Kawigurl, I used to ride many years ago, before it was legal to split lanes. The guys I rode with did it anyway. I didn't do it because I didn't want a ticket (plus it scared the bejeeses out of me) It's legal now and with more riders on the road every year I see more lane splitting all the time. I'm now more aware of it, and try to remember to look out for them. The only time it's bad is when I'm in traffic thats not moving and someone goes flying past me at 60 plus miles and hour. That startles me. A startled driver is not a safe driver. You're right. Most motorcycle riders are not jerks. I have neighbors that ride in an effort to reduce their commute times so they can spend more time with their families. Nothing wrong with that. I see people trying to squeeze the bikers out of the lane all the time. That makes me mad! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Carl Spackler: This crowd has gone deadly silent, a Cinderella story outta nowhere. Former greenskeeper and now about to become the masters champion.

I only mention using blinkers because I find a lot of people don't practice what they preach. Being courteous should be directed at everyone, not just the ones who move over for you. Maybe the ones not moving over are in a bad mood after being awaken too early by a noisy bike. Just a thought!

It's the jealousy thing. If they can't do it, why should we?! Lol. The other day my neighbor pissed me off because when we were all standing around shootin the breeze, we were talking about my husband's recent motorcycle injury crash where a car driver broadsided him on HWY 4, totalling his bike and breaking his foot... among other things... anyhow and he said, "I'm trying to get a bill passed to make splitting lanes illegal." We all just stare at him, shocked he would say this among a company of ALL motorcycle riders. I said, "Don, do pray tell, why???" "Because there's no reason to! All the bikes are liquid cooled these days." Us- "No, hate to inform you, they are most definitely not. Plus the main reason we do it is because it's safer to split lanes than it is to ride in traffic, for the sake of avoiding being rear-ended by you car-drivers on your cell phones." Some people are just jealous, is what it comes down to. EDIT: Just so nobody is confused, I am the one who started this thread. Just changed usernames. And yes, my husband was just involved in an accident on HWY 4 near sommersville rd. The guy who hit him totalled his bike, gave him road rash because of course he flew over the handlebars going 40mph, broke his foot, ruined his gear, etc. Not to mention he's in pain, he's missing out on work, and life. The very exact issue I was addressing just happened to my husband. ::sighs:: Why can't people ****ing think before changing lanes, WHY? HOW hard is it to LOOK before you move somewhere? Isn't that the basic rule they teach you in driving school? Use your blinkers and LOOK before changing lanes????? How inept do you have to be to NOT get that???????? /rant- sorry, I am still extremely ANGRY over this whole situation. Bye bye world.... or will our hope still hold on?