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Title: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: bagodoosh on February 24, 2016, 07:13:15 PM house bill 1308 (http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/billText.aspx?id=483&txtFormat=html) has been drafted in NH that will allow motorcycles to overtake a vehicle or travel between lanes of traffic if the vehicles are stopped or traveling less than 10mph. bill status (http://gencourt.state.nh.us/bill_status/bill_status.aspx?lsr=2337&sy=2016&sortoption=&txtsessionyear=2016&txtbillnumber=HB1308&q=1) shows it heading to the transportation committee. public hearing is held on Tue Mar 1st, 10AM.
i'm in favor. however i think it has a slim chance of being adopted. your thoughts? Title: Re: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: Howie on February 24, 2016, 08:31:12 PM Fingers crossed.
Title: Re: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: hbliam on February 24, 2016, 10:04:34 PM Only allowed to split when the vehicles are stopped or going less then 10 MPH? I guess that's progress. Lame but better then nothing.
Title: Re: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: koko64 on February 25, 2016, 03:12:12 AM That just came through in my state down here. Stopped traffic or under 30kmph is the margin iirc and it's been titled "Lane filtering" as distinct from lane splitting which is still illegal.
Title: Re: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: bagodoosh on February 25, 2016, 09:32:06 AM i'm ok with using a different term to differentiate the low-speed practice.
berkeley university has done a study (https://news.berkeley.edu/2015/05/29/motorcycle-lanesplitting-report/) that found the practice can be safe up to 50mph if the speed differential is less than 15mph. but that's in CA where it's been common practice. one could argue that the drivers there are used to it. i'm not for setting speed limits. it should be up to the riders to use their judgement (i.e. helmets). personally i would not be comfortable, if the bill passes, zipping by cars at hi speed until said cars are used to bikes zipping by at hi speed. any opposition other than rider safety? Title: Re: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: OT on February 25, 2016, 05:55:32 PM ;D Don't take this the wrong way, but having driven in NH a fair bit over the past few years, I have to wonder what your elected officials do with their time.
1) I wouldn't split lanes on any highway within 100 miles of (a) New England (driver) 2) Other than rush-hour around Nashua and about 2-miles along Rt. 4 north of Pease, there aren't more than 50 cars on the road, anywhere Title: Re: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: koko64 on February 25, 2016, 05:57:30 PM ;D
Title: Re: NH: lane splitting bill (HB1308) - going to house comittee Post by: ducpainter on February 25, 2016, 06:03:43 PM Not any more to say about this without crossing the politics line.
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