Traffic jams & "riding the shoulder"

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by magnum44270

of course its illegal, and stupid. you are no different than any other vehicle on the road, dont be one of those a$$holes riding down the shoulder or cutting between lanes!

OK, you'll fit in here just FINE !! :biggrin:

While I personally agree with you 100%......in California and some "foreign" countries, lane splitting or lane sharing (at low speeds) is perfectly acceptable and quite common.

I don't know anywhere in this country that riding or driving in the emergency lane is acceptable, however.....unless it is YOU that has the emergency.

P.S. While we have our "moments" of harsh disagreement, it might be best not to characterize other users here as "stupid" or "a$$holes". :roll:

Not TOO often, anyway. :popcorn:

[magnum44270]

by sharing lanes, you mean 2 bikes side by side?.. oh ya that is perfectly fine....but cutting between 2 auto's in a traffic jam, or taking the shoulder in a traffic jam, just because you can . poor poor choice. just asking for trouble..............

you are what you are. call it like you see it.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by magnum44270

by sharing lanes, you mean 2 bikes side by side?..

you are what you are. call it like you see it.

No, it means sharing the lane with another car or truck.....or splitting lanes BETWEEN 2 cars.
Like I said, in many places it is considered "normal". I personally don't do it but lots DO.

If you are in the habit of "voicing" all the thoughts that pop into your head regarding what people "are"...........then maybe you WON'T fit in here too good after all.

I suggest that you cool it a bit. That's how I see it.

[magnum44270]

grain of salt.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by magnum44270

grain of salt.

I am about to leave for a 2 week bike trip and I will NOT let this upset me.........
I WILL NOT.......... :skull:

[magnum44270]

ok, im not meaning to upset anyone, sorry i got you rilled up. i will watch my opinion . enjoy the trip. ride safely.

[blaine]

Hope you have a good trip,Easy.Were are you headed?

[alantf]

Originally Posted by magnum44270

.but cutting between 2 auto's in a traffic jam, or taking the shoulder in a traffic jam, just because you can . poor poor choice. just asking for trouble..............

NO!........Over here it's perfectly LEGAL, & with the amount of traffic I need to do it EVERY DAY. Drivers will often put their arm out of the window & give you a little wave, to say they've seen you in the mirror, & won't pull over to close the gap. (or even move over to the right of their lane, to give you more room)

The traffic congestion is so great that A LOT of people ride bikes/scooters, & the car drivers (mostly) realise that we use them to get through the traffic jams. The attitude to bikers seems to be totally different here, because a bike/scooter is seen as a legitimate form of transport, & not just for hobby riders.

[Fish Baseball]

Aussie law states that at "low speed" traffic conditions, splitting the lane ie: riding between the gutter and the row of cars is totally legal and an acceptable form of transit. Althou those in steel cages are usually too scattered left and right to make this impossible at most times.

That being said, yes I split lanes frequently, and I accept that its possibly a very elaborate form of suicide, but hey, I didn't get on the bike to wait in traffic, I got on it to reduce the time wasted waiting for traffic to move.

A mate of mine (big honda scooter rider) swears against splitting, another (gladius 650 rider) does it as a matter of course. Yet another rider (Hyosung GT250R rider) does it occasionally, and finally we all know a crazy bird (CBR1000RRRRRRRRR or something) does it at full tilt down the freeway, and the mate who got his permit this week (Kymco Venox 250...yuck) is terrified of the thought. With all this in mind I reckon its up to the rider themselves to determine what they are comfortable with, and as long as they're not breaking the law of the land...alls good.

[Easy Rider]

Originally Posted by blaine

Hope you have a good trip,Easy.Were are you headed?

Atlanta and northern Florida (Gainesville)......and other points along US 231 and 41.
Wanted to leave today (Friday) but stuff happens and now it won't be until tomorrow.