njkayaker

You did here!

?? You aren't being clear. That's your problem.

You keep saying that some states have such a law but you haven't indicated one state that has such a law.

While there's some ambiguity with what people mean by "lane splitting", it appears (from research I did a few years ago) that the most common meaning of "lane splitting" is to (basically) ride on the white line separating lanes (straddling the white line).

"Lane sharing" is when two vehicles occupy the same lane within the white lines delimiting the lanes. Some states allow motorcyclists to share lanes. Cars can't practically share lanes (because, obviously, they are too wide). What all states allow for bicyclists is like the "lane sharing" of motorcyclists ("lane splitting" is something different). The laws appear to treat "lane spitting" (if they address that at all) differently than "lane sharing".

This makes no sense. They allow it as an exception. The traffic laws are rife with exceptions to the general rules.

You aren't making sense. And you are dissembling. I didn't claim you "advocated" it. You said that it was required, when (as I said) it clearly isn't required.

If you want it dropped, then you should drop it. Bizarre.