[ST] Lane splitting, lane sharing, filtering (was: Various Items for a new member to the list...)

[Steve Lawler <slawler@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

In a previous email, Harries, Mort stated:
> And the written test was a multiple choice affair that a chimpanzee with
> brain damage could ace.

Ahhhh. So THAT would explain all the brain damaged chimpanzees that I 
encounter on the roads of NJ!

I, like you, commute daily from NJ to NYC. As for d**kheads and 
a**holes, I would have to say that they are far outnumbered by courteous 
people. For every person that has intentionally cut me off thirty have 
given me more room.

When I moved to NJ I tried to find out if lane splitting was illegal. 
The manual for motorcycle riders only has a reference to "lane sharing." 
It says that it is advised against. I researched further, including 
scanning the motor vehicle laws and could find no reference to lane 
splitting, lane sharing or filtering. I learned from someone that 
although it is not illegal, if the officer is in a bad mood or you've 
been doing it recklessly, you will receive a ticket for improper lane 
change.

As for lane splitting in NYC, I have been pulled over at the Lincoln 
Tunnel entrance three times. The first time I filtered past a cop in a 
car. He radioed ahead and had me stopped. Upon his arrival he proceeded 
to read me the riot act. I "yessir"ed and "nosir"ed him to death, he 
checked my papers and I rode away without a ticket. The second time one 
cop told me to go around the line of cars, and the next cop pulled me 
over. (I wish you guys would formulate a policy and stick with it.) 
Again, no ticket, just a paper check. The last time, a female cop 
stopped me. No riot act. No paper check. No ticket. Just a "What a 
beautiful bike!" Yep, women are a sucker for sapphire blue!

My weirdest encounter with a d**khead happened on Worth St. in lower 
Manhattan. This guy swerves to complete block my path. I swear at him. 
He jumps out of his car and starts to lecture me. Not yell at me, but 
actually tell me, in a nasally voice, that I shouldn't be doing that. I 
figure that this is some dork or geek that just crashed his hard drive 
w/o back-up. As he gets back into his car I notice a gun in a belt clip. 
Perhaps a a LEO? At the entrance to the Holland Tunnel I see him take 
the side entrance off Hudson that cops use.

- -- 
Steve "Devil Dawg" Lawler

2001 Sprint ST "Blue Devil"

New Jersey's Best Kept Secret: The right lane.


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