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Yes. Acknowledging when someone gives you a break in traffic is always the right thing to do. It goes a long way...
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FYI, it may not be legal in California, but it's not illegal either. It has been a gray area for so long that a few years ago, the CHP finally put out guidelines about it in 2013, which is as close to a "law" as we have been able to get. Read it here:
http://lanesplittingislegal.com/assets/docs/CHP-lane-splitting-guidelines-California.pdf
If you try to find that in the DMV web site, it is interesting because it says:Quote"Lane splitting general guidelines" information is no longer available.
A petitioner complained to the Office of Administrative Law that there was no formal rulemaking process for the guidelines, and raised other objections. The CHP discussed the issue with the Office of Administrative Law and chose not to issue, use or enforce guidelines and thus removed them from the website.
The underlying purpose of the guidelines was to provide common-sense traffic safety information.
California law does not allow or prohibit motorcycles from passing other vehicles proceeding in the same direction within the same lane, a practice often called "lane splitting," "lane sharing" or "filtering."
Assembly Bill 51 (Lane Sharing bill) was put on hold. It was passed by Ca Assembly but on hold before the Ca senate vote. Who knows when it will come back.
I lane share when I commute in, but I avoid a particular section of the highway as much as I can in car or motorcycle because the road condition is so bad, that my lane sharing is pretty limited (normally only 1-4 miles and I exit and take backroads).
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They do all the time, and in Walnut Creek and Napa they ride C-14's much to the chagrin of speeders who might try to outrun them.
I passed a C14 with someone pulled over on the 805 going north heading out of SaN Diego earlier this week
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I passed a C14 with someone pulled over on the 805 going north heading out of SaN Diego earlier this week
I've talked to a couple of cops in California who love their C-14's, and hope that their departments never go back to Harleys or BMWs. I recommended PR4's to one cop who said that his C-14 was eating a lot of Bridgestones.
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... But I'm not one of those nut cases that blast between cars Ghost Rider style. ...
What a bunch of baloney
I've lane 'split' in CA, many years ago on my first BBG ride. I was in awe that traffic pulled slightly left or right to let me go down the middle as I was riding down I-5 from Weed to Fresno. Again when I lived there for a year.
I've also lane shared with a certain Argentinian living in Munich (like five days worth of riding!), and gone to the "head of the queue" when traffic was stopped for a light/ferry gate/accident in most of EU. It's all accepted (mostly) in mainland EU, and quite normal.
The problem in the USA are the Urban Assault vehicle drivers that are lacking in certain anatomical features. They think if *they* have to be stuck in traffic, *everyone* does. They can't fathom that three lanes of traffic (one is a 'lane share' lane) is better than two.
Or... I did a legal pass on a Sport Ute a few years back. He pulled up on my arse, rolled down his window and told me he was bigger than me and could take me out in a heart beat. I told him that would look real good on his resume. He bailed and turned right, I went straight.
There's a lot of attitudes out there, laws (or petitions) won't change them. Neither will silicone or viagra.
Rick
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What a bunch of baloney
I've lane 'split' in CA, many years ago on my first BBG ride. I was in awe that traffic pulled slightly left or right to let me go down the middle as I was riding down I-5 from Weed to Fresno. Again when I lived there for a year.
I've also lane shared with a certain Argentinian living in Munich (like five days worth of riding!), and gone to the "head of the queue" when traffic was stopped for a light/ferry gate/accident in most of EU. It's all accepted (mostly) in mainland EU, and quite normal.
The problem in the USA are the Urban Assault vehicle drivers that are lacking in certain anatomical features. They think if *they* have to be stuck in traffic, *everyone* does. They can't fathom that three lanes of traffic (one is a 'lane share' lane) is better than two.
Or... I did a legal pass on a Sport Ute a few years back. He pulled up on my arse, rolled down his window and told me he was bigger than me and could take me out in a heart beat. I told him that would look real good on his resume. He bailed and turned right, I went straight.
There's a lot of attitudes out there, laws (or petitions) won't change them. Neither will silicone or viagra.
Rick
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Jim, were you trying to say something or just in the mode for quoting?
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Emphasizing a quote that really affects all of us except for where lane splitting is tolerated now... I can make it larger and change the color if you want.
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Emphasizing a quote that really affects all of us except for where lane splitting is tolerated now... I can make it larger and change the color if you want.
Nah, just wasn't sure if you were going to comment on that part and forgot or something.
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I'm not sure when they came out (June 2018?) but I just read them in the latest AMA magazine, the California Highway Patrol issued an updated list of
safety recommendations for lane splitting.
Nobody tell max' about the last one on page one that says....QuoteHelp drivers see you by wearing brightly colored/reflective gear and using high beams during daylight.
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Nobody tell max' about the last one on page one that says....
Well, just goes to show that some "experts" (agencies/authorities/groups/whatever) have no common sense.
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I'm with max on the headlight thing.
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Oh come on... I laugh every time I watch that video.
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Well, since someone mentioned it...
I was hoping someone would do that.
"...because of my endowments."