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by SewTexas
Thu Jul 01, 2021 11:47 pm
Forum: Self-Defense Reports
Topic: TX: Road-raging gun-toting motorcyclist shot by SUV driver
Replies: 21
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Re: TX: Road-raging gun-toting motorcyclist shot by SUV driver

Charles L. Cotton wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 2:57 pm
ajwakeboarder wrote: Thu Jul 01, 2021 1:06 am
RottenApple wrote: Wed Jun 30, 2021 4:45 pm According to reports, he wasn't just weaving in and out of traffic, he was also lane splitting which is highly illegal in Texas.
Yes and no. There is no law which specifically mentions lane splitting in Texas. The only law that comes close states that a vehicle must stay in it's own lane. Technically there is a lot of gray area there. In the summertime, air cooled motorcycles and some water cooled motorcycles will overheat if stuck in traffic. The only solution is to lane split or drive up the shoulder. I've personally done it past a motorcycle officer and he didn't hassle me about it.
Wasn't a bill introduced in the 2019 Texas Legislative Session to make lane splitting legal in Texas? If so, it didn't pass.

Chas.
one is presented most every session. I don't remember seeing one this session, but I was following a bunch of other bills, I may have missed it.

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