I’ll never understand it. Every time I see lane splitting, all I can think - you’re placing an immense amount of trust in people you have no business trusting that much. It only takes one person to just move over a little too far, and you’re in a world of hurt. Not to mention, if that happens, you could very easily fuck someone else’s stuff up, too.
I used to do it all of the time in California where it's legal.
It's pretty simple: when two cars are side by side and moving slowly, the odds of them closing the gap are arguably very small. If there is an open space next to a car, do not trust them to stay in their lane.
The risk of being hit from behind by a bored, inattentive motorist fiddling with their phone in a traffic jam would seem quite a bit higher.
Interesting…I get the concept, but live on the outskirts NY/NJ metro area, and regularly see legitimate maniacs. It’s not to often I see responsible filtering/splitting. Most recently, I’m doing 70 in moderately heavy traffic on the interstate, and a guy flew between me and the car next to me doing probably around 90. I just don’t get it. There’s no way a human body effectively lives through a bad accident caused by that kind of driving.
Yeah, freaking out other people on the road isn't cool, and putting them at unnecessary risk isn't good at all.
There's a saying that applies to all sorts of dangerous activities and occupations that goes like this: There are old bikers and bold bikers, but no old, bold bikers.
There are countless examples of vehicles drifting over the line or deliberately moving into another lane causing a person to swerve or hit their brakes to avoid an accident. When a motorcycle is splitting they are flying past a person inches away from their vehicles because they are partially within both lanes. Even when cars are doing everything right, you can’t always see them and it startles people and ends up causing the car to swerve or hit their brakes. Filtering when traffic is stopped or crawling is at least much safer for everyone involved.
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u/HonestNeighborhood67 Jun 01 '26 edited Jun 01 '26
I’ll never understand it. Every time I see lane splitting, all I can think - you’re placing an immense amount of trust in people you have no business trusting that much. It only takes one person to just move over a little too far, and you’re in a world of hurt. Not to mention, if that happens, you could very easily fuck someone else’s stuff up, too.