John Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 riding on the berm or splitting lanes doesnt say "im more imporant", it says "im doing my part to help reduce congestion"sure i can sit there like a car and take up space, or i can use the space thats available to me and GTFO.personally, i do it all the time downtown. vast majority of the time is at stoplights. it doesnt slow anyone down. the only reason people get pissed is because they are selfish bitches, and are angry that omg i may get to my destination a little before they get to theirs. same reason that people dont let you over when you signal. because they are bitches.ive only had two people say anything to me. one guy said it wasnt fair whatever that means. i told him to get his own bike and he could do it too. he got this look on his face like he had an epiphany. must have never thought of that before. the other guy yelled at me i couldnt really make it out what he was saying. light turned green and i was gone, filtered up to the next light. never saw him again. the vast majority of people either smile at me or just totally ignore me when i slide up next to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio Flyer Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 I've done it on E. Broad when I didn't realize morning rush hour was so bad going West and I was on my way to court. If anything I'm helping the flow of traffic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AOW Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 GOONER: have you checked out BARF yet?It works in CA because most motorcyclists including the LEOs do it. CA even has bicycle lanes on the roadways, whereas in other states you're lucky to have sidewalks in your neighborhood. I lane split and love it, even at speed (if speed limit is 65 and traffic is moving at 55). I've only run into one at a red light that saw me coming up the lanes and intentionally moved over and even opened his driver's door. I just jumped to the other side and accidentally bumped his mirror off:DBut in all the lane splitting I've done that is the only I've encountered. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Butters Posted April 30, 2010 Report Share Posted April 30, 2010 ^ haha nice way to handle it! ide give you rep, but.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 It has nothing to do with anybody in a car. Why are folks so self-minded?human nature? or maybe we have a selfish culture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Likwid Posted May 1, 2010 Report Share Posted May 1, 2010 about 3 different people tried to kill me yesterday... I usually never have an issue with other cars... but there must be something about Friday rush hour traffic....either way, figured out real quick the safest place to be in rush hour is on the shoulder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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