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However, if the driving public knows that motorcycle shoulder passing is permitted in heavy, congested traffic, maybe they will double check before pulling out.
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Yeah, wishful thinking on my part. We have lane splitting out here, though, and most cagers are used to it. Some even move over to give you more room. If shoulder passing became the norm, maybe, just maybe, more would double check. It is reality, though, there are always boneheaded idiots that are blessed with the world revolving around them and do whatever they want, whenever they want. Not only that, but when someone DOES experience a roadside emergency, too many panic and dive to the shoulder. That’s why it would always be incumbent on the rider to shoulder pass at a reasonable speed differential and not blast past stopped traffic at 50 mph.
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... maybe they will double check before pulling out.
They already have bicycle lanes. Who is paying for those? All they would need on most multi lane highways and interstates is some paint on the paved left shoulder for a motorcycle lane that is roughly the same size as a bicycle lane.And, per the article, the only time motorcyclists could use the shoulder would be during congested or stopped traffic. Precise regulations tbd...
And, per the article, the only time motorcyclists could use the shoulder would be during congested or stopped traffic. Precise regulations tbd...My reply was in response to having motorcycle only lanes, not riding the shoulder in Hawaii.
My reply was in response to having motorcycle only lanes, not riding the shoulder in Hawaii.
My reply was in response to having motorcycle only lanes, not riding the shoulder in Hawaii.Got it.
but we want special consideration all the time, i.e. shoulder usage, lane splitting, special MC lanes, etc... I can understand why some would want that, but what happened to "sharing the road" and equal treatment? So you're stuck in traffic? Isn't everyone else? So it's hot on the bike? Isn't the price we pay for doing something we love?
I just want to not die from heat stroke wearing protective gear and helmet, in the full sun, with no wind, and cars all around spewing tons of additional heat, while cagers are sitting in air conditioned lounge recliners reading their phones, listening to 7 speaker stereos, in the shade, in shorts, and sipping nice beverages, usually without having to cycle a clutch constantly, during the extreme delays.
On other fronts, motorcyclists push for HOV access, and that seems reasonable, just like tolls should be less. Motorcycles are only a fraction of the weight, emissions, gas use, and size of cars, and only a fraction of the wear on the roads. Many can only [or reasonably only] carry one person. And in many situations, they take up far less parking space.
I certainly don't expect special motorcycle lanes, that really is unreasonable.