Motorcycle lane-splitting inches closer to becoming law in California A California bill that would define and facilitate regulations for motorcycle lane-splitting has moved one step closer to becoming law. Rep. Bill Quirk’s (D-Hayward) Assembly Bill 51 received unanimous support in the California Senate on Monday and after amendments passed out of that body on Thursday with a 74-0 “yes” vote, Quirk’s office said. AB 51 now moves to the desk of Gov. Jerry Brown for his signature. If passed, the law would make California the first U.S. state to allow the controversial practice, in which motorcyclists use the spaces between lanes to avoid being stuck in heavy traffic. To date, the practice — common in many European countries but expressly against the law in other U.S. states — is not technically legal in California but is tolerated as legal by law enforcement agencies. See http://ift.tt/2aNBhd5
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