Motorcycles and Lane Splitting…
Ya know I’m driving down the road doing 50 miles an hour in rush hour traffic…when all of a sudden I hear a loud roar. My first thought is my engine is about to blow. But before I’m able to form a second opinion, there’s a blur of something speeding past…right between me and the car next to me, almost taking off my side view mirror.
What the Fuck?
It’s a god damn motorcycle…that’s what the fuck! It’s a kid on a crotch rocket, or it’s an old guy on a Hog..but it’s always some asshole trying to beat the traffic.
What’s with Southern CA bikers anyway? What makes them think they can:
- scare the b’jesus out of me
- put their life in my hands…(’cause if I drift over just a few inches…they’re fuckin’ roadkill)
- maybe damage my car with their stupidity
- beat the fucking traffic
- break the law (and get away with it)
- and did I mention scare the b’jesus out of me
What the hell is wrong with them? I just don’t get it.
Now don’t get me wrong…I used to ride when I lived back east. Did Daytona and Laconia religiously for a lot a years. But I won’t ride out here. Too many damn cars and too many assholes
And I’ve done some shit back in the day with my bikes, but splittin’ lanes in fast moving traffic ain’t one of ‘em.
I asked a cop once whether it was legit for bikes to do that and ya know what he told me? “It is illegal. Law says both cars and motorcycles have to travel in their own lane, but it’s too dangerous for us to chase them, so we just let them do it.”
Now that’s some shit!
