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I don't know exacly how to call it , but I know it,s probably more popular in Europe, but in North america, where do you know it's " legal / or accepted " to pass between cars when they are stopped in the trafic??,

I have seen this around L.A. and nowhere else .... ,Is this legal here ?(Province of Quebec, Canada)

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Lane splitting is legal in California. This has always surprised me because California has so many laws yet they allow lane splitting. I have been told that the original intention was twofold:

1) Allow motorcycles to move up in the line at stop lights for safety reason - so they do not get rear ended by other cars.

2) Allow the Motorcycle Police to legally get where they have go when they are not running Code 3 (Lights and Sirens).

Of course what happens is you get guys on sportbikes screaming pass you at 100mph on a curve.

I seldom split lines unless in a traffice jam.
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Europe isn't as black and white as it seems. If the traffic is stationary and you filter through it's legal in the UK. If the traffic is moving you can be done for various offences that amount to illegal overtaking if you are a hazard. At 30 mph through 10 mph traffic you'd have to be insane to get pulled, doing 70 through 50 mph traffic you will be done if they ever get the coppers away from the speed cameras and out on the road. The law isn't clear, it's down to the copper to decide what's dangerous.

In France, Spain etc. filtering is illegal but is so widely ignored you'll never be pulled for the sort of safe filtering allowed in the UK. In Germany and Austria they obey the no filtering laws except in the city centres. The police are no hassle on this if you do filter and look safe, it's ignorant cagers who'll deliberately open doors, pull in from etc. that are the hazard. This compares to France etc. where drivers make the effort to help you get through.

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This subject was discussed, mainly from a European point, a couple of years back -
http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/hub...ight=filtering
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Police will stop you and fine you in Denmark, for doing either...
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It is usually illegal in most of North America, but enforcement varies widely. I suggest you ask a local cop if it's something you would be ticketed for.

I know that where I live (Victoria, British Columbia) the cops tend to frown on it, and are likely to ticket you.
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Several states are attempting to legalize lane splitting. Texas for one.
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