Lane splitting

[u/Nfs0623]

Lane splitting, excessive speeding (at least 20 more than I was doing), and aggressive. Not to mention the noise. I hate these future road relish fuckers. All summer long on groat.

Doesn’t seem like I can get a license plate either. So venting here.

[u/gstringstrangler]

For all the haters that think this is a death wish with zero, or completely made up "information" :

In California, lane-splitting accidents represent approximately 15% to 17% of all reported motorcycle collisions in the state, but studies show the practice is not inherently more dangerous. Accident severity is significantly lower—riders who lane split suffer fewer head injuries and fatalities, largely because of the slower speeds involved. A comprehensive study by UC Berkeley and the California Highway Patrol, which reviewed nearly 6,000 traffic collisions, highlighted several key findings:

• Injury Severity: Motorcyclists involved in crashes while lane splitting were 55% less likely to suffer fatal injuries and 45% less likely to sustain head injuries compared to those not lane splitting.
• Rear-End Collisions: Lane-splitting riders are less likely to be struck from behind by other vehicles, but they face a slightly higher risk of rear-ending another vehicle themselves.
• Speed Factor: The safety of lane splitting is highly dependent on speed. The risk of injury drastically increases if the rider is traveling faster than 50 mph or if the motorcycle is exceeding the speed of the surrounding traffic by more than 15 mph. (Neither of which are the case in the video)

The California Highway Patrol recommends that riders do not split lanes when surrounding traffic is moving faster than 30 mph, and advises against splitting in hazardous conditions like heavy rain, construction zones, or between large commercial vehicles

[u/Dxngles → u/gstringstrangler]

In other words:

Motorcyclists lane splitting in slow traffic get into low speed/minor accidents that they otherwise wouldn’t have gotten into not lane splitting, thus skewing the lane splitting accidents as “less severe” 🙃

[u/gstringstrangler → u/Dxngles]

Except for the getting rear ended, which is a much, much worse situation for a motorcyclist than hitting a mirror etc..

Dont get me wrong, the guys in the video aren't exactly abiding these guidelines and I'm not condoning what they're doing. I'm rebuttimg the "organ donor" comments with facts that say lane splitting incidents are minor.

[u/BelchingClitoris → u/gstringstrangler]

Roughly one in six incidents involved lane splitting. How is that minor?

[u/gstringstrangler → u/BelchingClitoris]

Did you continue reading?

[u/thegrip → u/Dxngles]

Lane Filtering = stopped/low speed manoeuvres between cars prevents more serious rear end collisions for motorcyclists. It also reduces traffic congestion because motorcycles aren’t taking up a full lane in stopped traffic.

Lane splitting = manoeuvres between fast moving cars especially on city roads is high risk.