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Died. Rumors have it the bill will be reintroduced in 2019.
 
Didnt Floyd Prozanski kill it again? If I remember he had his mind made up before anyone spoke. Splitting should be at least allowed in stopped traffic.

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Lane splitting was introduced in Queensland five years ago when I was living in Brisbane.
Four out of every five lane splitters I saw were, I felt, imposing themselves on other motorists.

These are the rules.

"You're only allowed to lane filter in Queensland if you hold an open licence for the motorcycle you are riding and:

your speed when filtering is 30km/h or less
it's safe to do so.

You're not allowed to lane filter:

at a speed more than 30km/h
in school zones during school zone hours
if you're a learner or provisional licence holder
when a 'no filtering' sign applies to the length of road
if it isn't safe.

A motorcycle rider is not allowed to use a bicycle lane to lane filter."
https://www.qld.gov.au/transport/safety/rules/motorcycle#filtering


  • These rules are often abused. Excessive speed and macho manoeuvres are commonplace.
  • Any rider told so reacts with aggression and says "I'm allowed to".
  • As the 4 lane main feeder roads were not built to handle this lane splitting it can only be achieved by riding within inches of other vehicles.
  • I have seen lane splitting at 100kph. (Harley owner)
  • To me, lane splitting is just queue jumping. It is not as though those motorcycles magically disappear ahead of you. Would you do it at the supermarket checkout?
  • This practice, when abused, reflects poorly on motorcyclists in general.

In 52 years I have never been hit from behind while waiting at the lights.
 
Good luck with that. I lane split when I have to. Worst was from Las Vegas to Victorville on a hot Sunday afternoon, 172 milse. Very unpleasant and nerve racking.
All those dweebs in their cars pissed from losing their rent money in Vegas or hungover from too much 'what happens in Vegas stays in Vegas'. A rolling road block.
 
Not too long ago there was a rider at a red light who was rear ended and killed by a gal in an Audi SUV. She later said it was the sun in her eyes, but I dont buy it. Wasnt the first, and won't be the last. I'm constantly ready to gun it between cars as I judge how fast someone behind me is coming to a stop. Lane sharing at walking speeds is not asking for a lot.

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In Queensland lane splitting applies to all roads - not just motorways, and I often saw those privileges being abused.
I also saw in the daily commute at traffic lights motorcycles filtering between the two lines of waiting traffic, making for a jumble of vehicles at the head of the queue. Usually when the lights turned green the two cars at the head of the queue would sit there for several seconds waiting for the motorcycles to leave before moving off, meaning that cars at the back of the queue would miss out and have to wait for the next lights cycle to cross the intersection.
To my mind, lane splitting can be a great igniter of road rage.
 
I rather think the guy in the black car are is an A-hole and is guilty of hit and run.
A firm swing with a cricket bat to the back of his head may enlighten him to the stupidity of his ways.
There should be a test of fetus to see if they have the intelligence to function well in society. That would eliminate so many social ills.:fineprint:
Horribly difficult to affect I'd imagine.
 
Recently moved to Ballard WA from Oakland CA, after 7 years of lane splitting. From comparison to previous riding in Ohio, lane splitting is without a question how it should be everywhere; filtering permitting at minimum.

Since riding again in urban roads, not having the ability to split is ludacris. Trying to get a ballot initiative here in Seattle...

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Usually when the lights turned green the two cars at the head of the queue would sit there for several seconds ...... .....before moving off, meaning that cars at the back of the queue would miss out and have to wait for the next lights cycle to cross the intersection.
Yep, it's a daily occurrence here. The only difference is here it's due to idiots playing on their cell phone instead of paying attention to the traffic signal.
 
The MAIDS study from 5 countries in Europe was recently published and from what I can tell the underlying majority of accidents between motorists and motorcyclists occurs from both motorists and motorcyclists failing to do a traffic scan ("traffic scan error"). Of course, the percentage of accidents due to traffic scan error by motorists eclipses motorcyclists (68%). Rear end collisions were very small and in all these countries lane splitting is widely practiced but not legal in some countries. (France just legalized lane splitting in 2016 even though motorcyclists have been doing it for 30 years or more!).

A lack of attention and awareness to the environment surrounding your car or motorcycle is the root cause of most accidents, including rear end collisions. Since the percentage of accidents due to these factors is so high why have lawmakers not addressed this yet find lane filtering at slow speeds "unsafe". If we fixed the problem of people using cell phones will driving and yes, riding, or zoning out thinking about everything else but the task at hand (something that is lethal while on a motorcycle) we can lower the injuries and fatalities and make lane filtering/sharing a safe practice.

So my argument with lawmakers who come up with the added small safety risk of lane sharing/filtering for a reason not to support a conservative approach to lane sharing/filtering is why are you sitting on your hands while avoidable unsafe road practices, primarily by motorists, cause the level of carnage on our roadways. What measures can be initiated to make roads safer for motorcyclists? How do you change behaviour? What works elsewhere? Lack of attention and awareness not only creates significant safety risks for motorcyclists but also pedestrians and cyclists. Cyclists have been better organized in reducing risks to them by getting bike lanes separated from traffic through barriers, several measures are put in place to protect pedestrians and both these measures have reduced, but not eliminated, injuries and fatalities and now its motorcyclists turn.

In a recent journey to California, in a rental car, I had forgotten that lane 'splitting' was now legal however I was surprised, more like frightened, when at 60 mph a motorcyclist passed me between lanes! It's that behaviour that makes lawmakers and motorists anti-lane sharing/filtering.

Wife and I went to Greece about 6 years ago, and we rented a Honda Trans Alp instead of a car so it would be easier to get around. That was the first time I had ever witnessed lane splitting. a large percent - probably 40% or so - of the vehicles in Athens were either mopeds, scooters, or motorcycles. (Of the two-wheeled variety, the numbers were higher with scooters, then mopeds, and last was motorcycles as I recall.) I was skittish at first to try lane splitting, but after a day of watching others do it, I built up the nerve to try it, and I grew comfortable with doing it over the course of a few days. Over there, it's normal and drivers expect it and even make room for the bikes. I don't know if the law says they have to or not, but I can say it's a different experience than I was used to.

I would have mixed feelings if lane splitting were legal in Texas. On one hand, I do not see as many bikes on the road in Houston as I do in other parts of the country, and I don't trust awareness that cagers would have of us on two wheels. On the other hand, I do think it would be nice to roll up to the front of the line at a stop light unimpeded.
 
The American reaction to lane sharing is a curious thing. Why 4 wheeled motorists would want to control what a 2 wheeled motorist does is just that, a control thing. If I can't move, why should anyone else?
It's small minded and shellfish, thinking like a sea slug!
And the 2 wheeled motorists that are hesitant about the practice are about as small minded too. Eweh, that's so scary, no one should do dat.
Tell you what, go get all safety garbed and go sit in the traffic at 100 degrees, smell the exhaust and tell yourself how great it is.
Meanwhile, millions of 2 wheeled vehicle operators around the world will gladly go around you and get on with life.
Even when I'm lane splitting in the carpool lane I mind the mirrors to make room for the faster motorcyclist behind me. I give the cars that pull over a bit to make room a wave.
Polite motoring, life would be so much nicer if people would just drive carefully and give way.
 
Nonsense.
The car would have hit the truck had the motorcyclist not been there.
Lane splitting does not save motorcyclist lives - awareness and anticipation does.

This rider must be very grateful that he was NOT lane splitting.


Perhaps we should all be more like this.
 
Discussion starter · #40 ·
Experienced riders know they can scoot around cars to get out of the way and are always ready to do it. To bad it's against the law in Oregon USA. Rear end collisions occur daily. Calling all Oregon resident riders to email your legislators.


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