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From: joel@peora.UUCP (Joel Upchurch)
Newsgroups: net.auto
Subject: Re: Motorcycles driving between lanes -- legal?
Message-ID: <1677@peora.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 25-Sep-85 09:27:48 EDT
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Posted: Wed Sep 25 09:27:48 1985
Date-Received: Fri, 27-Sep-85 03:36:09 EDT
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Organization: Perkin-Elmer SDC, Orlando, Fl.
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>What I want to know is this:  Is it legal (in California, or anywhere)
>for motorcycles to drive between lanes, or on the shoulders, when traffic
>is backed up?  I've seen lots of motorcyclists do just that, and also
>the CHP motorcycle patrol.  It seems to be a dangerous thing to do.

	My Florida Driver's Handbook says:

	"Motorcycle operators shall not drive between lanes of traffic
	 or rows of vechicles."

	and

	"Remember, it is illegal to operate a motorcycle between lines
	 of traffic or to pass between curb lane traffic and the curb."
-- 
     Joel Upchurch
     Perkin-Elmer Southern Development Center
     2486 Sand Lake Road/ Orlando, Florida 32809/ (305)850-1031
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