Comments on: Texas Considering Allowing Lane Splitting

By: Ricardo Andrade

Ricardo Andrade — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 14:47:50 +0000

Helmets? check. Not more than 5mph than rest of traffic? Hmmm… ok. trafic can not be going at more than 20mph. Right.

By: BRose

BRose — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 12:54:35 +0000

I’ve been riding on the steet in the DFW area for many years – I can tell you that the mind set of people driving here IS NOT condusive to safe lane splitting. Strangely, the females are very aggresive with blocking , cutting off, etc…against bikes. I can’t imagine how they would respond if a bike passes their door 9″ away! This ain’t California boys!

By: Tony Green

Tony Green — Sat, 29 Aug 2009 15:14:15 +0000

It did not pass according to the Department of Public Safety.

By: ben

ben — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:11:22 +0000

I agree. Lane splitting should be legal. Not just here but everywhere. I havn’t ridden a motorcycle in over 25 years so have no current vested interest. But I totally understand the desire.
Motorcycle engines are hot and need air flow to keep the bike and the biker cool. Sitting in traffic does not make sense if there is room to move between cars. Lane splitting helps keep traffic flowing. This makes it better for everyone.
A bike is quick and agile and can quickly give a car much more room by just getting up and out of the way.
Bikers are safer between two lanes of cars than when in front / behind. They are less likely to get rear-ended sitting in the middle of two lanes.

By: leigh

leigh — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 19:24:05 +0000

Done!

If my moto friends aren’t total butt heads, the group should hit 1000 in the next few days. I invited about 50 people (I never send out invites except for Scrabble) and they should bring in the remaining.

By: Ed

Ed — Fri, 13 Mar 2009 18:36:34 +0000

Join the Facebook cause trying to get this legal everywhere! http://apps.facebook.com/causes/113221?m=91e6b129

By: gofasterplease

gofasterplease — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:59:28 +0000

RT @Asphalt_Rubber #motorcycle “Texas Considering Allowing Lane-Splitting” – http://tinyurl.com/bojvch

By: leigh

leigh — Thu, 12 Mar 2009 23:19:41 +0000

I hope this passes! I’m planning to move to Austin in the future (from California) and I can’t imagine riding without lane splitting. I know that riders will lane split on MoPac when it is stopped and I would probably do so but I’d feel a lot better about doing it if it were legal.

Most other countries in the world except and EXPECT lane splitting and their roads are often considerably tighter than ours. It’s time the US (the people even more so than the government) realizes that active support of any form of transportation that lessens pollution, congestion, etc, is important.