Lane Sharing

[alexmac]

You're probably right. Our sub-tropical weather means we ride all year round, so there's no motorcycle "season" like there is in Canada and some of the US - maybe that has a bit to do with motorcycles being more accepted here (being on the road all year round = less unexpected??).

Yes. I think more than anything Australians are more laid-back and relaxed compared to people in North America; at least all the Australians I have had the good fortune to meet.

 

[lingo]

What is it that makes Americans (and to some extent Canadians) so impatient with others on the road? And where did the hatred of motorcyclist come from?

 

[Captmilk76]

Not sure what lane splitting is, in England filtering is allowed which means you can ride between the two lanes as long as traffic is stationary, although most bikers will filter through slow moving traffic, I found that most drivers in London were very good and would often pull in a little to give you more room. Back in my home town in the north the drivers would pull across to block your progress, the childish attitude of I'm not moving so your not moving seems to be the norm outside of the cities, when taking riding lessons in London my wife was instructed in how to filter safely. Filtering in London made a one hour journey into a ten minute ride.

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"Whitelining" redirects here. For other uses, see White line.



Lane splitting refers to a two-wheeled vehicle moving between lanes of vehicles that are proceeding in the same direction. More narrowly, it refers to passing stopped or slower moving traffic between lanes at a speed greater than surrounding traffic.[1][2] It is also sometimes called lane sharing, whitelining,[3] filtering, or stripe-riding.[4] Alternatively, lane splitting has been used to describe moving through traffic that is in motion while filtering is used to describe moving through traffic that is stopped

I didn't know what it was either..

 

[biker_reject]

What is it that makes Americans (and to some extent Canadians) so impatient with others on the road? And where did the hatred of motorcyclist come from?

Remember the camp fire dialog in Easy Rider? Explains it all, I believe.

 

[Cafe Rider]

I took my bike to school just this morning and ran into another sv650s (they seem to be very popular here). Anyways I stayed staggered to him in the same lane, thinking 2 bikes are safer than one, when before I knew it he had taken off splitting and cutting lanes. All I kept hearing in my helmet was my dad's voice telling me how dangerous that is. (but he wasn't with me at the time ) So I slipped into 2nd and took off after him.

I know a lot of you guys are gonna tell me it's not safe but hear me out. This guy's maneuvers were so subtle yet incredibly efficient in a traffic situation. I arrived at school convinced that I had just illegally lane split, but now I realize that it wasn't really illegal. It was more like really efficient driving.

Maybe there is a way that bikers can lane split without cagers even realizing it lol

 

[Cafe Rider]

What is it that makes Americans (and to some extent Canadians) so impatient with others on the road? And where did the hatred of motorcyclist come from?

I think it's just part of our pop culture. Whenever drivers see a bike, no matter what kind of bike, they think he's a rock and roll, racketeering, no good hooligan like the guys in the movies. And so they feel it's their social obligation to take us out lol.

 

[biker_reject]

Nope.