Papi
Mmmmm...Faster
—sounds like you don't.
OK. I've already said what needs to be said. My last word is you might be looking in the wrong place. Good luck.
—sounds like you don't.
OK. I've already said what needs to be said. My last word is you might be looking in the wrong place. Good luck.
The simple answer to get any legislation introduced is to discuss it with your elected representatives.
Have you met your assemblymember, state or national senator, congressperson or their staff?
It is not difficult. We need to do that more.
That sounds like a feasible thing I can manage. Write my elected officials.
The more I think about this, the more I want a non-biased party to conduct the research on it. Basically, do the analysis and determine if it would be safer, how much emergency lane should be available before being allowed to use it (if at all), would signage benefit the program at all, etc... Kind of like how The Hurt Report was done by USC. I wonder if there is a university group interested in doing this type of investigative research/prediction.
Again, if you have any specifics you can share—legislators stating they're attacking this in 2014, whatever—I'm sure we'd all appreciate it if you'd share that info. I haven't seen or heard of any evidence of this going on right now—and I spend a LOT of time tracking this stuff down.
(1) this is a horrible idea, and (2) you'll never get it done. But don't let me discourage you. :afm199 Good luck. :thumbup
Not sure if you're serious or just trying to call him out on an obvous bluff.
I'm serious—not trying to call him out. I run LaneSplittingIsLegal.com and monitor a LOT of information sources on this topic, and have lots of connections that give me info. But there are tons of folks with other connections I don't have, and if someone has specific information on lane splitting legislation or legislators talking about doing something, I definitely want to know what it is.
Thank those who effed it up for the rest of us by splitting over the posted limit or knocked off mirrors or scared the pregnant mom by kicking her door on the fwy. They all played a huge part in bending influential ears.
Let's try this again:
Note the Bold Underlined text. Take it as you may. I'm on your side, your stickers are for the taking at my shop. I agree with safe responsible lane sharing.
But, beyond my re-quote, realize that a discussion has begun whether you choose to believe it or not. SB350 was just the beginning.
Papi and Monkeyneck, I think we are all better off with both of you on this topic.
From the riding perspective, I feel it could easily be feasible. There is a ton of room on a lot of stretches of Bay Area freeways there. Sure they are a little dirty with road debris, but after a couple hundred riders roll over it (with a few possible flat tires incurred) it would be as clean as the rest of the roadway. It would be ZERO dollars because we wouldn't need to repaint anything. The law would simply need to say "It's okay for motorcycles to use that lane." That's it + a whole bunch of other mumbo-jumbo to better define when/where/how, but basically just make it to where a CHP cant pull me over for using the left emergency lane to pass commute traffic as opposed to splitting. I'll wager a bet that cagers during the commute would greatly appreciate not having us splitting and off to the side where they don't have to worry or pay attention to us at all (as if they do pay attention anyways lol).
It all sounds easy in my head at least. I just need to know how to try it and if it has already been attempted.