Interestingly, the motorcycle advocacy groups generally say that Ohio law doesn't address lane splitting one way or the other.
ORC 4511.33(A)(1) seems pretty clear to me ("A vehicle or trackless trolley shall be driven, as nearly as is practicable, entirely within a single lane or line of traffic").
That doesn't even remotely say what you're claiming. That just says a vehicle can't straddle two lanes; it says nothing about two vehicles in a single lane. CA has the same requirement (section 21658 of its vehicle code), but there's nothing about it incompatible with lane splitting.
I'm sure there are some places where the bicycle filtering behavior under discussion is illegal, but the presumption that it is illegal in all the states other than California is wrong. Like OR, NY, MA and FL law prohibits "motorcycles" from passing a vehicle in the same lane. So at least a quarter of the country's population lives where lane splitting is permitted or the prohibition applies specifically to "motorcycles."
Queue jumping, which is what everyone else is talking about, is illegal in Florida: http://flbikelaw.org/2011/06/queue-jumping-bicyclists/
I don't have the time to look up other counter examples to correct any other possible mistakes you've made regarding other states.
Yes, you didn't even have time to read the link you found. Like where it says: "Cyclists overtaking and passing on the right is not unlawful under certain circumstances, such as when the lane is wide enough to allow two lines of traffic."
And grantmeaname, I only introduced the discussion regarding lane-splitting by motorcycles because it the presumed illegality of that act (which includes filtering by motorcycles) had been put forward as the basis for presuming filtering by bicycles to be illegal. My point is that where laws have been adopted to prohibit lane splitting, they have at least sometimes been adopted solely in respect of motorcycles. The site that beltim cited (apparently without reading) discusses distinctions as to when filtering by bicycles may be legal or illegal in FL (which is to say, it discusses it as sometimes legal).
If you're going to say I didn't read my link, it would behoove you to read the link. From my link:
"The driver of a vehicle overtaking a bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle must pass the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle at a safe distance of not less than 3 feet between the vehicle and the bicycle or other nonmotorized vehicle.
Cyclists overtaking and passing on the right is not unlawful under certain circumstances, such as when the lane is wide enough to allow two lines of traffic. That is not defined any further, indicating the problems with some of the statutes.
s. 316.084 – When Overtaking on the Right is Permitted
(1) The driver of a vehicle may overtake and pass on the right of another vehicle only under the following conditions:
(b) Upon a street or highway with unobstructed pavement not occupied by parked vehicles of sufficient width for two or more lines of moving traffic in each direction."
I have never argued that lane splitting is always illegal. I have made comments along two main lines: 1) "Cars take up too much space" is not a valid defense for when you illegally pass cars on a bicycle; 2) "Other people breaking the law" is also not a valid legal defense.
You continue arguing against points that I am not making.
Apologies if I misunderstood, but you said "The only times passing at a light (to me, and when you DON'T have your own lane) is acceptable is if you're turning right. Otherwise just be patient, pull up behind the car in front of you, chill in the center of the lane so the car behind you doesn't try to pass you while you're in line or in the intersection, and enjoy the noxious fumes coming out of the car in front." from earlier in the thread.
It's wrong when cars do it, and it's wrong when bicycles do it. (Not in California, though)."
Apparently that's not what you meant, and you grant that it's not always illegal (do you see how I thought otherwise from that part in bold text?).
As to your point in your next post, the author's just wrong. Many states say that bicyclists on public roads have all the duties generally applicable to drivers of motor vehicles, that's true, but some states prohibit lane splitting by motor vehicles generally, like Illinois (in which case it would seem to apply equally to bicycles), while others specifically prohibit it only by specific subclasses, primarily either motorcycles or motorcycles and motor scooters.
If someone wants to know whether it's legal to cycle past stopped cars, it depends on the state, but it's not a difference between California and the other 49 states, and it's not necessarily the case that it's illegal even where lane-splitting by motorcycles has been prohibited. Again, apologies if I've misinterpreted what you wrote and I quoted above, but I still don't understand what else you could have meant.