Comments on: Motorcycle Lanesplitting and Filtering : What’s Happening in Canada?

By: Singletrack

Singletrack — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 15:41:31 +0000

Every mayoral hopeful in Toronto is now trying to present a solution for congestion. Well folks, here’s a solution.

From a purely Ontario/Toronto viewpoint, I think filtering and lane splitting will occur naturally as car traffic ceases to move efficiently. There will be few other options.
Acceptance by government and law enforcement will hopefully occur at the same time, if accidents and deaths don’t rise correspondingly.

One barrier I see is the widespread use of large, low & wide cruisers, which are not well suited for filtering. As soon as governments permit filtering, cruiser riders will have the approval to do it, which will only hold up smaller bikes trying to get through.

By: Kerry

Kerry — Wed, 07 Jun 2023 20:20:23 +0000

I see nothing wrong with filtering. The cars are basically stopped and if there’s a space to pass safely at low speed then it shouldn’t be prevented. Lane splitting would not worry me either when cars are moving at slow speeds, below 30kph, it’s certainly no less safe than having distracted drivers stopping on you rear wheel in stop and go traffic.

By: Dennis Inex

Dennis Inex — Tue, 16 May 2023 03:35:14 +0000

Based on my 40 years of riding and the way 4 wheel plus drivers drive, I don’t think in this country at this time lane splitting would be safe. However, I do believe if traffic is stopped and especially on very hot days, we should be allowed to split lanes. I did this last year when faced with a major traffic jam on the Coquihalla, it was 35 C! Me and most of the other motorcyclists used lane splitting and the road shoulder to move ahead. Only one car tried to prevent me from passing, I asked them if their a/c was working well for them?

By: Wayne Powers

Wayne Powers — Sat, 18 Feb 2023 16:57:46 +0000

I watch the California riders buzzing through traffic at the posted speed, because “hey it says 30MPH so I;m only doing what the sign says” Oh sure we will be careful and slow down, but that will last only a week or two. It scares the bejesus out of me just watching the onboard cams and I don’t ride in traffic and will never play that game

By: Phil

Phil — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 23:54:27 +0000

“Canadian politicians have no appetite to break new ground and take a risk…”

The same Canadian politicians who went full-retard during the pandemic, breaking new ground and taking risks instituting insane far-reaching mandates along the way? Those Canadian politicians? Lane-splitting laws should be nothing for these people.

By: Brent

Brent — Mon, 14 Nov 2022 00:43:29 +0000

In reply to TK4.

Even if lane splitting/filtering was made legal in Canada, in Winnipeg your riding season would end on day one – pure suicide. No thanks if it takes 15 mins more to ride across the city so be it.

By: Dovah

Dovah — Fri, 04 Nov 2022 20:46:32 +0000

Lane filtering should be the focus as it’s the most effective way to safely and efficiently provide solutions and incentives for riding in urban high traffic areas. Once people realize that the motorcycle/scooter “getting ahead” of them is safer, efficient and not going to hinder them in traffic as a practice will become self evident.

By: SteveM

SteveM — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 21:00:28 +0000

In reply to TK4.

Personally, lane splitting would scare the crap out of me, given the TK4’s points above. Filtering would assist with the gridlock that the bigger cities experience, but we are not going to see either in my lifetime.