woody 1000 wrote:i just want to make sure for myself but in california it is completely legal to cut through traffic but i believe and correct me if im wrong you can only split 15mph faster than the speed of traffic.
not to get to complicated...but it is legal in California. The proper term would be "lane sharing". They (cops) can ticket you...if you are riding the dots or the center line...because then you are not in a lane.
The speed....to me and from what I have heard from other people....seems to be a grey area. My best advice... do what feels comfortable. If you take your example...you can split traffic only 15mph over. Then would you split traffic going 55mph? Probably not.....
From my experience....make sure you are 110% on top of your game...before you go splitting lanes. Remeber that most Cali cages drivers...think it is ill-legal to split lanes...because they do not know it is legal. Also they do not have to lane share with you. You might also want to try and ackknowledge...a cage driver that might see you coming...and give you a little more space...they are the best cage drivers...ever. Also they may help us riders....because other cages see the effort put forth by your actions.