Decisions Decisions....
motorman4life said:
The correct term for what you are talking about is LANE SHARING. There is a difference between splitting and sharing.
All states that I am aware of that have a law prohibiting this act title it (and describe it) as lane sharing. We are lucky that in CA, we do not have a law prohibiting lane sharing.
If you are sharing the lane with one of the vehicles and doing so safely, it is legal in CA in illegal in states such as Hawaii and Washington. If you are straddling the lanes in the process (not entirely within one lane), it is illegal in CA as lane straddling is specifically prohibited by the CVC as it is in most all states and countries.
Wouldn't it just be easier to make EVERYTHING illegal and let the police use his/her discretion? The First Amendment guarantees freedom of speech to all its citizens, but we live in a day and age when a citizen can be arrested for “mouthing off”
I guess it doesn’t matter what laws we pass, on a city, state or federal level, because cops have guns, cops have tazers, cops have batons, cops have backup, and cops can use their discretion. It is written into the law.
“Officer, I merged onto 280, saw that there wasn’t a car for miles and used my discretion that 100mph was a safe speed, what’s the problem?” – that shit will never fly.
"Your Honor, in my opinion the vehicle was moving at an unsafe speed, regardless of the posted limit, and in my opinion, had a tail light out" - Verdict: Guilty
In my experience "Lane issues" only come up two times:
1. On the freeway in slow traffic - 99% of freeway "lane sharing" is straddling (unless you pass a Mini Cooper, or sub-compact - a bike and a car don't really fit in the same lane). So that doesn't sound legal....
2. At a Red Light, when there is a long line of cars. Pulling up beside the first car at the light, and then passing that car when the light turns green. That doesn't sound legal either unless it is a long line of Mini Coopers all in the right (or left) side of the lane.....
