07-02-2016, 05:40 AM
LongRanger, the meaning of "filtering" may be different elsewhere, especially in other countries, so I am not 100% certain of its actual meaning.
As regards my earlier comment, you are correct. CA law currently does not specify any such "yielding" on the part of cars and trucks, nor that a motorcyclist has the ROW while lane splitting. That is another reason why lane splitting can be so precarious.
The future "legality" - AS A LAW - of lane splitting will be of intense interest to CB1100 riders here in CA, because we have air cooled bikes. I do it occasionally, but my rule of thumb is to go no faster than about 5 mph more than the cars around me, and only if those cars are practically at a standstill. The "new" law is proposing a 30 mph speed limit for lane splitters, but I've seen crazy motorcycle riders, usually on very loud bikes, doing it at more than the actual freeway speed limit. That's INSANE! That should be a felony offense!
As regards my earlier comment, you are correct. CA law currently does not specify any such "yielding" on the part of cars and trucks, nor that a motorcyclist has the ROW while lane splitting. That is another reason why lane splitting can be so precarious.
The future "legality" - AS A LAW - of lane splitting will be of intense interest to CB1100 riders here in CA, because we have air cooled bikes. I do it occasionally, but my rule of thumb is to go no faster than about 5 mph more than the cars around me, and only if those cars are practically at a standstill. The "new" law is proposing a 30 mph speed limit for lane splitters, but I've seen crazy motorcycle riders, usually on very loud bikes, doing it at more than the actual freeway speed limit. That's INSANE! That should be a felony offense!