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Post by skuttadawg on Apr 11, 2013 22:42:02 GMT -5
Wow in SC it is legal to ride side by side in a lane if both are on two wheels . I have enjoyed doing so with many of my friends and had a few close calls . Its ok when going slow but not for highway speeds
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Post by domindart on Apr 12, 2013 0:57:51 GMT -5
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Post by spandi on Apr 12, 2013 2:03:52 GMT -5
After watching this the term that kept entering my head was....."Lane Squidding" |
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Post by domindart on Apr 12, 2013 2:06:27 GMT -5
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Post by spandi on Apr 12, 2013 2:14:03 GMT -5
I got curious, looked around the net and found this. At least if your going to do it, do it in STOPPED traffic. LOVE their motto "Dress for the slide, not for the ride." www.nosquidding.com/P.S. I'm goona be the first on my block with them stickers! |
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Post by domindart on Apr 12, 2013 2:43:24 GMT -5
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Post by superscootsuperman on Apr 12, 2013 4:01:05 GMT -5
i live and ride in southern california, greater los angeles area. i ride my scooters just like you see in the video. if i couldn't i would give up riding altogether as freeway riding is not necessary for me atm. if freeway use became necessary i would feel the same unless i rode a good deal in the "open road." but i do not
riding without splitting / filtering would be completely unacceptable for me. when i was a new rider i never split. even to the front of the que. now its pretty much just what i do and how i ride. no reason not to. saves time, can be fun, and you get places fast even if not riding fast. its honestly my most favorite thing about riding. keeps you alert, thats for sure
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Post by domindart on Apr 12, 2013 14:21:46 GMT -5
Anyone ever get mad at you and start yelling or beeping or such?
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Post by spandi on Apr 12, 2013 17:53:13 GMT -5
Hmm, gotta get the "Zombie Squid" T-shirt!
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Post by superscootsuperman on Apr 12, 2013 21:49:07 GMT -5
Anyone ever get mad at you and start yelling or beeping or such? no. only twice have I been honked at in around 20,000 city miles rode. and those were simply a startled motorist and a bus i had to slide by to avoid hitting its rear as it was pulling out from the curb. haven't had any anger or road rage incidents, either. in fact many cagers are courteous if they see me, nudging over just a bit to give more room. tbh a bike is usually so far ahead of any potentially angry driver, a rider may not know of the driver, anyway. unless the car grows wings a bike has gone ahead and the driver is stuck wherever the car is also if an L.A native or long time resident i think its just a given. i grew up watching riders split and filter all my life and always just thought "good for them." now i think 'good for me.' i think for newer residents from other states, they might not be so used to a bike coming inches from their car door as it splits near the intersection and takes the green light. oh well.... i drove for 27 years in L.A. before riding so you can imagine my outright joy  |
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Post by skuttadawg on Apr 12, 2013 21:56:19 GMT -5
In SC it is illegal for a car to pass a scooter while in the same lane as you are entitled to the whole lane . I have gotten clipped by mirrors a few times by ( censored )
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Post by SylvreKat on Apr 13, 2013 8:16:28 GMT -5
I'm guessing squidding is splitting lanes illegally at high speeds?
Domindart's vid made me cringe. And question why the court didn't revoke their licenses for dangerous driving. Spandi's vid made me wonder why somebody would bother posting a 4 1/2 minute vid of a bike's front tire and lane splitting, let alone take time to sync up music. I kept waiting for something to happen.
As for me, I'm too timid to lane split. But I might do filtering if it was legal here. Filtering between stopped cars seems less chancy than splitting between moving cars that might suddenly change lanes without warning.
>'Kat
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Post by domindart on Apr 14, 2013 2:34:16 GMT -5
I'm guessing squidding is splitting lanes illegally at high speeds? Domindart's vid made me cringe. And question why the court didn't revoke their licenses for dangerous driving. Spandi's vid made me wonder why somebody would bother posting a 4 1/2 minute vid of a bike's front tire and lane splitting, let alone take time to sync up music. I kept waiting for something to happen. As for me, I'm too timid to lane split. But I might do filtering if it was legal here. Filtering between stopped cars seems less chancy than splitting between moving cars that might suddenly change lanes without warning. >'Kat I agree, I have filtered before, but never split lanes at speeds. |
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