June 19th, 2017, 08:55 AM | #1 | ||
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11 Second Vid | Lane Splitting Crash | Reminder To Slow Before Gaps
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If I had made the video my comment would have been: Quote:
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June 19th, 2017, 10:10 AM | #2 |
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Yep- a gap like that is PRIME for someone to change lanes into it. Without looking or signalling. Happens all the time.
This is why a person needs to be careful and watch out. And not go too fast. |
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In this case, I don't think it's reasonable to think that the car driver should have seen him. If I were in a lane splitting situation, I think it would be reasonable to assume that none of the other drivers around me would notice me. And not just because they're bad drivers, more like because they've had a lot of driving when lane splitting wasn't allowed, and their brains are not programmed for it. |
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June 19th, 2017, 11:11 AM | #4 |
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People here in CA are mostly aware that lane splitting is a thing, though you're right that most of them aren't watching for it necessarily.
I do assume they don't see me coming up on them. This is why I don't split very fast. I don't think you're "overly" cautious about people who might cross your path when they shouldn't. Yes, you may yield more than the other guy thinks you "should" but that's ok. I do, too. Even when I'm driving a car, I yield to the other guy when it keeps me out of trouble. Yeah, technically it might be my right-of-way, but I'm not going to argue it and scratch my car or get me hurt. |
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June 19th, 2017, 11:19 AM | #5 |
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And the problem is, of course, that a motorcycle rider's life can end very quickly because of something as silly as the car driver not noticing him coming.
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June 19th, 2017, 12:32 PM | #6 |
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1. He was going too fast.
2. He didn't slow down when there was a gap on the left. 3. He failed to notice the wheel of the car was turned towards the gap. |
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All true. I knew it was a crash-vid, but as soon as I saw that gap on the left, I knew how this would go. |
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Is it just me? Or did his reaction-time seem kinda slow?
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June 19th, 2017, 07:15 PM | #9 |
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I think you're right, Danno. It looks like if he had been expecting the unexpected, he could have just steered left quickly and ended up in front of the car that "caused" the problem. But his speed made it extra difficult to pull off an evasive maneuver.
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A while back Motofool said something which led me to the epiphany that there aren't really any fixed-states or static-moments when riding. I get my best flow and feel at my safest when I am in a constant state of flux. Every moment the situation changes -- the road surface, the road angles, the traffic, the potential dangers, the escape routes -- so every moment I am adjusting my speed and position on the road. I don't see this process as constant yielding, I see it as continual adjustment to my surroundings... and it feels good! Ok... maybe I wouldn't be constantly adjusting on this road: We don't get those kind of roads over here though anyway Quote:
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Here's another vid, skip ahead about 1-min. |
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Here's another one. I used to do this commute daily when I worked at Gilead.
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