DataDan
Mama says he's bona fide
We're lucky to be able to split lanes in California. Commuting on a motorcycle, you might shave 10, 20, even 30 minutes off your ride to work by splitting, improving your disposition and adding free time to your day. In addition, splitting can reduce stress, and it even helps other commuters by taking a car off the road.
If you're new to motorcycling, or if you're an experienced rider new to California, you may want to start commuting on your bike to take advantage of splitting. While motorcycle commuting isn't for everyone, you may find that it's a great option for you. However, as it saves time and reduces some traffic dangers, it adds others that you may not be expecting. In training, you learned about many of the risks of riding on the street--left-turning cars, for example--but not about lane-splitting. That's a need I hope to fill here
Over the next week or so in this thread, I will try to give novice splitters some short lessons that will not quite add up to an education, but should help you get started more safely. I will talk about attitudes to deal with the reality of traffic when splitting, the particular dangers that come with it, strategy to take advantage of its benefits, and practices that can reduce risk. Note that this will be my personal view, not that of BARF.
While the thread is aimed at those with no or limited experience splitting, it could use some help from BARF's veteran splitters, some of whom have been riding the freeways daily for decades. I invite OGs to add your $0.02, whether it is to emphasize a point you agree with or object if you disagree. And, especially, I invite BARFers with videos that illustrate a particular point about splitting to post them up.
Whether you're a new rider or just new to lane splitting, I'm glad you're here. Welcome to BARF, and welcome to this thread.
If you're new to motorcycling, or if you're an experienced rider new to California, you may want to start commuting on your bike to take advantage of splitting. While motorcycle commuting isn't for everyone, you may find that it's a great option for you. However, as it saves time and reduces some traffic dangers, it adds others that you may not be expecting. In training, you learned about many of the risks of riding on the street--left-turning cars, for example--but not about lane-splitting. That's a need I hope to fill here
Over the next week or so in this thread, I will try to give novice splitters some short lessons that will not quite add up to an education, but should help you get started more safely. I will talk about attitudes to deal with the reality of traffic when splitting, the particular dangers that come with it, strategy to take advantage of its benefits, and practices that can reduce risk. Note that this will be my personal view, not that of BARF.
While the thread is aimed at those with no or limited experience splitting, it could use some help from BARF's veteran splitters, some of whom have been riding the freeways daily for decades. I invite OGs to add your $0.02, whether it is to emphasize a point you agree with or object if you disagree. And, especially, I invite BARFers with videos that illustrate a particular point about splitting to post them up.
Whether you're a new rider or just new to lane splitting, I'm glad you're here. Welcome to BARF, and welcome to this thread.
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