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Lane positioning
- Thread starter ~TheCult
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It's legal, just not really smart.
You cut your escape routes in half by riding like that.
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AFJ
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Ontario's "Official Motorcycle Handbook" says, regarding Lane Sharing. "Motorcycles and other vehicles each need a full lane to operate safely. Motorcycle drivers should not share lanes with other vehicles." And, under "Driving in a group" says, "Never drive directly alongside another motorcycle."
I believe that somewhere in the HTA "sharing a lane" is illegal for any powered vehicle.
Why do police motorcyclists do it? Because they are trained that way when they practice doing motorcade escort and parade duties. And too often they come to grief doing that sort of riding.
AFJ
Training consists of watch reruns of CHiPs...
Bike Cop
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During the training, we are taught only to pair up when passing through towns as a large group. Once we resume highway speed, we are to split into normal staggered riding position. When our guys ride in pairs on the highway it's just for show. Gotta build that massive ego somehow, right?
Interesting as I have never seen 2 or more motorcycle cops riding staggered.
although I guarentee if they saw you doing that they would pull you over.
BrownBrady
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I cannot find anything online that says it is illegal, however, I was told during my motorcycle course that you should only be 2 abreast when at a stop light/sign.
Bike Cop
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I can't find anything prohibiting it either. I don't think I've ever read anything saying that it's illegal, whether it's smart or not is another thing.
Isn't is just sectioned under the same law as lane splitting ie passing a vehicle in its lane
BrownBrady
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Good point, but I cannot find anything on lane splitting/filtering either.
kiwi
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From the days of "CHiPs"
Bike Cop
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I'm going to assume you're talking about s. 154:
154. (1) Where a highway has been divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic, (a) a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as may be practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from the lane until the driver has first ascertained that the movement can be made with safety;
There is no law that uses the term "lane splitting", which is why it falls under a blanket charge like Careless driving. Under some circumstances, ie. how the lane splitting is done and where, how fast etc. it could be seen as racing.
154. (1) Where a highway has been divided into clearly marked lanes for traffic, (a) a vehicle shall be driven as nearly as may be practicable entirely within a single lane and shall not be moved from the lane until the driver has first ascertained that the movement can be made with safety;
There is no law that uses the term "lane splitting", which is why it falls under a blanket charge like Careless driving. Under some circumstances, ie. how the lane splitting is done and where, how fast etc. it could be seen as racing.
BrownBrady
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I may have found it:
ONTARIO REGULATION 455/07 RACES, CONTESTS AND STUNTS
3.4. Driving two or more motor vehicles side by side or in proximity to each other, where one of the motor vehicles occupies a lane of traffic or other portion of the highway intended for use by oncoming traffic for a period of time that is longer than is reasonably required to pass another motor vehicle.
ONTARIO REGULATION 455/07 RACES, CONTESTS AND STUNTS
3.4. Driving two or more motor vehicles side by side or in proximity to each other, where one of the motor vehicles occupies a lane of traffic or other portion of the highway intended for use by oncoming traffic for a period of time that is longer than is reasonably required to pass another motor vehicle.
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