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Re: Driving Pet Peeves



In article <Pine.OSF.3.91.950623091154.10919C-100000@paul.spu.edu>,
Dai F Toyama  <borap@paul.spu.edu> wrote:
>On Thu, 22 Jun 1995, Tom Holub wrote:
>
>> In article <3saatt$tf@nnrp2.primenet.com>,
>> Steph Greenberg <steph@primenet.com> wrote:
>> )
>> )OK, let's take this tack: If you are going to occupy a lane, it is 
>> )illegal to double up, at least here in California.
>> 
>> No, it is not.  If you believe differently, please cite the relevant code.
>> 
>
>A simple question.  If it's not illegal to double up, could two motor-
>cycles go parallel to each other on a lane?  

This might vary from state to state, but here in Texas, I know that
two motorcycles can share a lane by mutual consent.

>What about if a motorbike
>tries to sneak through the heavy traffic jam?  

This does vary from state to state.  I know it's illegal here, but
it's legal in the LA area (don't know about the rest of CA).

>I thought they were both
>illegal in this country.  And if they are in fact illegal, should they
>not be applied to bicycles also?

Like I said it's not illegal, so the question doesn't apply.  The
interesting thing is that you didn't ask if it was legal for a car to
sneak past a cyclist within a lane, since it would be illegal to sneak
past a motorcyclist or another car (if the lane were *that* wide).  In
most states there are explicit exceptions to the lane laws that permit
a vehicle to pass a bike within a lane if it is safe to do so.  By
default, however, a bike still has the right to a lane.




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Siddarth Subramanian   http://www.cs.utexas.edu/users/siddarth
mailto:siddarth@cs.utexas.edu
Austin, Texas, USA


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