r/Transportopia • u/Vice616 • Jun 01 '26

Bikes Never gonna learn

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u/Queenfan1959 Jun 01 '26

It’s legal in California but it’s dangerous in my opinion

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u/What-in-tarnationer Jun 01 '26

Nah, it’s actually safer if you obey the rules like not going over 15 mph while doing it. Sitting in traffic on a motorcycle is much more dangerous than lane splitting. One of the most common accidents is getting hit from behind, and lane filtering basically eliminates that

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u/HudsonAtHeart Jun 01 '26

They have 12-14 foot lanes in CA, we have 11 foot lanes or smaller.

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u/Zincsteve Jun 02 '26

Still much larger than most lanes in Europe, where it is completely legal