I haven't gotten my bike yet, but I've sat through traffic a couple times over the course of this week and I've been thinking. Once I do get on the road with my bike, should I try to move around cars in heavy traffic?
I've seen people conflicted on whether to do this or not, and it is kind of illegal except in like California lol.
It’s not “kind of” illegal, it’s illegal. And you’re not special.
In jurisdictions where it’s illegal, you have the added bonus of cars not expecting you to be doing something stupid like that. This puts you (and more importantly other people on the road) in greater danger.
Follow the law in your state. IIRC there's only 4 states that allow splitting, but all 50 states explicitly say that you're supposed to follow ALL the rules of the road like everyone else.
In California where lane splitting is legal, about a third of all motorcycle accidents involve lane splitting. It turns out, cars can turn, even when going slow.
We’re not talking about motorcycles here though. A bike weaving through slow traffic and a motorcycle going 20mph+ between highway lanes are not equivalent.
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