Lane splitting/filtering: the legal and commonsense answers

[Kendoll]

split like a fucking hero. on the rear wheel.

as far as i know, no-one's been snotted popping wheelies through traffic. so it's statistically safe.

Fark yeah!!

[Katman]

Particularly because I keep breaking my own damned rule by getting distracted while commuting thinking about what I could say here.

If you're getting distracted by thinking about what you're going to say on here I'd seriously suggest you leave your music earpieces at home.

[ital916]

If you're getting distracted by thinking about what you're going to say on here I'd seriously suggest you leave your music earpieces at home.

Personally, I believe riding with music is a good way to miss a lot of stuff that's happening around you, tires squeeling, engines revving, sires, horns, noises your own bike is making etc. Only thing I ride with in my ears are alpine ear plugs, the medium ones, so I can still hear the important stuff.

[Berries]

Personally, I believe riding with music is a good way to miss a lot of stuff that's happening around you, tires squeeling, engines revving, sires, horns, noises your own bike is making etc.

Dude, if that is the case then both your bike and your riding is fucked. Get a car.

[Juniper]

If you're getting distracted by thinking about what you're going to say on here I'd seriously suggest you leave your music earpieces at home.

Or how about I take a proactive view and write it down here thus stopping thinking about it.

And anyway that's what I have my music for it's a great way to turn that part of the brain off. (The part not used for riding..)

Personally, I believe riding with music is a good way to miss a lot of stuff that's happening around you, tires squeeling, engines revving, sires, horns, noises your own bike is making etc. Only thing I ride with in my ears are alpine ear plugs, the medium ones, so I can still hear the important stuff.

Errr I can hear all of that and more even with my music running and my custom made hearing protection in. You may want to get your hearing checked.


I strongly suggest hearing protection over just ear plugs. You only get your hearing once.

[ital916]

Or how about I take a proactive view and write it down here thus stopping thinking about it.

And anyway that's what I have my music for it's a great way to turn that part of the brain off. (The part not used for riding..)



Errr I can hear all of that and more even with my music running and my custom made hearing protection in. You may want to get your hearing checked.


I strongly suggest hearing protection over just ear plugs. You only get your hearing once.

Actually, I have amazing hearing, my last hearing check showed that. Also I don't ride with just ear plugs, I ride with specific motorcycle plugs designed to dampen the frequencies that are damaging and allowing a decibel range that is quiet enough to not damage hearing but also allow enough through to retain comprehension of the environment.

You're riding with music and ear plugs and you can still hear everything you need. I highly doubt it. Look I was just expressing an opinion, what I do know is I have seen enough friends and fellow riders crash and others have near misses, results of not paying attention and thinking they could get away with it.

[Juniper]

You're riding with music and ear plugs and you can still hear everything you need. I highly doubt it.

Errr I can hear all of that and more even with my music running and my custom made hearing protection in. You may want to get your hearing checked.


I strongly suggest hearing protection over just ear plugs. You only get your hearing once.

I wear hearing protecting not ear plugs. Mine are a lot like yours in that they allow certain sounds through and are specific to motor sports. Though mine are custom moulded and made so that I can also have conversations with them in. They take out white noise, wind volume, and along with the music allow me to NOT hear the ringing in my ears. Thus allowing me to concentrate AND hear everything that white noise, engine noise, my loveing pipes, wind volume and that damned ringing would otherwise cover up.

Check this guy out: http://www.acoustixhearing.co.nz/ He's absolutely great and after being to a few places now is helping me find the best protection I can have.

[James Deuce]

Well, I won't ride with people who listen to music while they ride. They don't learn the hard way.

[Katman]

And anyway that's what I have my music for it's a great way to turn that part of the brain off. (The part not used for riding..)

Which part of the brain would that be then?

[Akzle]

Which part of the brain would that be then?

something to do with the y chromosome...

[Juniper]

Which part of the brain would that be then?

Thats the part that dreams wistfully about you it's dangerous to be swooning and riding at the same time. It's also the part that judges and talks.

Opposed to the part that is scanning my environment while absorbing the data and analysing and acting upon it as quick as my reaction time allows, which is not something that you consciously process. Whilst still enjoying the road, the curves, corners, bumps, and the puuuurrrrr (and splutter) of my little Mao. And working on my lines.

[Maha]

I wear hearing protecting not ear plugs.

Everyone else calls that shit you put in your ears, Vaseline.

[Juniper]

Everyone else calls that shit you put in your ears, Vaseline.

Nah got new fancy ones now. Those ones were pissing me off and my hair was getting yucky and they were temperamental if it worked or not.

[haydes55]

Nah got new fancy ones now. Those ones were pissing me off and my hair was getting yucky and they were temperamental if it worked or not.

So no more going to the dairy in leathers, buying a tub of vas and a banana?

[Akzle]

So no more going to the dairy in leathers, buying a tub of vas and a banana?

this one time, this guy lost a bet, had to go to walart, buy a copy of 50 shades of grey, a cucumber, and a tube of KY. i think it got put on the internets.