Attention Texas Motorcyclists 03/24/2009 Action Alert - Lane Splitting Bill Passes Committee Vote More Info Senate Bill 506, sponsored by Senator John Carona (R-Dallas), would permit a motorcycle operator and any passenger who wear protective headgear to ride for a safe distance between lanes of traffic moving in the same direction during periods of traffic congestion under the following conditions: (A) at a speed not more than five miles per hour greater than the speed of the other traffic; (B) in traffic that is moving at a speed of 20 miles per hour or less; and (C) in a location other than a school crossing zone or a location where the posted speed limit is 20 miles per hour or less. SB-506 was reported favorably out of the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security on March 20 by a 7-2 vote. California motorcyclists have been lane splitting for many years; according to the California Highway Patrol website, "Lane splitting by motorcycles is permissible but must be done in a safe and prudent manner." Now is the time to contact your state senator to let him or her know your position on lane splitting and SB-506. Click here to obtain contact information for your senator. Click here to view the history and text of SB-506.
