05-06-2015, 05:22 AM
Lane splitting in heavy traffic especially stop and go is safer. It eliminates the chance of you being rear ended being between two cars. This is especially safer when you are at a red light at a complete stop, chillin between two cars can save your rear end big time. I only lane split going 3-15mph and always have my hand over the clutch and brake. If I'm going faster I'll only split when two cars are parallel and split between them which eliminates them suddenly changing lanes. I usually never split trucks when traffic is moving but at a stop I will if there is ample room.
(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 . . . .