After a rather horrific motorcycle accident where a young man was trapped under a car until he died, there were numerous commenters  who piped in about the article describing the accident.  It was here that one could see the passionate and dissenting opinions surrounding the idea of  lane splitting.
While most acknowledged it was indeed legal, [...]

Two of the most controversial topics regarding motorcycles in California are helmets and lane splitting.  
In California, it is required by law to wear a helmet while riding a motorcycle.  It is still unclear to me how a motorcycle helmet would prevent a car from making an illegal u-turn or from getting struck by a [...]