Amended AB236 Passes Senate Trans Committee – On To Full Senate Vote
AB236, Nevada’s lane splitting bill, has passed the Senate Transportation Committee. The bill was first heard by the Nevada Senate Transportation Committee on April 26th. The bill was then amended to...
View ArticleAB236 Defeated In Nevada Senate
We’ve been following the progress of Nevada’s lane splitting bill, AB236, very closely. Despite passing with the Nevada Assembly with overwhelming support, the bill was amended in the Senate...
View ArticleAmerican Motorcyclist Association Responds to Questions on AB236 & Lane...
After Nevada’s lane splitting bill, AB236, died in the rush to get bills heard before the 2013 second house deadline, many asked “where was the AMA?” As a member myself, I’ve often been frustrated that...
View ArticleMore CHP Lane Splitting PSA Awesomeness: Radio Spots
The California Highway Patrol and the California Office of Traffic Safety continue to lead the way promoting driver awareness of lane splitting and safety for riders, launching two new radio spots with...
View Article2013 California Lane Sharing Survey Released by OTS
The California Office of Traffic Safety has released the 2013 update to its 2012 lane sharing survey (available on our resources page). The 2013 survey was again conducted by Ewald & Wasserman...
View ArticleNo Lane Splitting For Oregon – SB 541 & HB 3310 Both Dead
2013 saw two lane splitting bills in Oregon, as previously reported here. Senator Larry George, R-Sherwood District 13 introduced SB 541, which would have legalized low-speed lane splitting – limiting...
View ArticleSB350 Is Apparently Dead—California Lane Splitting Stays As-is, for Now
January 2014 has been an upcoming dark spot on the calendar for us here at the LaneSplittingIsLegal HQ—SB350, the bill that would introduce substantially restrictive limits on how we split lanes in...
View ArticleInterview: Talking about Lane Splitting with AMA Board Member Jim Viverito
The American Motorcyclist Association quietly released an updated position on lane splitting in early November. This is exciting news for us here at LaneSplittingIsLegal HQ—I’m an AMA member, but I’ve...
View ArticleLane Splitting is Safe in California—SB 350 is Officially Dead
We reported back in October that SB 350, the California Senate Bill that would have regulated lane splitting, was essentially dead. A staffer in bill sponsor Jim Beall’s office told us: Senator Beall...
View ArticleAMA Reinforces Pro-Lane Splitting Stance with Articles in ‘American...
The AMA released its lane splitting position statement back in November 2013, and we spoke at length with AMA Board of Directors member Jim Viverito and AMA spokesperson Pete terHorst about this...
View ArticleNew Bills to Legalize Lane Splitting in Washington
A pair of companion bills, SB 5623 and HB 1515, have been introduced in Washington state that would legalize lane splitting. The digest for both bills is the same: Allows an operator of a motorcycle...
View ArticleSB 5623 Heard in Washington Senate Transportation Committee
SB 5623, one of two companion bills that would legalize lane splitting in Washington, was heard in the Washington State Senate Transportation Committee today. The tone of the hearing was mostly...
View ArticleSupport AB 51 To “Officially” Legalize Lane Splitting In California
But lane splitting is already legal! Yeah, it is. I doubt many have said that more than me. But specifically legalizing splitting would let the CHP and other organizations educate riders and drivers...
View ArticleAB 51 California Lane Splitting Bill to be Updated
I wrote last May, almost one year ago to the day, that AB 51 in its then-current form would codify lane splitting in a reasonable way, and open things up for the CHP, OTS, and other organizations to...
View ArticleCalifornia Lane Splitting Bill AB 51 Has Passed Senate Transportation Committee
AB 51 passed the California State Senate Transportation Committee yesterday with no opposition. The amended version of the bill can be reviewed here in my post from May 27th. The bill passed 11-o, and...
View ArticleAB 51 California Lane Splitting Bill Has Passed The Senate!
AB 51, which recently passed the Senate Transportation Committee 11 to 0, has passed the full Senate, 38 to 0. Video of the vote: The full vote happened yesterday, August 1st, 2016. The bill now goes...
View ArticleAB 51 Has Achieved Concurrence In The Assembly—On To The Governor For Signature!
Just three days ago, I posted that AB 51 had passed the full Senate, and here we are, closing out the week with more good news—AB 51 achieved concurrence in the Assembly yesterday, 74-0. Yeehaw! Here’s...
View ArticleAB 51 Signed By Governor Brown! Lane Splitting Is Officially On The Books In...
We’ve just received word from Assemblymember Quirk’s office that AB 51, the bill that will officially put lane splitting (or lane sharing, if you prefer) on the books in California has been signed by...
View ArticleAMA Reinforces Pro-Lane Splitting Stance with Articles in ‘American...
The AMA released its lane splitting position statement back in November 2013, and we spoke at length with AMA Board of Directors member Jim Viverito and AMA spokesperson Pete terHorst about this...
View ArticleNew Bills to Legalize Lane Splitting in Washington
A pair of companion bills, SB 5623 and HB 1515, have been introduced in Washington state that would legalize lane splitting. The digest for both bills is the same: Allows an operator of a motorcycle...
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