Is Filtering / Lane-Splitting legal (or is it just a cager's consipiracy)?

[frankieG]

mini vans can do that and are better on gas.  besides most the suv's i see are soccer moms and people riding by themselves

[yamahonkawazuki]

agreed, BUT sometimes minivans are not large enough., but yeah they can

[pandy]

I just had an accident while lanesharing. Even though lanesharing is not illegal (California is the only state that allows it, but as others have noted, it completely depends upon the officers' judgments).... tangent....back on track...

Even though lanesharing is not illegal (thus is legal) in California, I still may be screwed. The witch in her Mercedes was breaking three laws that I can think of offhand, but *I* may get the blame (or part of the blame) due to the simple fact that I was lanesharing. I'm hoping that's not the case, but it won't surprise me in the least. Had I not been lanesharing, there would be absolutely no doubt whatsoever that she was 100% at fault. Very irksome.

Will I continue to laneshare? Yes. I fortunately don't have to do it often anymore, and I will absolutely avoid doing so when I can (taking another freeway that's  not so congested, for example). If lanesharing is outlawed in California, it won't be due to the minority of idiots who go by the cagers too fast, it'll be because cagers can't be bothered to turn their f*%$#g heads and actually LOOK to see if there's someone in their path.

Someone on another forum asked if I could have been in her blind spot. I certainly could have (and probably was), BUT...if a cager doesn't look, then the whole world is in their blind spot.

Lanesharing is most definitely a calculated risk, but what adds greatly to the risk is the fact that cagers are ignorant about the laws surrounding lanesharing, plus the fact that they're jealous as can be. The fact that they don't KNOW what the law is means that they believe bikers to be the lawbreakers. A newer rider on (I think?) this forum just stated something to the effect that bikes should be made to wait just like cars. I'm assuming that this member lives in one of the 49 states that don't allow lanesharing. Sharing lanes has gotten me out of many a tight spot/dangerous situation...many, many more times than I've gotten into trouble while lanesharing (this is the first time I've been in any sort of accident that could possibly have any blame legally placed on me...well...for many...MANY..years...since I was a teenager ....MANY  years...  ).

Oy.  Vicodin makes me chatty, as if I (or you) need THAT more.... but at least I can't be held responsible for garbled stuff. 

[frankieG]

you must own a suv...otherwise why all the pro suv chat?

agreed, BUT sometimes minivans are not large enough., but yeah they can