California injury laws
Vehicle Code § 21658.1: lane splitting
California defines lane splitting as riding a two-wheeled motorcycle between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane, and allows the CHP to develop educational safety guidelines. A crash during lane splitting is still decided by who acted unreasonably; the fact that the rider was between lanes does not settle fault on its own.
What the law says
California defines lane splitting as riding a two-wheeled motorcycle between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane, and allows the CHP to develop educational safety guidelines.
Official text (excerpt)
means driving a motorcycle, as defined in Section 400, that has two wheels in contact with the ground, between rows of stopped or moving vehicles in the same lane … The Department of the California Highway Patrol may develop educational guidelines relating to lane splitting
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Why it matters in an injury claim
A crash during lane splitting is still decided by who acted unreasonably; the fact that the rider was between lanes does not settle fault on its own.
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