08-15-2015, 09:29 AM
This is not so. Look at the date this was published and the fact that nothing has been passed in the state house. There was a bill going through committee earlier this year, but it was removed from consideration due to disputed over the limits and language in the bill.
Quote:Motorcycle lane-splitting rules unveiled
By Will Kane Updated 4:14 pm, Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Also there were "suggestions" that were posted on the CHP website last year, but a member of the state house made them take them down because they were not law and were unenforceable. This, even though they were there to help drivers become aware that it really is legal to lane share/split in the state of California even though many think otherwise.
The bill that was going through the state house was set up with split up to 50 mph and no faster than a 15 mph delta, and that wasn't going to make it so they pulled it. It can't be brought of for consideration again until next year, and from what was said that might not even happen. So it could be at least two years before it is brought up in the state house again, and even then it might not make it to the floor for a vote.
This is a VERY hot button issue with California motorcyclists and there are a lot of non moto drivers that want the practice flat out banned in the state. I really don't see that happening because it has been allowed for so long that even if it was banned, a lot of moto riders wouldn't stop doing it. Some have stated that if it were banned that they would quit riding all together because they commute on their bikes for the specific reason that they CAN split and it take times off of their commute.
This is something that is done all over the world with great success, but American drivers can't seem to get their heads around that it can be done safely because they don't want to have to actually pay attention to the road and watch for other traffic before they make a move (ask me how I know this one).
Quote:Motorcycle lane-splitting rules unveiled
By Will Kane Updated 4:14 pm, Wednesday, July 23, 2014
Also there were "suggestions" that were posted on the CHP website last year, but a member of the state house made them take them down because they were not law and were unenforceable. This, even though they were there to help drivers become aware that it really is legal to lane share/split in the state of California even though many think otherwise.
The bill that was going through the state house was set up with split up to 50 mph and no faster than a 15 mph delta, and that wasn't going to make it so they pulled it. It can't be brought of for consideration again until next year, and from what was said that might not even happen. So it could be at least two years before it is brought up in the state house again, and even then it might not make it to the floor for a vote.
This is a VERY hot button issue with California motorcyclists and there are a lot of non moto drivers that want the practice flat out banned in the state. I really don't see that happening because it has been allowed for so long that even if it was banned, a lot of moto riders wouldn't stop doing it. Some have stated that if it were banned that they would quit riding all together because they commute on their bikes for the specific reason that they CAN split and it take times off of their commute.
This is something that is done all over the world with great success, but American drivers can't seem to get their heads around that it can be done safely because they don't want to have to actually pay attention to the road and watch for other traffic before they make a move (ask me how I know this one).