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Originally Posted by Jiggles
Well, idk if I wouldn't have hit but once the rear started sliding I wasn't braking as hard as I could have
Swerve where though? Van in the left lane, moving cars in the right lane and car in front of me. Also, I didn't know what was in front of these cars stopping (turns out nothing) so splitting between the lanes could have been just as bad. I figured the best option was to brake.
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Hind sight being 20/20, you had just passed a vehicle to your right, you could have rolled on the throttle and headed into the lane to the right.
That being said, lane position was part of your problem here. I try to ride closer to the line, in the right hand part of the lane. If you had done that, you could have moved over into the lane splitting position while braking hard, since you don't need to swerve or turn hard at all to get there. Then, if you can't stop, you can split, and at a lower speed. Worst case scenario, you end up crashing the way you did, best case, you keep riding.