05-06-2015, 04:36 AM
(05-06-2015, 04:26 AM)furious_blue_imp Wrote:(05-06-2015, 04:25 AM)treytexag_imp Wrote: Please don't flame me.
I think lanesplitting - to me - is crazy. I would not do it, I just don't have the nerves and I have too many mouths counting on my income. For you braver types, it's OK.
I will say I'm glad it does not seem to be common here in Texas. When I was out in San Fran and LA last summer with the fam, I was quite shocked when a bike zipped up the "lanesplitting" area in the 3 feet between my car and the car in the lane next to me.
I'm a bit of a Safety Sally working in the Refining and O&G industries my whole life so this notion of "lane splitting" is lost on me. But I guess I'm just a paranoid "old school" fart when it comes to this sort of thing.
Again, this is just me. I know most of you probably are OK with it, but for me - no.
Glad to hear your bike wasn't damaged, and cannot believe the van you hit didn't notice - sounds like that are pretty loud to miss . . . .
No flame, just my personal experience.
I only do it when traffic is at a near standstill and I never pass at more than a fast walking speed.
As soon as I can do more than 20 mph, I'm back in line..
Just like the act of riding a motorcycle, when one imagines all the things that could possibly go wrong.. riding a motorcycle sounds like lunacy (we've heard that a lot, especially from non-riders)..
It's actually not that bad when done with caution and in proper circumstances.
There are those that choose to split traffic that is moving at 50mph+. That's very dangerous and just plain nuts. If/When the CHP sees that, they are sure to issue a ticket for unsafe driving (riding)...
No flame, just my personal experience.
I only do it when traffic is at a near standstill and I never pass at more than a fast walking speed.
As soon as I can do more than 20 mph, I'm back in line..
Just like the act of riding a motorcycle, when one imagines all the things that could possibly go wrong.. riding a motorcycle sounds like lunacy (we've heard that a lot, especially from non-riders)..
It's actually not that bad when done with caution and in proper circumstances.
There are those that choose to split traffic that is moving at 50mph+. That's very dangerous and just plain nuts. If/When the CHP sees that, they are sure to issue a ticket for unsafe driving (riding)...
Furious, the way you describe it doesn't sound too scary, admittedly.
I was doing 55 down the freeway in LA and two guys on bikes flew past us up the "lanesplitting" area. I thought to myself, "well, at that speed it won't matter if their organ donor cards are current, 'cuz there won't be any viable tissue left . . . . "