Lane-sharing, a legal practice here in California, is a topic much like oil and tires. Ask a group of riders or drivers, and the conversation quickly gets passionate and emotional. Most riders have lane-split at least once, and many practice it daily. I'll admit to lane-splitting often, especially at stoplights. And here goes the arguments-while some think that's "cutting in line", I do it because far too many friends have been hit from behind at stoplights and stopsigns-with results ranging from totaled bikes to nearly totaled bodies. Thankful for the power of prayer and good surgeons, nurses and therapists, but that's a whole 'nother post!
So today I'd like to link to what is one of the best, non-emotional and fair-handed treatments of lane-sharing I've read. It was written by a rider named Andy over at www.Twoslow.com and I've gotten his permission to cite it here. Two Slow is a group of riding friends up the road in Orange County and if all of them have the attitude Andy has, I hope to ride with them someday or seen them at the IMS in Long Beach.
Ride safe, and be courteous to one another out there! As Andy points out, we have enough things in our lives causing real stress to get worked up about a bike lane-splitting by or a car "blocking" us for ten seconds!
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