in hell I'll lane share/split/dominate, etc.
I have a hard enough time with cagers watching out for me, let alone be in a spot where they are not expecting me to be. Plus the ******** who will "retaliate" against lane splitters with things like throwing the door open.

Essentially when I ride, I ride just like I'm in my truck. The only time I'll break this rule is to drive on the shoulder if an intersection is within a few seconds away and traffic is backed up. Otherwise, I drive with the mindset that I'm also a cage.

To me, the supposed "benefits" just aren't worth the few seconds it will supposedly save me and the risks.

Thats just my opinion, I could be wrong. YMMV, etc.

Tell you what - in a city like SFO or NYC (if you could) lane splitting on a small bike will cut a journey time by about 70% if you are good at it. It takes a while to learn how to be good. In CA cars actually move over when a bike is coming. They are very aware and understand that a bike can keep going even while they are stopped.

Lane splitting is very different to carving through traffic which will get you a ticket anywhere. Most non CA cagers do not understand this, they equate it to squid carve up action which no law will ever stop!

 

[tripletango]

Negative Will Robinson-  lane splitting in TEXAS is not permitted by law.  There is no provision for said lane splitting/sharing in the traffic code.  Yes some in the Legislature were looking at it as an attachment on a bill but NO it did not pass.  This concludes our portion of the program...
Fiveoon05

Like I said cagers don't like to be passed even if it makes total sense. If I have to wait then that guy on the bike has to wait too.

Brainless BS but at least TX is trying.

Not true. Cagers, for the most part, are pretty cool about it here in Cali. Heck, a lot of them even slide over a bit to let you through! I make sure I always acknowledge their gesture with a wave or nod.

It is not often that I'll get blocked, flipped off or otherwise 'raged' at. Well, there was that one chick last week who deemed my speed of 85 mph was holding her up so she decided to pass me by sharing my lane... :blink:

Looks like we crossed posts. As you can see I agreed with you! My references were to the rest of the country.

 

[twowheelnut]

Check.

 

[torch]

In Canada, they legal statement sounds like this,- "a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as may be practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from the lane until the driver has first ascertained that the movement can be made with safety."

It is semi-legal in Ontario. There is no law prohibiting sharing a lane, provided both vehicles are entirely within the lane. There is a law prohibiting straddling the line.

I personally am with Roiscuba. I like to maintain at least two escape routes at all times. Squeezing between two cars seems rather counter-productive. I have been known to ride down the shoulder during a traffic jam in the summer, but I keep the speed low -- just enough to get some airflow. Most cops will let that go if you explain you are preventing heat stroke and are wearing full gear.

 

[madmike2]

But in California, riding on the shoulder will get you a ticket whereas lane-sharing is legal and accptable. What's a guy to do?

Hmmmm, follow a cop!

 

[zorkler]

in the 5 borughs brooklyn, staten island, bronx, queens , manhatten . i would say 30 percent of the drivers or should i say cagers move in the the middle so you cant pass them .

 

[Bluebullet]

I have just returned to the states after 3 years in Bamako, Mali (ya know like in the movie Sahara) and am still getting used to the fact that Indiana has a lane and you are sposed stay on your side. In Bamako if there was space on the road you just made your own lane. If you were aproaching a stoplight with cars stopped at it you just worked your way to the front an went around the stopped cars. I was driving a 600cc Honda TransAlp there which was 500cc bigger than most bikes on the road. I just worked my way to the front and left them all in the dust. Now I live where I get penalized for using the performance my bike has the capability of delivering.