Month: February 2013

Petition Asks State Of Washington To Amend Section 46.61.608 To Allow Lane Splitting

Lane Splitting Road Sign

Inspired by recent CHP lane splitting guidelines, a new petition on Change.org hopes to revive the 2004 Washington State Legislature bill HB 3159, which sought to ease traffic woes by allowing motorcycles between lanes during congestion. Check out the petition here.

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Washington State Trooper Recommends Calling 911 On ‘Aggressive Motorcycles’ Lane Splitting

Lane Splitting Road Sign

In this ‘Seattle911‘ piece in online-only Seattle PI, writer Casey McNerthney asked the Washington State Patrol (Washington’s state police) “Is lane splitting legal?” State Patrol Trooper Dan McDonald responded: “I have heard in some states this is legal, however in Washington State it

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More Sacramento Coverage of CHP Lane Splitting Guidelines

KCRA Lane Splitting Story

Following behind the recent Sacramento Bee story on the CHP lane splitting guidelines, Sacramento NBC affiliate KCRA ran a story on the “first ever guidelines for legal lane splitting,” complete with some less-than-flattering lane splitting footage and the requisite “he

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Sacramento Bee Covers the CHP Lane Splitting Guidelines

Info graphic from Sacramento Bee article on lane splitting

Calling lane splitting a “slick maneuver,” The Sacramento Bee posted a story by Tony Bizjak on the new CHP lane splitting guidelines today. It’s actually a pretty balanced and in-depth piece – far better than most of the echo chamber coverage

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