I didn't realize you were a girl?!

[CathyBogart]

Lane sharing is legal here. It can be done responsibly or irresponsibly, it's all in the rider.

[Jessika]

Lane sharing is legal here. It can be done responsibly or irresponsibly, it's all in the rider.

I don't believe it is here, it IS if they are two bikers side-by-side but not just a motocyclist trying to get ahead of traffic and is squeezing between two cars on the interstate.

[caseysmom]

Actually I have no problem with lane sharing, I figure whats the sense of having a bike if they can't do that, they always pass me anyway so its not like I get behind them.

[CathyBogart]

Plus, it eases a leetle bit of congestion for the cagers...er...car drivers on the road.

[RICHARD]

Here in CA lane sharing is a precursor to lane diving and jellied biker on asphalt.

Some bikers will go about 70-80, then dive for that spot in between lanes.

Lane splitting is really not that safe.

The Bots Dots and lane makers do not let your bike track straight.
The paint used for defining lanes has glass in it, that makes it slippery in wet conditions.
There are mirrors on cars-sudden lane changes and people who empty ashtrays, flick ciggies, empty coffee and toss trash onto the road.

[caseysmom]

Here in CA lane sharing is a precursor to lane diving and jellied biker on asphalt.

Some bikers will go about 70-80, then dive for that spot in between lanes.

Lane splitting is really not that safe.

The Bots Dots and lane makers do not let your bike track straight.
The paint used for defining lanes has glass in it, that makes it slippery in wet conditions.
There are mirrors on cars-sudden lane changes and people who empty ashtrays, flick ciggies, empty coffee and toss trash onto the road.

I guess when I am sitting in traffic and the motorcycles can sneak up to the front is when it doesn't bother me or it doesn't seem to unsafe.

[Jessika]

I guess when I am sitting in traffic and the motorcycles can sneak up to the front is when it doesn't bother me or it doesn't seem to unsafe.

I guess we're all thinking of different "lane sharing" here. Sure it may irritate me if we're sitting at a red light and a biker does it, but that isn't that unsafe. What I'm referring to is on the interstate, going 70-75MPH, and they do it. That just seems HIGHLY unsafe to me, not necessarily on the bikers' end but on the people driving cars and trucks and what about those semis???

[caseysmom]

I guess we're all thinking of different "lane sharing" here. Sure it may irritate me if we're sitting at a red light and a biker does it, but that isn't that unsafe. What I'm referring to is on the interstate, going 70-75MPH, and they do it. That just seems HIGHLY unsafe to me, not necessarily on the bikers' end but on the people driving cars and trucks and what about those semis???

Its funny because that doesn't irritate me at all, I always think more power to you get out of this mess if you can!

[elizabethann]

You should wear a t-shirt or coat with HELL'S ANGELS on the back. I bet he wouldn't have tailed your butt then.

[Karen]

What struck me about the whole thing is that his causing all that trouble - and potential danger would have been okay if you were a GUY?

That's the oddest "chivalry" I've come across in a long time.

[Jessika]

Its funny because that doesn't irritate me at all, I always think more power to you get out of this mess if you can!

If you lived here (I say "here" as in near St. Louis, not down in Branson hehe) you'd have a different outlook on it. It's mostly arrogant kids who don't care about their own safety much else the safety of others and the way they do it is just.... grrrr! I KNOW there are responsible bikers out there that's why I'm not lumping them all into the same category, just in this area, I don't think its safe. Not only the bikers, but you have arrogant kids driving "souped out" cars who think they own the world and drive like jerks... *roll eyes*