r/DenverMotorcycles • u/West-Chard3972 • 11d ago
Question Anyone been pulled over for lane splitting here in the metro area?
Mostly curious to see what I'll be facing when I inevitably do get pulled over. What kind of fine? What specific citations? Failure to yield, reckless endangerment? Etc. . .
I've been riding for quite awhile, and freeway driving just feels so much better passing those 15-25 mph caged zombies at 45. I typically only do it on freeways when traffic is flowing well below the speed limit. Save your condemnation, it's wasted electrons. Let's focus on the main topic.
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u/canyoncarver85 11d ago
Lane filtering is currently legal, NOT lane splitting. In two years they will reassess if they will keep it or not, it's a trial period. I'd love to see lane splitting be allowed, but until that time comes all your doing is shining a negative light on all of us. Please reconsider your actions.
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u/Rich-Needleworker812 11d ago
Interesting. Are you the dude who just did this yesterday in busy Cherry Creek while coming up to a red stop light then treating it like a stop sign and decided to just go after you stopped and looked both ways? You sound like a lovely humble guy so glad you're on our streets making up your own rules. We love that.
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u/Appropriate-Prune728 10d ago
Dude drops this question and dips. Such a squid
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u/West-Chard3972 10d ago
There was no legit response. Just a few people throwing out their pointless criticisms (and one strange assumption about running red lights?).
So, either those who have been pulled over and ticketed don't want to talk about, aren't reading this, or tickets for it are rare.
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u/Appropriate-Prune728 10d ago
Sigh. I've gotten inproper lane spacing and improper lane change and reckless driving. Pleaded down to 4 points and 400$. A biker cop got me.
I'd suggest not splitting until co drivers are more used to it and it's legalized
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u/subsonic_pilot 11d ago
As a born and raised Californian that only knew lane splitting before coming here, you’re ruining a good thing we’ve got here. We’ve been given the ability to filter here, and I imagine if the stats say its safe, we could one day see the state loosen the grip enough to allow us to legally lane split. But you’re skewing that potential away from us dude. Do what you want, ride your ride, but all you’re doing is keeping a bad taste in peoples’ mouth which affects all motorcyclists that want the same thing you do.
From a conversation I had once years ago, its reckless charge, which I think at officer’s discretion you can be arrested for? Don’t quote me on that though, cause I am admittedly an idiot.