Date: Sat, 4 Apr 2015 15:45:45 -0700
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Subject: Re: SoCal lane splitting coming to WA?
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Are you referring to bikes that drive between lanes of cars, or to allowing bikes to ride side by side in the same lane?
> On Apr 4, 2015, at 2:19 PM, Tom Hargrave <thargrav@HIWAAY.NET> wrote:
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> I used to be Polycom's Quality Manager and when I was at the home office one week someone was convicted of manslaughter because he intentionally opened his car door, killing a lane splitter in San Francisco. Lane splitting was legal in San Francisco then and I assume it still is today.
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> Lane splitting is different from the idiots you see weaving between cars at road speed. I have no issue with lane splitting as long as there is some control and it looks like Washington State's law is heading in the right direction.
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> Thanks, Tom Hargrave
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> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM] On Behalf Of Stuart MacMillan
> Sent: Saturday, April 4, 2015 11:51 AM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: SoCal lane splitting coming to WA?
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> Friday extension:
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> WA is considering allowing this, now that the Seattle metro area has the nation's third worst traffic. I doubt it will pass, but it will someday. We can have 60 miles of stop and go traffic on I-5 in the afternoons. Here is the idea:
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> "Washington state's proposed law would allow motorcyclists to occasionally ride the stripes between cars when traffic is moving under 25 mph. Because it would be limited to traffic jams, bikers could not travel more than 35 mph at their top speed when passing between lanes."
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> Full article: http://www.komonews.com/news/local/Controversial-bill-would-allow-motorcycles-to-pass-between-lanes-290652671.html
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> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Don Hanson
> Sent: Friday, April 03, 2015 10:09 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: SoCal
>
> I have to say that after a few months near the LA/San Diego/Tijuana metroplex and spending a bit of time on those freeways.....riding a moto amongst those drivers....that takes some brass ones. And yet, there are a lot of bikes out there, zipping around, passing the cars that are also
> going 80.....if it is not grid lock at the time. I see no valid reason
> that riders should be prohibited from splitting lanes....it's their life....and it doesn't slow the rest of us down....unless they get smooshed....that doesn't seem to happen much....surprisingly....
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>> On Fri, Apr 3, 2015 at 8:31 PM, Jim Arnott <jrasite@eoni.com> wrote:
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>> What Greg said. BTDT. (Actually kinda miss it. It’s a great skills
>> test.) And it is quite legal in LA(Dick’s link is a great one:
>> https://www.dmv.ca.gov/portal/dmv/detail/about/lane_splitting )
>> There’s a 5’ wide lane there. The trick is to watch the other drivers
>> and be past them before they know you’re there. Keep all the traffic
>> moving the same direction. (As taught to me by a CHP Motor Officer.)
>>
>> Jim
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>>> On Apr 3, 2015, at 5:45 PM, KI4TLF <ki4tlf@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
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>>> So they can get somewhere when everyone else is parked on the interstate.
>>>
>>> GregM
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