07-02-2016, 02:28 PM
Being born and raised in California lane splitting to me is part of the riding experience. Can't imagine not being able to split lanes in heavy traffic on city streets or the freeway. I am 100% in agreement with lane splitting,filtering or whatever people are comfortable calling it.
As long as a rider is confident in their skills at riding in close quarters splitting can be a safe and enjoyable practice. The key is to remember no vehicle is responsible for getting out of your way when splitting. When done correctly the cars or motorcycles for that matter don't need to do anything, it's all up to the rider doing the splitting. Been riding for 35 years and while I can't say I've never been down, none of my pavement surfing was related to lane splitting.
As long as a rider is confident in their skills at riding in close quarters splitting can be a safe and enjoyable practice. The key is to remember no vehicle is responsible for getting out of your way when splitting. When done correctly the cars or motorcycles for that matter don't need to do anything, it's all up to the rider doing the splitting. Been riding for 35 years and while I can't say I've never been down, none of my pavement surfing was related to lane splitting.