April 6th is the hearing date... no movement on the speed at this point.
What can we do to help? Should we be writing someone?
You can write to your CA Assemblyman. Use this link to find the Assemblyman for your district.
April 6th is the hearing date... no movement on the speed at this point.
What can we do to help? Should we be writing someone?
Dear Assemblyman ______________,
As a motorcyclist I urge you to oppose AB 51, an act to amend Section 21658 of the Vehicle Code as it is currently written for motorcycle lane sharing. AB 51 includes a 30MPH speed limit when sharing lanes. This speed limit effectively restricts a motorcycle riders ability to react to other vehicles moving near and around them on a crowded highway. To obey AB 51 as written could potentially force a motorcycle rider to maintain an unsafe position next to, behind or in front of an inattentive or erratic vehicle operator.
If there is to be a new law, it needs to be done right. The data needed to codify lane splitting properly is not currently in the hands of our Legislators. Once the final data is in from the Study by Dr. Rice of Berkeley, a member of the California Motorcycle safety committee, I believe there will reasonable data to establish a law for the practice. Getting this right is of utmost importance to the motorcycle community and until the final study is in I urge you to vote no on AB 51.
Here is some language that can be used to draft a letter to your representative, reqesting them to oppose AB 51.
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