Originally Posted by
Darth Lefty
Lane splitting or filtering is not legal most places in the States. Here in California it is legal between dotted line traffic lanes, but going up the side of a left turn lane counts as passing on the right and is illegal.
Really? I've only ever heard that lane-splitting is legal in CA (for bikes and motorcycles)
I always split, riding the paintstripe between the forward-going lanes and the left-turn lanes. I position myself forward of all cars, at the front of the crosswalk, straight ahead of the lane line. There always seems to be plenty of room for me to turn way wider than left-turning cars, and not get close to oncoming left-turning cars.