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Keith B wrote:The other issue is that a motorcyclist whipping in and out of traffic at a high rate of speed can startle a or doing a motorists and can cause them to either swerve or react in another way counter to just staying the course. Goes for cars doing this also, but the motorcycles have a tendency to come by much faster and cut closer to the cars.

C-dub wrote:It's a form of road rage and the person that would do this doesn't think about the consequences. They just act out of rage.

nyj wrote:

WildBill wrote:

srothstein wrote:Wheelies and lane splitting are two things that motorcyclists do that are not explicitly forbidden under Texas law but sometimes get people tickets or arrested anyway.

I have been told thta lane splitting was against the law in Texas. In California it is not, and it is not unusual for motorcycles to go between traffic. What was very surprising to me was during the Rita evacuation the traffic on I45 was stop and go for miles and miles. [I was stuck for 13 hrs and traveled 32 miles and burned half a tank of gas.] I never understood why the motorcycle riders didn't ride between the cars rather than standing still idling and buring gas.. I would think that even if an LEO could catch them they wouldn't give them a ticket for doing it during this situation.

I've considered doing it several times, especially when in the summer heat and in traffic. It's not the cops that worry me, it's the drivers that I'm scared of doing something stupid like opening their door because they're mad that I'm skipping ahead.

RSJ wrote:

WildBill wrote:

srothstein wrote:Wheelies and lane splitting are two things that motorcyclists do that are not explicitly forbidden under Texas law but sometimes get people tickets or arrested anyway.

I have been told thta lane splitting was against the law in Texas. In California it is not, and it is not unusual for motorcycles to go between traffic. What was very surprising to me was during the Rita evacuation the traffic on I45 was stop and go for miles and miles. [I was stuck for 13 hrs and traveled 32 miles and burned half a tank of gas.] I never understood why the motorcycle riders didn't ride between the cars rather than standing still idling and buring gas.. I would think that even if an LEO could catch them they wouldn't give them a ticket for doing it during this situation.

Wow! I would go crazy with 3 MPH for 13 hrs!

srothstein wrote:Wheelies and lane splitting are two things that motorcyclists do that are not explicitly forbidden under Texas law but sometimes get people tickets or arrested anyway.

C-dub wrote:

nyj wrote:Reckless driving. Rode a wheelie right past him. Whoops.

Expired inspection, btw.

Oops. There it is. Nailed it!

nyj wrote:

WildBill wrote:

C-dub wrote:

nyj wrote:I don't think you read my post quite right.

Wheelie?

So it's against the law to have your front wheel leave the ground?

Not in Texas, but they can still stick you with reckless.

C-dub wrote:

nyj wrote:I don't think you read my post quite right.

Wheelie?

nyj wrote:I don't think you read my post quite right.

nyj wrote:I was 99% sure I was going to jail.