Some riders in California are starting to get ticketed by CHP Bikers under CVC 2174
Well this is taken straight from the DMV's website..
Vehicle code violation # 21754 "Passing on the right"
21754. The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn.
(b) Upon a highway within a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in the direction of travel.
(c) Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel.
(d) Upon a one-way street.
(e) Upon a highway divided into two roadways where traffic is restricted to one direction upon each of such roadways.
The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a slow moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable to the right hand edge of the roadway"
So….I called DMV and was told:
“The car pool lane is separate lane from regular traffic and is marked as such by the solid white line. In the carpool lane or any lane, the white line on the right side represents a curb; you aren't supposed to pass on the right when there's a curb next to the right most lane. Passing next to a single or double line of any color is not legal. You need two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel in order to split the lane. If the carpool lane has only one lane you must drive with the flow of that lane and not pass next to the solid white line barrier. If you get a ticket, it’s because of passing on the right next to a curb."
Did a search on several sites and yes, some CHP officers, if they wants to be a Dicks, will ticket you for passing on the right (lane splitting) while in the carpool lane.
One cyclist wrote, “......I got a ticket a couple of weeks ago on the 10 in-between the 57 and the 15 for sharing in the carpool. I crossed the white not the yellow, but the chippy said it's always illegal to pass in the carpool (didn't accept a lane-sharing response) and told me that they were starting to crack down on it. Prob just one dick bike cop.”
Well this is taken straight from the DMV's website..
Vehicle code violation # 21754 "Passing on the right"
21754. The driver of a motor vehicle may overtake and pass to the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(a) When the vehicle overtaken is making or about to make a left turn.
(b) Upon a highway within a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving vehicles in the direction of travel.
(c) Upon any highway outside of a business or residence district with unobstructed pavement of sufficient width and clearly marked for two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel.
(d) Upon a one-way street.
(e) Upon a highway divided into two roadways where traffic is restricted to one direction upon each of such roadways.
The provisions of this section shall not relieve the driver of a slow moving vehicle from the duty to drive as closely as practicable to the right hand edge of the roadway"
So….I called DMV and was told:
“The car pool lane is separate lane from regular traffic and is marked as such by the solid white line. In the carpool lane or any lane, the white line on the right side represents a curb; you aren't supposed to pass on the right when there's a curb next to the right most lane. Passing next to a single or double line of any color is not legal. You need two or more lines of moving traffic in the direction of travel in order to split the lane. If the carpool lane has only one lane you must drive with the flow of that lane and not pass next to the solid white line barrier. If you get a ticket, it’s because of passing on the right next to a curb."
Did a search on several sites and yes, some CHP officers, if they wants to be a Dicks, will ticket you for passing on the right (lane splitting) while in the carpool lane.
One cyclist wrote, “......I got a ticket a couple of weeks ago on the 10 in-between the 57 and the 15 for sharing in the carpool. I crossed the white not the yellow, but the chippy said it's always illegal to pass in the carpool (didn't accept a lane-sharing response) and told me that they were starting to crack down on it. Prob just one dick bike cop.”