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Originally Posted by 911boost
It is also not a requirement to buy a thousand dollar Areostich riding suit.
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not a requirement, but certainly a worthwhile investment if you are serious about logging miles on 2 wheels. I wear my 'stich 5 days a week, rain or shine.
I don't expect it will happen, but would like to see more states legalize the practice of lane splitting and filtering like California has. Aside from the squids (and there will always be squids), lane sharing is a demonstrably safer way for motorcycles to interact with the cagers in dense urban traffic settings.
Traffic and congestion is a growing problem in population centers around the country. Motorcycles and scooters could be part of the solution. Legalizing lane sharing would create a powerful incentive for people to take up riding for basic transportation and commuting. More bikes on the road should ultimately lead to greater awareness amongst cagers. Go to any major city in any country besides the USA and motos are a huge part of the transportation pie (Paris, London, Rome, etc.). No reason it can't work here either, other than the most powerful force in the universe (inertia).
Perhaps they already are doing it, but I'd think the motorcycle industry should lobby hard for lane sharing laws.