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Old February 20th, 2012, 08:01 AM   #27
Jinx250
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Originally Posted by Jiggles View Post
I just don't feel like I am being unsafe.
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Originally Posted by Alex View Post
You're wrong.
The more accurate way to assess the situation is that it matters exactly ZERO percent how safe *you* think you're being. It matters 100% how safe the LEO thinks you're being.

Lane splitting is allowed, but there is a huge caveat - if a LEO thinks you're doing so in an "unsafe" manner, then you're gonna get pulled over. I put unsafe in quotes because that is up to the officer's discretion, and not how you or I as the riders would perceive it. Lane splitting/sharing is not expressly illegal, but unsafe operation and reckless driving would easily cover a lane splitting situation where the LEO thought you were not being safe.
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