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View submission: Motorcycle lane splitting
If it’s not the right one I’ll edit it later. But essentially, lane splitting rids the roads of a lot of traffic that otherwise is wasting a lot of space. Forcing motorcyclists to use the lanes like a car results in more traffic and longer travel times, admittedly marginal but less traffic is a good thing. Far more economical than not.
People’s aggravation with lane splitting is an issue with their perception of “fairness” more than safety. There are unsafe ways and times to lane split, but lane splitting is not inherently more dangerous than riding around town. Whereas people get their egos hurt when they’re stuck in traffic while others don’t have to be. There’s an unnecessary amount of anger with cyclists and motorcyclists for being able to do things that cars cannot. Probably the best to get over the feeling of unfairness and see the benefits for everyone on the road
Comment by Several_Cash_4248 at 10/03/2025 at 22:12 UTC
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Thank you.