I would agree with you, except this guy went from his lane to inbetween the right and middle lane. And I wasn't riding next to him, I was coming up to him and he waited until I was just about at his rear quarter panel to make a sharp swerve into me. I dont try to ride next to cars in lanes. When I lane split I try to stay on the opposite side of the line from the car unless there are two next to each other, and then i usually just stop lane splitting until theres some more room. This guy went out of his way to try and make me either crash or at the very least **** myself. Its one thing to block someone, that is annoying and all but I can get over it. Swerving to scare someone into not passing you is something that just irritates the hell out of me because it doesn't do him any good and could potentially kill me. If all people drove the way they should and pay attention to the road then I think lane splitting could be legalize everywhere, but theres just too many uncontrollable factors for that. If all cars drove in the center of the lane and looked before switching lanes then there would be plenty of room for bikes to go through, but that is kinda beside my point. I just dont like people tryin to get mehurt or killed.

 

What part of lesbians don't you understand? I thought we had shifted gears to something more constructive... but I guess I was wrong... C'mon... let's drop this

 

I'd rather get it up, where's the thespians? I guess there's a bunch still back in De-Motivational or Thong, but jeez, I love them so much I want new ones

 

I was lane splitting with some buddies... (im in cali, its legal...)

we came up to a red stop light and excused ourselves to the front... 3 of my friends went, then my turn a big trucker pulled to the left and blocked me. I Looked up and he was yelling all crazy. I through my hands in the air like wtf!? He turned around and grabbed a bat and opend up the door... I moved forward, he closed it, my friend moved up and we flipped him off.

I got to the next like and the dude kept driving

 

 

No, but you really should work out a little bit. A grown man at a minimum should bench his own weight, if not rep it as his workout. It isn't anything but like changing your own oil, filleting a fish, using a chainsaw. These are MAN things, you really need to work out a little.

 

You are saying that "cutting in" is the only cause for a backup? Your logic is mind boggling. Then again, maybe I didn't explain the situation properly. After all I'm not perfect. Would re-wording the situation really make a difference with you? I'm not saying that you agree, but just that you understand my logic. If you want physics, how about this:

The rate at which the cars are approaching the merge exceeds the rate at which the cars are leaving out the other end.

The backup has nothing to do with people "cutting in." The people "cutting" is actually an effect and not a cause in this situation. An effect that can be controlled by filling both lanes equally and people being curteous to one another and taking turns at the point of merge. Everyone would get through close to or exactly in the same order in which they originally approached the initial backup with no opportunities for "cutting in(ers?)". I can post a diagram to illustrate this better, if it would make a difference.

The fact that you feel that you are correct and those in the left lane automatically are wrong closes the idea that there maybe other perfectly valid solutions to the situation. Which is also why you would feel justified in trying to running someone off the road and cause accident in order to get everyone to get into your line of thinking. The problem there's more than one problem. [ol][*]There is a backup[*]People cut in line (which does cause a change in when someone could potentially get through)[*]Haters who will try cause an accident by trying to cover both lanes with their vehicles[/ol]Your thought process allows 2 which indirectly causes 3.
My approach prevents 2 and 3 from occuring in the first place.

The problem with right and wrong thinking is the fact that it is a matter of an individuals perception. Just like the concept of fair or not fair. The word "should" is based on an individuals viewpoint of fair which is linked to their perception of right and wrong. The only problem is that not everyone agrees on what is "right" and "wrong". They feel justified that their way of thinking is the only way. Kindof like Hitler, the KKK or terrorists.

The world is full of gray areas. It's not all black and white. Going through life with that amount of closed mindedness is going to be a life of disappointment and frustration.

NOTE: that is not meant directly towards you and is not a personal attack. It's just the way my thought process segwayed from your comment.

Either way, you feel you are right, I feel I'm right and we may never see eye-to-eye.

 

They hate being in a cage and want everyone else to suffer as well! I had one joker try that with me and I took his mirror out. Hey, lane splitting was legal there and if somebody swerves at me he should expect what he got!

 

No, but you're either obese or a wuss. Edit: Or a female, which is perfectly acceptable in that case.

 

only time I have ever done so was on the highway when its a stand still...and I dont really lane splite, just ride that little space between the wall and the cars....might not be legal, but my bike fits there with plenty of room, and I always get a few people that are pissed b/c my bike fits and their big BMW doesnt so they block me....

as far as going between cars when they are moving, wont do that, had a guy last week do that on the interstate between me and a semi....just thought about how stupid he was b/c I didnt see him, and I was about to get over and the next thing I know their goes the squid with helmet on the back of his bike....if you lane split and get hit, dont bitch about it...b/c its your fault....I wont block someone from doing it nor would I care if I was at a light stopped, but on the interstate or any where that traffic is moving is just stupid...bikes are hard enough to see, why lessin your chances?