I guess this is one of those guys that give bad reputation to bikes and bikers
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=6217373227211235349&q=motorcycle# On Wed, Nov 25, 2009 at 7:41 AM, jaybird248 <[email protected]> wrote: > When I lived in NYC, I lane split all the time. It makes absolute > sense to be able to use all the mobility advantages a motorcycle > allows, and it made my bike the only way I could get around town > efficiently and still preserve my desire for individual transport. > > As to safety, that's largely in the hands of you, the rider. If you're > alert, and do it with fingers hovering over the clutch and brake, > chances are you'll be just fine. Yes, the occasional moron will try to > cut you off, but that doesn't happen enough, IMO, to sit and stew in > traffic when there's a way out. As for car doors opening, I never > split between the moving and parked lanes and wouldn't advise it. > Splitting is illegal in NYC, but I never got bothered, even when cops > watched me. Maybe they were envious. > > Jay S > South Florida > > > > On Nov 24, 2:28�pm, Kyle Munz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I hope this doesn't get as heated as a favorite oil thread, but what does > > everyone think about Lane Splitting? There's actually a state bill in TX > > slowly making its way through Austin to legalize it here. The rules are > that > > both rider and passenger must wear a helmet, the rider must not go more > than > > 5mph faster than the cars it is passing, traffic must not be doing more > than > > 20mph, and you can't do it in a school zone. I'd be worried that a door > > would open, or some jack would try to cut me off just to be a jerk, but > at > > the same time sitting in gridlock on an air-cooled bike constantly > working > > the clutch in an out can be a pain. > > > > -Kyle > > -Sent from Houston, TX, United States > > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
