168 Derek S wrote:021 Chad wrote:168 Derek S wrote:you must have a customized tank on your bike then, one that fits big balls -
Why's that?
If you stick to 30KPh and expect to get cut off by lane changing driver's that don't know the function of wing mirrors every few minutes then it's safe as houses. I lane share for about 10Km to work and about 5Km after work every day, no big deal.
As an average I reckon 95% of commuting bikers lane share, the remaining 5% are:
a) Chopper jockies
b) Women on scooters
c) Learers
well I must fall into the 5% bracket too, say item d) veteran riders that have seen other bikers killed while lane splitting.
I was also coming back from the coromandel one year, traffic was at a standstill and this prick saw me riding up the line of traffic and intentionally opend his car door on me, needless to say I was not too impressed when I noticed the occupants all laughing, however they soon changed expression when I stopped the bike and turned around "for a chat" which involved my boot talking to his car door.
So if you were to commute to work through an area of highway that is in a constant state of gridlock you would sit there in between the cars running your clutch and foot up / downing for half an hour?
I see pleanty of people on bikes that could potentially get themselves hurt whilst lane splitting, but these are the retards on litrebikes that go flying up the que at 70KPh like some sort of stunt rider.
Sticking to below 40KPh while lane splitting really takes the danger aspect out of the equation. I see more chance of being injured when staying in the traffic, because it makes the rider more likely to get pancaked in a nose to tail, at least between the cars you're not at the mercy of the braking reflexes of the bozo in a dump truck behind you.