Information on how to help get the Oregon lane splitting / sharing bill passed behind the link.  COPY & PASTE the following message and send to your Senator.  Not sure who your Senator is? Click here to find out: http://www.leg.state.or.us/findlegsltr/ Dear Oregon State Representative, I am writing to encourage you to support Oregon Senate Bill 0541, introduced by Oregon Senator Larry George. As it’s practiced in California, lane-sharing offers a way to reduce congestion by creating an additional lane for motorcyclists to use when traffic is stopped or slow moving. It conserves energy… Continue Reading »

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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… Continue Reading »

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