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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;color:#1F497D'>One of my club sisters forwarded this article to me. We discussed this at the ABATE Meeting last Sunday. It’s worth reading.</span></font><b><span style='font-weight:bold'><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></b></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></font></b> <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>California Highway Patrol posts rules for legal lane-splitting by motorcyclists</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Vani><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Vani","sans-serif"'> <a href="http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/07/5171619/california-highway-patrol-posts.html">http://www.sacbee.com/2013/02/07/5171619/california-highway-patrol-posts.html</a></span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I’ve attached the Quick Guide – Lane Splitting Guidelines as well as the full version “Lane Splitting General Guidelines” that are mentioned in the article. According to Jim Lombardo, our ABATE Lobbyist, someone plans to introduce legislation around February 28 to make lane-splitting against the law. As it stands now, it is not illegal because there is no law prohibiting it. There is nothing that states two vehicles cannot be in the same lane.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Stay tuned…if a bill is introduced, we will need your help writing letters, etc. when we have more details.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#1f497d" face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Nancy<o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face=Vani><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Vani","sans-serif"'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=blue face="Monotype Corsiva"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Monotype Corsiva";color:blue'> </span></font><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:blue'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy'> </span></font><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Calibri><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p><p><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p></blockquote></div></body></html>