thorne Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 http://laist.com/2007/08/30/lane_splitting_on_the_10_freeway_in_la.php That looks scary as shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linc5.0 Posted August 30, 2007 Report Share Posted August 30, 2007 try doing it at 175mph or with a cop behind you...then it gets really exciting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SPLN SUX Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 you would NEVER catch me doing that shit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedRocket1647545505 Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 I remember sitting in LA gridlocked traffic for the first time, and having the living shit scared out of me when I bike damn near tore my arm off. It's legal there, I guess, but I didn't know it at the time. I pulled my arm back in real quick, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TTQ B4U Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 I see that shit all the time when I'm out there. If they only knew how many of us NYC taught drivers were on the road with them.....I can't tell you how many times I've pulled a Manhattan lane change and not even remembered to look for a bike snaking through traffic. They and me have been lucky so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HAOLE Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 I remember sitting in LA gridlocked traffic for the first time, and having the living shit scared out of me when I bike damn near tore my arm off. It's legal there, I guess, but I didn't know it at the time. I pulled my arm back in real quick, though. The same thing happened to me in San Diego. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thorne Posted August 31, 2007 Author Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 I will never ever ever lane split. unless I am playing real life GTA with a few stars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ImUrOBGYN Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Try doing it in a car on the 10 or the 405 in Orange Cty. When i think back on how I used to drive out there when i was younger, I can't even believe it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Venture Guy Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 been out to LA numerous times when my buddy lived in valencia....they do that all day every day....and the 10 is a BITCH....i would never do that shit..imagine if someone opened their door for some reason..ouch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest hotrodmama024 Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Thats where i learned how to drive. Shit is scary to me now if i go out there. If you are not going 90 mph on some freeways you will get run over. Its nutz! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkinhood Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Born and raised in San Diego, so that kinda stuff is not new to me, though with how that guy was doing it he would have been pulled over in a CHP saw him simply because the biker's speed can't be over 35 when doing the lanesplitting(it's legal to allow bikers to just go fowards in stop and go traffic and have them be in less danger) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farley Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 there is no way this is legale over here... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 lane splitting is not really that dangerous. dunno why people seem to think it is though... seriously though, any major city you go to, anywhere else in the world, and lane splitting is the norm. the biggest danger with it here is toothless joe redneck who thinks "fuck that guy on a bike... if i have to sit in this traffic so does he" and tries to open a door on you impatience... i kinda think thats the reason no one uses turn signals in columbus IMO. if you do, the asshole behind you will try to close the door and not let you in. god forbid someone gets where they are going 10 seconds before you get where you are going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 PS if you wanna see some REALLY crazy shit, check out these guys http://youtube.com/watch?v=nR2ygFn-yR8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 here is some tokyo motorcycle action: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkinhood Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 Actually at over 40mph drafts off of other cars can make it dangerous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted August 31, 2007 Report Share Posted August 31, 2007 yeah but if traffic is moving 40+ then you shouldnt be splitting lanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kinkinhood Posted September 1, 2007 Report Share Posted September 1, 2007 You'd be amazed by how many people miss that memo. Main reason it's not legal in most states. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 the biggest danger with it here is toothless joe redneck who thinks "fuck that guy on a bike... if i have to sit in this traffic so does he" and tries to open a door on you I have all my teeth and I am far from a redneck, but what makes you so special that you just have to lane split and blow by everyone else who's patiently doing what can't be avoided? Just because you have a bike makes you special? Sit back, enjoy the weather and wait like everyone else. impatience... i kinda think thats the reason no one uses turn signals in columbus IMO. if you do, the asshole behind you will try to close the door and not let you in. You mean impatient like the bikers who lane cut to break through traffic jambs just so they don't have to wait longer than everyone else on the highways/roads? god forbid someone gets where they are going 10 seconds before you get where you are going Exactly, so why lane cut if you're only going to get there 10 seconds before the other guy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akula Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 splitting lanes is legal in cali, a bike in cali qualifies as HOV, you can split lanes in stopped traffic, I don't like how fast they got but thems the rules. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted September 12, 2007 Report Share Posted September 12, 2007 I wasn't questioning legality really. More just questioning the statements about motorist's who are "impatient" and not letting lane splitters. When, looking at it the otherway, the lane splitters are just as "impatient". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bahnstoermer1647545488 Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 If it's legal, then fuck it... do it if you wanna. It worked on 315 for me a few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceGhost Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 RangerTurbo: Waiting on a hot bike sucks way worse than waiting in an AC car on a hot day, especially in riding gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerTurbo Posted September 13, 2007 Report Share Posted September 13, 2007 I can understand that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cptn janks Posted September 14, 2007 Report Share Posted September 14, 2007 I have all my teeth and I am far from a redneck, but what makes you so special that you just have to lane split and blow by everyone else who's patiently doing what can't be avoided? Just because you have a bike makes you special? Sit back, enjoy the weather and wait like everyone else. you miss the point. the point is, the fact that someone would be willing to seriously injure or even kill another person, just because they passed them in traffic, is appaling. a person who would consider injuring or killing someone, over something so trivial, is deplorable. You mean impatient like the bikers who lane cut to break through traffic jambs just so they don't have to wait longer than everyone else on the highways/roads? dont you see that if there are less bikes in the way, then that equals less vehicles on the road which equals less traffic? its beneficial for everyone else... you can sit there on your bike taking up space, or you can GTFO and open that space up. Exactly, so why lane cut if you're only going to get there 10 seconds before the other guy? again, point missed. in LA, a 45 minute trip by car can be reduced to a 15 minute trip on a bike. the 10 seconds was just an example of how impatient people are. people will pull right out in front of you, when you are the last car in a line of traffic... they will go around someone making a left, when, if they just waited a few seconds, that car will have made its turn and they can be on their way. when someone signals to get over, the person behind them speeds up so they cant get over this is the kind of impatience i was talking about with the 10 seconds... i cant tell how many times ive been cut off by someone, or have them fly by me at 90, only to end up behind them at a light 10 minutes later. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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