Originally Posted by Markk9

Only California allows lane splitting or passing stopped traffic in the lower 48, don't know about Canada.

Mark

Originally Posted by practicetrack

spanking kids and gay marriage, no tarps that is the best you can come up with? california has nothing to do with these two overrated topics. thats the feds messing with you, and people like you fall for it. marriage is ridiculous whether you want to marry same or opposite sex, and if you cant discipline your own kid then you should not breed. sometimes a kid needs his ### spanked, and sometimes two guys are gonna wanna do it in the butt, it happens and no government should have a say so as long as the kid isn't being abused and the gays are not raping me or you, unless the women start raping men then i think we can work out a deal.

Originally Posted by practicetrack

no tarps if you could follow more than just one post you would see past the fact that this entire thread is about uptight mothers goin hissy on a bike squeezing thru.

then it got bitchy, and if people wanna ##### then they should ##### about why we are all screwed. if u wanna ##### about a motorcycle vs a truck then...maybe you should just kill yourself.

Originally Posted by notarps4me

Hey wanna be. Just stay a wanna be trucking is bad enough with out you joining the ranks.... The post was why truckers don't like bikes or anyone else going down the shoulder,, but you have no clue.....

Originally Posted by skooter

Ok, so I'm not a driver, but I have logged a lot of saddle time on the interstates. I'm not a 1%er so please don't lump us all together. My Harley is equipped with a CB so I hear a lot of chatter. I always try to be courteous with with big trucks, you know, bear reports and stuff, road hazards. So maybe somebody can explain to me the ignorance and animosity that a lot (not all) of drivers show toward bikers. Couple of points: What is the problem drivers have with bikes traveling slowly down the breakdown lane to get past a back-up? Had it happen multiple times around Chicago on 80. Drivers actually tried to block me from going by, by pulling their rigs onto the shoulder. Guys getting pissed on the CB. Once on 70 in PA, I heard a few making comments like "hey, somebody ought to shoot out his tires." I only have 2. I also have a PA carry permit. Certainly didn't hear anybody else telling 'em, "Hey that ain't right" or "that ain't funny". I Didn't think it was funny then and still don't. Kept my mouth shut, cuz I didn't feel like getting run over. Here's a hint. If you see a bike with 2 antennas on it, that's good sign the rider could probably be listening to the crap you're talking about him or her. Sorry folks, that crap ain't no joke these days. Here's the deal. I'm guessing some of you ride Harleys, so maybe I'm telling you something you already know. A Harley is air-cooled. So I can't sit in a traffic jam and bop along at walking speed for a few miles. The bike overheats. Especially in August in Illinois. So my choices are to 1: Put my e flashers on and ride the shoulder to get past the jam up. 2: Hang out in the back-up in 1st gear, slipping the clutch and walking the bike til it overheats and I end up, yes, on the shoulder.3: Pull over onto, yup, you guessed it, the shoulder and hope the back-up clears sometime in the next month. Which do you think I choose? Sorry for going on so long.

Originally Posted by Lurchgs

Skoot, I feel for yah. I really do.

But let me make one thing clear, here. Truckers don't have problems with bikers (except individuals - can't control that). Truckers have problems with STUPID DRIVERS.

Sorry to say, option one is flatly illegal, 18 wheels, 4 wheels, 2 wheels or just one. A little rational thought might tell you why. Sure, there's some jealousy involved on the part of the trucker, but mostly it's a fair bit of irritation at seeing another stupid driver on the roadway.

Your correct choice is Option 2, until you get to an exit where you can then make use of surface roads.

Or, Option 3, but bring along a sandwich and some kool-aid, and a book.

And yes, I've put a few miles on a unicycle built for two, so I'm familiar with the problems.