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Lane splitting, also commonly referred to as white lining or stripe riding, occurs when a motorcyclist, bicyclist, or the operator of another two-wheeled vehicle drives between lanes of slow-moving cars that are moving in the same direction

Motor vehicle accidents are a major impetus behind traumatic brain injury (TBI) related hospital visits. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), most emergency room stays, hospitalizations, and deaths that can be attributed to TBIs for people ages 15 to 44 involve car crashes.

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When California truck accidents occur, it is often the smaller vehicle (and its inhabitants) that suffers the most. That is bad news for passenger vehicles that engage with larger vehicles such as vans, trucks and semis.Government statistics show that large trucks and buses involved in fatal collisions are again on the upward trend across the nation and in California.

TBI involves a chain of events that determines the severity of the damage. The location and level of damage, and the time-lapse between the injury and the treatment are crucial, regardless of whether the patient loses consciousness. A closed head injury, one of three types of TBI, is often overlooked because there is no bleeding.

Lane splitting may seem like a dangerous maneuver, but it's a legal and common driving practice in many different countries across the globe. But is it legal in the U.S.? It might surprise you to learn that as of 2016, California is the only state in the U.S. in which lane splitting is explicitly legal for motorcyclists. However, even today, there is no conclusive data on whether lane splitting is safe or risky.