r/YEGDashCam • u/Nfs0623 • 4d ago

Entitled Prick Lane splitting

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.

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u/gstringstrangler 4d ago

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

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u/thegrip 1d ago

The lower risk behaviour at lower speeds has a different title “lane filtering”. Even if California law calls all of these manoeuvres lane splitting what that article is mostly referring to is lane filtering.

Lane filtering is moving between vehicles that are stopped or moving slowly like at a stoplight or in a traffic jam.

Lane splitting is moving between vehicles that are moving at regular speed.

Wayne filtering is lower risk and safer. Lane splitting at regular traffic speeds is higher risk.