Motorcycle Morning Commute..Video...

[Y33TREKker]

"Een Wrussia, yu don bwreak speed leemuts...speed leemuts bwreak yu."

[vt_maverick]

Common sense and speed limits aside, there actually are places where it's legal to split lanes like that.

You can do it on the freeway system in CA, but not like that...

I remember my first time driving the 101 from San Jose to San Fran years ago and being completely stopped in traffic when I heard the high-pitch whine of a sport-bike as it whizzed past us between lanes. He was doing at least 70 between completely stopped cars!

[WormGod]

Back when I rode bikes, it was legal to line pass on a bike on the freeway here in MD, within a reasonable way though. I think that has since changed, but not 100%.

Guaranteed to stop bikes that line pass....

[jhigareda]

Its another Country. I was in Gemany and while doing 140mph I was passed by cars nearing 190. I was driving slow. so was I committing a crime????????????????? NO

[djvx]

Speed kills.

[nocturnalVX]

I've been riding bikes since '87. I have owned the rolling couches that are Harleys, sportbikes (full fairing & "naked"), and an insanely fast Yamaha V-Max... Any of those bikes could do 100mph or more, and I am not going to say I've never seen triple-digit speeds on each. However, there is a time and place for such craziness.

Out in the middle of nowhere? Found an empty parking lot, or a deserted back road? Find yourself suddenly surrounded by exotic cars on the Autobahn or the Nurburgring? Good times!!!

Rush hour traffic? Residential streets with children playing? On the highway heading into (or out of) any big city in the USA?

I'll never forget being passed on a surface street while going 35-40mph by a bunch of (insert your favorite derogatory term here) on sportbikes doing at least twice as fast as I was going. I started to move right, but they went by me on both sides!!! It could've been bad, and it was reckless.

I know lane-splitting is legal in some areas, but do it in a safe way that does not give ALL motorcyclists a bad rep. Save the stunting for the closed-course or where you are not likely to scare, kill, or piss off anyone.

[RabidPony]

I used to lane split all the time on my R1 but I did so within the limits of the law. That said, there are plenty of people out there who are either oblivious or malicious enough to make it rather dangerous at times. I've had people stare right at me, give me a nasty look (with or without hand gesture), and then swerve at me. Granted, when that happens, I usually have a nasty little surprise for them...