I'm in BK also, so pretty much all day, every day.
You can usually count on the BQE being slammed as well the Belt, WWB manhattan bound, GWB, etc if its daylight. And of course Manhattan is Manhattan so its always stop and go. I will, 80% of the time, pull up to the light even if I'm 3 cars back just cause I'm impatient, that is, unless I see New York's "Finest". It is risky but I always stay defensive. And of course it pisses people off, but why should I wait if I don't have too, especially if I'm not slowing anyone else down.
WEIRD: I haven't gotten ticketed yet, but the other week I was probably 10 cars back at a 2 way stop sign intersection a few blocks from my house on Humbolt st. I decided to just pull ahead to the front of the line and soon before I was there, 4 cops walked out on the street and signaled me to pull over. I though for sure I was fucked (Lane splitting, expired registration, no turn signals, no speedo, license plate zip tied to my fender,etc). Three of them took my ID and reg and went back to the squad van while another stayed back and ogled over my bike (a stripped down sporty with a few mods, nothing special) and tried to bro down. The others came back and followed suit with my new friend, checking out the bike and asking questions about it. I thought they were fucking with me, like trying to pull some Super Troopers shit. After about 5 minutes I asked if everything was cool and they were like "YEAH DUDE, TOTALLY!" I thought for sure they had another car waiting a block ahead to slap me, but there was nothing.
Best Mind Fuck Ever
...So yeah I still lane split, and I will until I get tagged by a car or a cop. *knocking on wood*
It seems like I only ever hit slow traffic when I'm in my truck and I have to sit in it wishing I was in the bike. I did have to split lanes for about a mile on the freeway this morning. It felt good having that option and taking advantage of it.
Here in southern California it's a way of life, kind of like breathing, ok maybe more like breathing exercises but it just has to be done. Air cooled stuck in grid lock frying your leg, feet, balls whatever isn't fun. There are times I think about the speed at which I dive into the trench a little bit and think that maybe I should slow down. Spidy sense if you will because no more then 10-15 seconds after I roll off the pipe some ass clown will pull a random lane change without blinkers. Still not 100% comfortable with "filtering" up to the stop lights, but I have made exceptions. 1-5 cars ahead of me not a big deal I know I'll make the next light, but when Trafuckyoula strikes and its a goddamn parade route of cages between me and the next light I'm not going to be cooking my huevos rancheros.
White line fever isn't what's going to get me in trouble its the exact opposite, I rarely stay within my lane when running windy roads (bad rally habit I picked up as a whelping) I tend to straighten curves ALOT. Some places they've put measures in place to discourage this kind of behavior (Ortega highway for one ) where they've ribbed the centerline for your pleasure. Not that leaning the bike over through the curves isn't fun, it's just not as fast as utilizing the entire road surface that's available at the time.
I split lanes everyday, freeway, streets, lights, if I can fit through the cars im going for it. On the other hand I have nailed a shit load of mirrors. A few weeks back I split my finger open, it could have been worse, steel toed boots and gloves saved my ass.
I'm in BK also, so pretty much all day, every day.
You can usually count on the BQE being slammed as well the Belt, WWB manhattan bound, GWB, etc if its daylight. And of course Manhattan is Manhattan so its always stop and go. I will, 80% of the time, pull up to the light even if I'm 3 cars back just cause I'm impatient, that is, unless I see New York's "Finest". It is risky but I always stay defensive. And of course it pisses people off, but why should I wait if I don't have too, especially if I'm not slowing anyone else down.
WEIRD: I haven't gotten ticketed yet, but the other week I was probably 10 cars back at a 2 way stop sign intersection a few blocks from my house on Humbolt st. I decided to just pull ahead to the front of the line and soon before I was there, 4 cops walked out on the street and signaled me to pull over. I though for sure I was fucked (Lane splitting, expired registration, no turn signals, no speedo, license plate zip tied to my fender,etc). Three of them took my ID and reg and went back to the squad van while another stayed back and ogled over my bike (a stripped down sporty with a few mods, nothing special) and tried to bro down. The others came back and followed suit with my new friend, checking out the bike and asking questions about it. I thought they were fucking with me, like trying to pull some Super Troopers shit. After about 5 minutes I asked if everything was cool and they were like "YEAH DUDE, TOTALLY!" I thought for sure they had another car waiting a block ahead to slap me, but there was nothing.
Best Mind Fuck Ever
...So yeah I still lane split, and I will until I get tagged by a car or a cop. *knocking on wood*
LOLOLOLOL Damn Sauce! THAT was a funny ass story....yeah i know what u mean bout "new york's "Finest" (NOTE: The quotation marks).......but whats THAT line the Outlaw Josey Wales said? ..oh yeah, "We ALL got it comin,kid."
Im commuting 60 miles each way for work five days a week and my shifts are either 7am to 4pm or 8am to 5pm (traffic both ways) and split lanes for dam near 40-50 miles a day...im on the 5 fwy from Irvine to Carlsbad so i get to deal with assholes everyday...
all day every day, but I try to not be an asshole abut it. Traffic lights every time. I will not be the last in the line just waiting to get nailed by some asshat texting. I don't always go straight to the front but I at least put my self in the middle of the pack of stopped cars
not legal in FLA either...honestly I seem to be a magnet for cops when I do stupid shit or illegal shit and since my chop is already considered illegal I just sit my ass in traffic like everyone else because the last thing I need are 50 "fix it" tickets that I don't plan on doing anything about...every once in a while I scoot up at a red light but not very often.
You,my man, need a cheap commuter bike that slips under the radar.
Something like a KLR or an old KZ cop bike
) where they've ribbed the centerline for your pleasure. Not that leaning the bike over through the curves isn't fun, it's just not as fast as utilizing the entire road surface that's available at the time.
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