I think 5 to 10 young men in their 20s and 30s are killed here in the Bay Area every year when lane splitting. A young man who worked in our town and was well liked by everybody died that way last summer.
I’ve gone to change lanes to the right, looked over my shoulder and in the mirror, signaled, started the lane change and BAM! a lane splitter shows up out of nowhere. I’ve had to abort lane changes more than once for that reason.
I don’t blame the Bolt...blame the idiot motorcyclist.
I know, lane splitting is illegal in FL and most states, but I think CA allows it in some areas? It’s legal in most parts of Australia and there’s plenty of road rage vids on You Tube from down under showing lane splitting incidents ending badly for these guys on their crotch rockets. A friend of ours was an ER nurse, she had a name for those “daredevils”, ORGAN DONORS.
A Bolt out of the blue?
I don’t know.
I rode a motorcycle in the LA area for quite a while. There are guys who are far too aggressive, yes, but there are also people who are dangerous to bikers.
You’ve got both. Bikers, don’t push things to the limit.
But cars, also watch for people riding. There is fault on both sides, sometimes.
The car has a big advantage however, in any collision, so just watch for bikes, is all.
Peace, out.
Agreed and poster should have read the article before posting.
Lane splitting may be legal in CA but only a moron would do it. It is stupidity on wheels.
Yes, wonder what happens to motorcycles? When I finished my undergrad in California back in the 80s I left my bike in California because I realized I was lanesplitting at high speed and realized such a California habit would get me quickly killed any where else in the country.