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RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - LARIDER_imp - 07-04-2016
There's a very cool Youtube channel by an LAPD bike officer. The officer makes videos to show what his job is like and sometimes does Q & A videos.
He did an interesting one on lane splitting. (he gets into the lane splitting about 3 mins into the video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2zc1zHM4Lg
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - the Ferret - 07-04-2016
See, for me that was freaky to watch. I gasped several times thinking he was getting pinched off, and was going to hit a car.
Understand that the principal of this is so foreign to me because I am NEVER in traffic like that. Most of the time I ride (unless I go to the freeway and even then we rarely see traffic like that) I barely see other cars coming towards me, much less in front or behind me.
He made an excellent point about a smaller vehicle in front of a bigger vehicle not being able to see a motorcycle coming even in his mirrors because he can't see around the bigger vehicle. Makes sense.
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Ulvetanna_imp - 07-04-2016
(07-04-2016, 03:37 AM)The ferret_imp Wrote: See, for me that was freaky to watch. I gasped several times thinking he was getting pinched off, and was going to hit a car.Good to have different riding experiences presented here. What the officer is doing is exactly what I do several times a week.
Understand that the principal of this is so foreign to me because I am NEVER in traffic like that. Most of the time I ride (unless I go to the freeway and even then we rarely see traffic like that) I barely see other cars coming towards me, much less in front or behind me.
He made an excellent point about a smaller vehicle in front of a bigger vehicle not being able to see a motorcycle coming even in his mirrors because he can't see around the bigger vehicle. Makes sense.
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Rolls_imp - 07-04-2016
Good link to Officer Rob's moto vlog. I subscribed.
One area where he takes more risk than I do, is when there's a a few open spaces on either side in a row of stopped or slowed cars. I always assume that someone's gonna jump lanes to grab that space in hopes of moving along a bit faster. I'll favor the open lane more giving me a bit more reaction time and the car a bit better view of me coming up.
Otherwise, remarkably similar splitting style and philosophy. Good stuff.
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Cormanus - 07-04-2016
Good video, although I wondered about the chances of lane splitting safely increasing when you're on a police bike.
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Randy B - 07-04-2016
(07-04-2016, 06:51 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: Good video, although I wondered about the chances of lane splitting safely increasing when you're on a police bike.
Nope. There have been at least 2 police MOTO accidents just in this area in the last two weeks. 1 fatality that I know of. The fatal was a left turner on surface streets.
Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Cormanus - 07-04-2016
My view, for what it's worth, is that he was often splitting at too high a speed. Maybe that simply reflects my cowardice about it.
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Blockhead_imp - 07-04-2016
It appears that people see a cop in their mirror on a bike lane-splitting and they give him room. Now put a kid on a crotch rocket in the same scenario and you'll see some idiots (not all) try to squeeze him. A lot of folks resent lane splitters....
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Randy B - 07-04-2016
(07-04-2016, 09:38 PM)Blockhead_imp Wrote: It appears that people see a cop in their mirror on a bike lane-splitting and they give him room. Now put a kid on a crotch rocket in the same scenario and you'll see some idiots (not all) try to squeeze him. A lot of folks resent lane splitters....
It's not really like that out here where people actually expect it. I have people move out of the way for me all the time and they have no way to know what kind of bike it is until I pass them most of the time.
RE: Lane splitting (sharing) interview - Inhouse Bob - 07-04-2016
I think the video makes his speed look faster than it is. I've noticed other posted ride videos are like that. Maybe it's the wide-angle lens effect. Anyhow, it made me nervous, too!