First, lane spit is legal.
Passing is allowed most of the time, opposed to here (double yellow is 90% of the time). Therefore none is holding you back and everyone is happy.
Even if passing on a bike over a solid white line is not considered as bad as if you pass on double yellow here.
You can...
Yes, America used to be the prosperous country in the world, and therefor everyone could afford to have a car. The rest was just for fun. This trend and mentality is still here, but the reality is far gone. Americans refuse to smell reality, therefore things are too slow for being changed.
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Because politicians don't ride bikes and they don't give a shit if you can split or not. America is a very restrictive country. Canada is just copying it.
Don't they split (illegally) in Canada?
Watch when you approach an open sections in the car lane, right or left of you -a car can jump in there to change lane.
Also, don't split near intersection or when approaching left turn - they can make sudden left turn without signaling.
Use rear...
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