SIGN THE PETITION TO BRING BACK THE CALIFORNIA LANE-SPLITTING GUIDELINES! Sign the petition! A 2013 complaint from just one individual to the California Office of Administrative Law has forced the California Highway Patrol and other state government agencies to remove information from their websites that was intended to help motorcyclists safely execute the allowed lane-splitting maneuver. Lane splitting, also called lane filtering, is the practice of riding a motorcycle or scooter between lanes of stopped or slowly moving traffic. The practice has been permitted in California for decades and no statute prohibits it. No other state allows the maneuver. The complaint claimed the CHP created an underground regulation by formulating and distributing guidelines for safe lane splitting. The CHP posted its guidelines with the intention of helping motorcyclists and motorists understand safe practices and to discourage unsafe lane splitting. The guidelines are common sense traffic safety tips and raise public awareness. You can help return the guidelines to the CHP and state agency websites by signing the petition. Follow this link: https://cqrcengage/amacycle/app/sign-petition?5&engagementId=55066&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxdYLXr3MCfQO3VDylEVuiAXvigYowx7oH28zxi9gOZV1cU9gVESiyb6rUDfixS5kWMqVwdeX6JmmcMtjh_YC-Dg&lp=0 Then just fill out the form at the bottom of the page and click the red “Submit” button. According to a CHP statement, Some have interpreted the recently published Motorcycle Lane Splitting Guidelines as rules, laws or regulations that could or would be enforced by the department. The guidelines were never intended for this purpose and were prepared simply as common sense traffic safety tips and to raise public awareness. By forcing the California Highway Patrol to remove its guidelines, the OAL has denied the public vital safety information. Although lane splitting is still permitted, and motorcyclists will continue to use this long-recognized riding technique to relieve traffic congestion and improve safety, neither riders nor motorists have a place to turn for authoritative guidelines on the practice. The AMA supports the continued use of safe lane splitting in California and the implementation of lane-splitting laws in other states, coupled with extensive rider and driver education programs. Support the allowed practice of lane-splitting and sign the petition today! Sign the petition! https://cqrcengage/amacycle/app/sign-petition?5&engagementId=55066&ep=AAAAC2Flc0NpcGhlcjAxdYLXr3MCfQO3VDylEVuiAXvigYowx7oH28zxi9gOZV1cU9gVESiyb6rUDfixS5kWMqVwdeX6JmmcMtjh_YC-Dg&lp=0 View the AMA press release here: americanmotorcyclist/news/14-07-18/Lone_complaint_forces_CHP_to_remove_lane-splitting_guidelines_from_website.aspx The complete AMA lane splitting position statement is available here: americanmotorcyclist/Rights/PositionStatements/LaneSplitting.aspx. The deleted CHP guidelines can still be downloaded here: americanmotorcyclist/Libraries/Rights_Documents_State/lanesplitting_guidelines.sflb.ashx?download=true.
Posted on: Tue, 22 Jul 2014 17:02:45 +0000
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