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California Highway Patrol Says Lane Splitting Is Safe. But...
We’re pretty lucky here in California: we can ride year-round thanks to our great weather (at least in Southern California), we have In-N-Out Burgers to sustain us on long road trips, and we can split lanes.
This isn’t a luxury as much as it's a necessity: if you’ve spent any time on the often packed freeways here, you know that lane splitting can save a rider time – as well as his or her life. But the question is still asked, by cagers and even some riders: we can split lanes, but does that mean we should?
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The answer, according to a new study conducted by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, is “yes”. (But that “yes” comes with an asterisk. More on that in a second.)
The study was commissioned by the California Highway Patrol, who stirred up a bit of controversy earlier this year by not including any verbiage on proper lane splitting techniques in the California DMV’s latest driver’s handbook. Berkeley researchers reviewed thousands of motorcycle accident reports from around the state, and came to a somewhat simple conclusion: that when done at safe speeds, splitting lanes is no more dangerous than riding in general.
