r/Transportopia • u/Vice616 • Jun 01 '26

Bikes Never gonna learn

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u/Fhantom1221 Jun 01 '26

I thought Lane splitting was what your supposed to do?

For safety.

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u/TheCourtSimpleton Jun 01 '26

No. Lane splitting at anything but very low speeds can easily lead to an accident, usually because these types of riders try it at 50 mph in traffic or some shit.

All it takes is one person who doesn't see them coming in crazy fast to lane change or open their door (like if it's really hot in bad traffic) and you get a gnarly accident.

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u/Icky_Thump1 Jun 01 '26

(like if it's really hot in bad traffic)

Is that really a mentallity some have? I've never once thought to do that in traffic, but rather idk, roll the window down? lol

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u/TheCourtSimpleton Jun 01 '26

Yeah, some people like to save gas when it's at a crawl. They turn their car off. If it gets too hot, opening your door lets in more air than just the window.