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SANguru 06-04-2005 11:19 AM
LOL... damn.. guess you've never been to CA then..hahah 80??? that's it... hahah..some of the major freeways here.. u go in 85-90 in the fast lane, you will get passed or high beamed especially down I5

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Originally Posted by Curious Joel
People around here drive like bats out of hell.. The going speed on the 393 (the highway from here to Concord that I take to school) is usually 75 during rush hour, at least 80 normally. I have to go to Nashua once a week (maps.google.com if you don't know your way around NH) and the going speed on I93 north of the Hooksett Tolls is often around 90. \

My friend's brother has a Dodge Stealth Turbo and one day he was on 393 and was racing a Vette Z06. He took it up to 150. The vette was in the lane next to him (the highway was empty).. The Vette pulls up next to him flips him off, drops a gear, and zooms off... Or so I hear. IDK if Vettes can really go that fast?

SANguru 06-04-2005 11:24 AM
lane-splitting is perfectly legal in CA and having been a former biker with 2 very fast ducati's I've done my share of it. I don't see anything wrong with it if done in a safe manner... some guys in cars think otherwise but probably purely because well.. they CAN'T do it..

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Originally Posted by JVZ104
I was sitting in bumper to bumper rush hour traffic today when some douche on a Buell comes barreling between the cars at about 30pmh. I felt like clotheslining the maroon. IMHO, it's only OK to do that if you're rushing to the hospital for something or if all hell has broken loose and you're evacuating someplace.

What does everyone think about bikers who do that? I don't ride anymore, but I know a few of you guys have bikes, especially interested in hearing from y'all.

JV

tbc111 03-09-2008 07:15 PM
I don't lane split and you DON'T want to that in this country. 99% of car, bus and jeepney drivers have no respect for bikers here. Just recently, an Aussie expat was killed as he was about to exit the expressway to a gas station when a public bus swerved pinning him down.

Quicksilver 03-09-2008 07:43 PM
Correct except for the last part. I don't know of anyone who drives a car that thinks it OK. And it's not because "they CAN'T do it" It's because it's just dumb.....PERIOD. Even if i were a biker I wouldn't do it. Not with the way people drive these days...... Those who damage your car speed off into the sunset like.....Oh well you deal with it...I'm gone....:rolleyes:

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Originally Posted by SANguru
lane-splitting is perfectly legal in CA and having been a former biker with 2 very fast ducati's I've done my share of it. I don't see anything wrong with it if done in a safe manner... some guys in cars think otherwise but probably purely because well.. they CAN'T do it..

soccerjunky 03-09-2008 08:10 PM
So who bumped a 3 year old thread...nothings changed tho...the people posting back then are the same ones today...except for sanguru

tbc111 03-09-2008 08:11 PM
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Originally Posted by soccerjunky
So who bumped a 3 year old thread...nothings changed tho...the people posting back then are the same ones today...except for sanguru
I did. Was doing a search for bikers among the X5 owners.

ljnlaw 03-13-2008 06:54 PM
Philly is filled with moronic bike riders...they really give a bad name to cycle enthusiasts...its riders like that that make car drivers hate cycle riders which is very unfortunate. Cycle riders should obey the same rules of the road as other vehicles unless its an emergency situation.

noncom23 03-13-2008 08:32 PM
I do miss JV though...


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