Barfers center stage in Wall Street Journal splitting Vid

Lunch Box

Lunch Box

Useful idiot
Great stuff, Surj and Kazman! Love the quote by Gwynne at the end of the article, too. :thumbup :ride
 
mrmarklin

mrmarklin

Well-known member
Will Lane splitting become common?

Wall Street Journal Article:

http://www.wsj.com/articles/motorcycle-lane-splitting-could-move-beyond-california-1425678764

SAN FRANCISCO—Eric Kondo rides a motorcycle from his home in Alameda, across the congested Bay Bridge and into the city, every weekday morning for work. On a bad day, it takes him 25 minutes—about half the time it takes by car during rush hour.

That’s because California is the only state in the country where motorcyclists are allowed to cruise between lanes of cars, a practice called lane-splitting that is normally used to cut through stalled traffic.

Now, an effort to legalize lane-splitting in other states, such as Washington, Oregon, Texas and Tennessee, is gathering momentum amid a push by motorcyclists and by some lawmakers looking to relieve highway congestion.

Those moves have set off a debate because some traffic-safety officials—and many automobile drivers—see the practice as unsafe. It’s also the latest entry in a long-standing battle over motorcycle-safety laws such as helmet requirements, which are in place for all riders in 19 states, including California, but have been ... ****Edited for copyright. ******
 
CABilly

CABilly

Splitter
I sure hope so. Lanesplitting and patient ratios are about all that really make CA worth it to me at this point.
 
KazMan

KazMan

2012 Fifty is Nifty Tour!
Staff member
:blush thanks....I just did what Surj told me too :teeth

And being the new faces, I don't know about Surj, but I haven't received one offer to marry me or have my children :(


:laughing
 
louemc

louemc

Well-known member
Whether lane splitting is safe-Super Safe, or dangerous-Super Dangerous, depends on the rider.
There is a spectrum, of types of riders, and their mental disciplines of concentration and priorities
in where they look, to see...things.

And....Is the person gathering statistics a savvy biker? Or some desk jockey with an axe to grind?
And...grinding to come up with a picture to please, (or influence) non motorcycle types?
 
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