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Old Aug 8, 2008 | 10:19 PM
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Originally Posted by ???
lane spliting being illegal didn't stop him from almost dieing did it. he just got lucky.


as said. the law only stops the guys that would be doing it right. dumb kids will still do it either. what good is the law really doing?

It's not really doing much. Just bad judgment on his part. Lane splitting on US19 at 5:15... eh not so smart.
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Old Aug 9, 2008 | 04:55 AM
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no thats just pure stupidity and its people like him why there is a law in the first place....
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Old Aug 12, 2008 | 04:34 AM
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Originally Posted by BAMF
So you're comparing a making a turn to riding between two lanes of traffic?



Gotchya...
Yes... I am comparing two traffic manuvers that are illegal in most of the country because they are deemed unsafe, when in reality they are both perfectly safe if done properly. How can you not see the similarities?

I guess you could argue it is a bad comparison since proper U-Turns are significantly more dangerous than proper lane splitting (anything is dangerous if not done properly), but I was just trying to illistrate a point. After all, how many times have you seen news stories of people making U-Turns in front of on-coming traffic causing accidents, people U-Turning at the same time someone is making a right hand turn into the same lane causing accidents, etc. I know I personally don't see many news stories about bikes wrecking because they were creeping past stopped traffic.

In any case, I just thought the post was funny. Lane splitting is not inherently dangerous, it is lack of education and training that is dangerous.
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