A goodbye to my friend Jessi Combs— educator, welder and fabricator, land speed record holder, motorcycle builder, TV show host, off-road racer, Queen of the Hammers, beautiful, bad ass, intelligent woman.
Lane splitting and sharing… the debate resurfaces.
This Oregon bill basically gives us the same rights as bicyclists who “filter” through traffic at slow speeds. In a nutshell it says that we may pass between two lanes of traffic or cars if the cars are going less than 10mph and the motorcyclist is going 20mph or less.
Pertinent reading material:
- Lane Splitting via WikiPedia
- FAQs for Motorcycles via Portland Bureau of Transportation
- Why Lane Splitting is Awesome via Hell for Leather
- How to Lane Split via Hell for Leather
- Study Proves Drivers Are Out to Kill Motorcyclists via Jalopnik
Thoughts?
Posted on February 15, 2013 in Motorcycles by Alicia Mariah Elfving