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Old March-17th-2006 | 04:17 PM
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Lane-splitting is crazy!!

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Some parts of this film made me feel woozy.
Old March-17th-2006 | 05:12 PM
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That's the kind of little f**cker I'd like to knock right on his a$$.
I hate sh!theads that ride their bikes like that.
Old March-17th-2006 | 08:38 PM
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Well he definately knows how to ride that damn bike ... too bad he's a f**kin idiot!
Old March-17th-2006 | 09:47 PM
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8 times he almost got hit 4/8 times got really close to getting hit, pro looks like to be dedicated to getting to work on time, great skillz, con...well he is f**kin dangerous
Old March-17th-2006 | 10:48 PM
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The fact that it is legal in California totally astounds me.
Old March-17th-2006 | 11:49 PM
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rumor is they're fi'n to re-write florida's traffic laws to make lane splitting legal here. One would have to have cast-iron cojones to split lanes with all these blind-*** old folks in their Crown Vics clogging up the roads down here.
Old March-18th-2006 | 12:57 PM
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it must be their way to establish population control, ya know weed out the crazy
Old March-18th-2006 | 01:38 PM
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Lane-splitting, IF DONE PROPERLY, has several benefits. It relieves traffic congestion, saves gas and is actually safer for the motorcyclist. I didn't watch the video (dial-up sucks!) but I presume the guy was acting a lunatic. If your speed is only 10-15 mph above that of the traffic and you keep an eye out, then lane-splitting is fine. It is done in many countries around the world, seems only in ours do people get pissy about someone getting ahead of them.

BTW, according to one of my magazines it is not legal in California, it is just not illegal and is generally accepted.
Old March-18th-2006 | 02:07 PM
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Yeah, being a rider myself, I hate seeing stuff like this becasue it gives us a bad name! And yes, it definatly does have it's benefits, but what this guy does isn't safe!

And yeah, it's not legal in Cali. it's just that cops don't really do anything. Although if he feels like being an ***, he can ticket you for it.
Old March-18th-2006 | 04:28 PM
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Originally Posted by chiefmg
Lane-splitting, IF DONE PROPERLY, has several benefits. It relieves traffic congestion, saves gas and is actually safer for the motorcyclist. I didn't watch the video (dial-up sucks!) but I presume the guy was acting a lunatic. If your speed is only 10-15 mph above that of the traffic and you keep an eye out, then lane-splitting is fine. It is done in many countries around the world, seems only in ours do people get pissy about someone getting ahead of them.

BTW, according to one of my magazines it is not legal in California, it is just not illegal and is generally accepted.
The person in this video has it down to an artform. Although there were some precarious moments during the commute!
Old March-18th-2006 | 06:46 PM
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THAT **** is nowhere near legal. Cruising to the front of the line in dead stopped traffic is cool (and a good reason to commute on a bike), but I have a feeling Darwin's gonna catch up to the idiot.
Old March-22nd-2006 | 11:53 PM
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A entertaining as it was, it was also very very stupid and unsafe.
I wonder where the cam was mounted because it looked like he hooked some of those cars for sure!
Old March-23rd-2006 | 12:49 PM
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thats some crazy ISHT
ive seen that happen on I-90 to chicago
i was hoping for a crash, but nothing happend
cops probably will never catch one of them
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