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by Pawpaw
Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:48 pm
Forum: 2017 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: SB 288 - Motorcycle "lane splitting" bill
Replies: 121
Views: 56362

Re: SB 288 - Motorcycle "lane splitting" bill

WildBill wrote:
ianmko wrote:Awesome! This is one case where Texas actually needs to catch up with California... haha!
:iagree: This has been in affect in California for as long as I can remember.
In California a traffic lane is defined by how many vehicles can drive in the lane rather than lines painted on the road.
During the evacuation for hurricane Ike, I was amazing at the motorcycles sitting behind cars idling and going no where.
Since the cars were standing still, IMO it would have been safe to drive between the cars.

Replying to PawPaw's comment, I have been on I-44 in Houston driving at 50-60 MPH and have had Ninja bikers pass me
like I was standing still.
I hear you. One night on I-20, between Ft. Worth and Dallas, I saw 10 or 12 bikes coming up behind us fast. My then-wife was sitting quietly (for a change ;-) ) in the passenger seat and I knew there was no time to warn her. The bikes split with half going around each side of my truck, just barely missing my side mirrors. We were doing 70, as I recall. They must've been doing at least 100 the way they blew past.

I'm pretty sure "then-wife" had to change her drawers.
by Pawpaw
Thu Jan 12, 2017 1:29 pm
Forum: 2017 Texas Legislative Session
Topic: SB 288 - Motorcycle "lane splitting" bill
Replies: 121
Views: 56362

Re: SB 288 - Motorcycle "lane splitting" bill

:iagree: The biggest problem I've seen in Kalifornia is the idiots riding bikes (not all riders, just the idiots). Traffic will be crawling and here comes some idiot that thinks he can line ride at 60 or 70 mph. I've seen a few get splattered that way. Speed differential can be a killer.

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