Originally Posted by
PrincessBandit
I suspect the number one gripe by car drivers re lane splitting is when it is done at speed. By that I would consider anything above 50 "at speed" to travel between moving vehicles in a non-existent lane. Is it being in the wrong place at the wrong time when a cop just happens to see you or a pissed off driver *555ing you for doing 'dangerous stuff' ?
As a rider I try to be aware of bikes splitting when I'm in the car but some come up pretty quickly and don't leave much wiggle room. I've also been in motorway traffic where cars are moving at 80/90kph and bikes still split. My sphincter has tightened a few times watching them play the odds with mere centimetres to clear the corner of a car or truck.
Personally I've never been pulled over for it but would have to accept that if I was I've gotten away with it all those other times. A bit like speeding really.
Splitting at 150 is speed (*MPH). This is why I won't ride on the street anymore…
It’s diametrically opposed to the sanitised existence of the Lemmings around me in the Dilbert Cartoon hell I live in; it’s life at full volume, perfect colour with high resolution and 10,000 watts of amplification.
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