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From: dss00@amdahl.UUCP (dss00)
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Subject: Re: Motorcycles driving between lanes -- legal?
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Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 13:37:18 EDT
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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.

It is legal for motorcycles to drive between lanes if the traffic
is backed up and not moving. If the cars in traffic are moving, then
the motorcycle is not supposed to pass them by driving between lanes.

I think the rule has something to do with the fact that the bike engines
are air cooled and over heat if the bike is kept idling for too long.
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Deepak S. Sabnis ...!{ihnp4,hplabs,amd,nsc}!amdahl!dss00    (408) 746-6058

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