Potential good news: Texas lane-splitting bill drafted

 <http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/tlo/79R/billtext/HB01522I.HTM>

Let's hope it passes. Texas has needed a lane-splitting law for
decades. I'm not sure I'm completely on board with the way it's
drafted, but it's certainly better than nothing.

Keep your fingers crossed. Hopefully, we Texas motorcyclists will soon
be able to stay safe in heavy traffic congestion without being ticketed
for it.

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Tim Kreitz
2003 ZX7R
2000 ZX6R
DoD #2184
http://www.timkreitz.com

 

yaaay!

It's reasonable. Try finding the lanesplitting laws for some European countries.
See if you can get the same legislators to make sure that doing stupid things
like opening car doors at passing motorcyclists is illegal.

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 Timberwoof wrote:


countries.

stupid things

I just wrote the representative who authored the bill. Here's the text:

Dear sir,

Thank you for authoring HB1522, which would allow Texas motorcyclists
to use the technique commonly referred to as ''lane-splitting'' when
navigating in congested traffic situations.

After reading the bill, I humbly offer two suggestions that I believe
would improve it:

1. Please allow for a 10-mile per hour speed differential between a
lane-splitting motorcyclist and the surrounding vehicles, rather than
the 5 miles per hour currently specified in the bill. During periods of
slow-creeping traffic, the relatively small difference in speed could
lead to stability problems for the motorcyclist.

2. Please include language in the bill to specify that any motorist who
attempts to impede a lane-splitting motorcyclist (by doing things like
opening a car door or swerving a vehicle furtively) commits an offense.
Unfortunately, such types of actions are sometimes committed by
motorists in areas where lane-splitting is already legal. It would be
nice to have those acts clarified as offenses at the time the bill goes
into law.

Again your work is appreciated. If I can be of any assistance in this
effort, please feel free to contact me.

Sincerely,

Timothy V. Kreitz, motorcyclist
AMA member #[SNIP]
MSF instructor #[SNIP]
http://www.timkreitz.com

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Tim Kreitz
2003 ZX7R
2000 ZX6R
DoD #2184
http://www.timkreitz.com

 

... i've been lane-splitting in Texas for years  :))

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Many of us have been doing the lane splitting things for years, in Texas..
There have also been quite a few tickets cited for it.. Although I've never
gotten one of them myself, I'm told that the fines are exorbitant..

Maybe.. if this Bill is successful in legislature, we can relax a bit and be
completely legal while we ride..

Bill Walker
Irving, Tx.