Lane Splitting Bill (SB 506)

[Red5]

Personally I don't see this bill passing.  This has been brought up a couple of times already and died on the floor.  You have to keep in mind that California is a little more progressive than us when passing laws (or tolerating the behavior since lanesplitting not technically "legal" out there).

The mentality of drivers in the big cities of Houston & Dallas is one thing that will prevent this bill from passing.

Until I see the Guv actually signing the bill, I'm withholding my  celebration.

[Pedro-bot]

+1 or they are just preoccupied with their texting habits.

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Texting?!!  What's wrong with texting? Or posting on the interweb for that matter? 













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[Porsche Monkey]

Little bit of progress.   Made it out of the Senate commitee.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/BillStages.aspx?LegSess=81R&Bill=SB506

[wasabi]

Senate Passed.......on to the house Committee.

Wasabi

[j.davis]

Personally I don't see this bill passing.  This has been brought up a couple of times already and died on the floor. 

Actually, this bill was originally introduced as House Bill 1522 during the 79th Regular Session of the Texas Legislature in 2005 and it was never even set for a public hearing by the House Committee on Law Enforcement, the committee to which the bill was referred.

The bill did not resurface during the 80th Session of the Texas Legislature in 2007.

During the current session (the 81st Regular Session), it was introduced as a Senate bill by Sen. Carona, who chairs the Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security, which is why it was recommended by the committee and was passed by the Senate with hardly any discussion, and why it has a probability of being passed by the Texas House of Representatives.

jD

[Porsche Monkey]

Thanks for the info dude and welcome to the forum. There are several of us here that really hope this passes. I check the progress almost daily.

[j.davis]

The bill has been referred to the House committee on public safety, which at present, has 156 other bills pending before it.

jD

[Pedro-bot]

The bill has not been referred to the House committee on public safety, which at present, has 156 other bills pending before it.

jD

So what you're saying is that the house will pass it any day now.

[VTP]

sombody please make them VOTE this through already!!!!!!!!!!!

hating mopac all of the dayz.

[Porsche Monkey]

It will take it awhile to make it out of the house committee.  After that it will get voted on pretty quick.

[VTP]

any idea of how long?  months, weeks, years?!

[Porsche Monkey]

It should be any day now before it gets out of the House committee, then the house has to vote on it which should be fairly quick.

[VTP]

this is like watching pasta boil.

my 695 is slow, but its pretty tiny, so this bill could validate the purchase even more.  one more reason why ducati is better than harley...and the goldwing...

[j.davis]

R.I.P. 

The bill died in committee on Saturday.