I could only watch half of it...rediculous. The guy/kid should lose his license before he hurts someone.

 

Completely insane. When did squids start riding RTs?

 

What an idiot living on borrowed time.... :crazy:

 

Completely Insane!

 

He was wearing a helmet. Not totally insane.:histerica

 

He'd be arrested here.

 

They gotta catch him first.

 

Looks like Russia. Maybe the norm over there.

 

I think it may be an RS, not an RT.

 

Must be a loaner. Looked like no side cases in mirror. I bet that dude wears a diaper when he rides.

 

Looks like a future organ donor !!!! If anything is left.

 

Looks pretty tame to me, anyone who has ridden around the Paris peripherique at lunchtime will know it gets alot worse than that. I made the mistake of going through there once and while doing the same thing on my Glide I was also being overtaken by french scooter riders through the same gap!

Regards, Roger.

 

No, that is the way it is done.
I do that all the time.
That's what life in the big city is all about.
dc

 

Even if I was tempted to try this (I am not) we don't have enough traffic where I live to do it. When I ride to work this time of year I might pass one car, have one stop sign and no traffic lights, 90 km/h speed limit and I keep it under an indicated 110 km/h.

Gerhard

P.S. This is about as wild as it gets and an unusual amount of traffic so I must have left the house after 8:00 https://youtu.be/QRZX8KVXrys

 

I lane-split (lane filter) regularly getting around SF Bay Area traffic. As David13 says, that's life in the big city. And I'll be the first to defend the practice when done safely and courteously. And when done safely and courteously, experienced commuters in cars have no problem with the motorcycles. A gentle wave goes a long way.

This guy is being an asshole. He's splitting when there's no need to (light traffic), driving excessively fast (looking at his tach, he's often well above 4K in third gear, which is pushing freeway speed on surface streets), swerving widely from lane to lane, changing which lanes he splits (in general, between the #1 and #2 lanes are where experienced commuters expect to find motorcycles) and forcing his way in front of traffic at merges. The only thing that seems to be missing is the straight pipes (I guess he isn't into saving lives). Unacceptable.

On the morning radio traffic reports it's not at all unusual to hear reports of motorcycle accidents snarling traffic. Not at all difficult to imagine that many, if not most, of these are caused by squids driving like this guy is. And it puts a stain on the entire motorcycle community, and lane-splitting as a practice. I do hope that this idiot has not contributed to the gene pool yet, let Darwin decide.

I'd love to see how he'd pass (or not) a double-deck Google commuter bus. Those things are ginormous. We have them all over, often stacked up in the HOV lanes.

JayJay

 

This might be the same guy or they went to the riding school. Enjoy. https://youtu.be/yyFsIEs_bns

 

I smell calamari...😳


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Not sure why may of you are shocked... That is the way it is done in Europe.
That is how I learned to ride in Paris... Then again I was much younger and my bikes smaller.
Live and let live, and stop judging.

 

Stop Judging? That rider's actions increase the risk of a collision, which violates live and let live. That said, lane splitting is legal in only one state, California. That said, lots of things are done in Europe that are farkakte.

 

Ponch, I'm with you on this one!
This is beyond lane splitting and would be considered reckless in most places, Claifornia included. By looking at the speedo he was north of expressway speed in the middle of the city.

 

At one point he broke the ton.

 

At least this guy gets caught because police were able to track him down from the video he posted!

300 km/h motorcycle ride shocks Vancouver Island police - British Columbia - CBC News

 

While I only watched about half of it - my nerves couldn't take it!

From the text below, they appears to be in Russia. From a programme I have seen - totally different traffic rules than we have Europe or US. If they drove like that in the European countries I have seen - they would have a police escort!

It certainly isn't my style of driving. However I can't feel the feed to judge the rider as riding in a town with different styles (large cities for example) is insane. I have driven in London, at the time it was very frequently, and in Brussels. You have zig when everyone else is also zigging! Otherwise bike sandwich. It doesn't matter what the highway code (or common sense says) it is what the other road user is expecting you to do.

Also they certainly do seem to have the bike under control & aware of the traffic situation. At one point they waited for the traffic & a gap to open, while they could have gone to the head of the queue by going on the wrong side of the road. There was nothing coming, yet they didn't slide forward!

 

Looks like Russia maybe? Many over there have the dash cams, so maybe the eventual outcome of his riding will be posted as well, titled: Traffic Filtering - FAIL.

 

The text with the video: "In this video you can see how difficult it is to the driver of a large wide tourer with not very powerful motor to wade through dense urban traffic"

In at least parts of Russia, lanesplitting is legal. However, it is considered by their courts that lanesplitting is the cause of any accident which takes place while it's happening. The real shame is that I don't have any access to Russian police records, so won't be able to read the report after he gets stomped.

Zippy: It's not "nanny state" be be opposed to squidly riding. Every time Aunt Tilly has some squid frighten her out of a year's growth that she can't spare, she gets on the phone to her elected officials. Elected officials don't like hearing Aunt Tilly complain about motorcycles. They turn around and call commanders of traffic divisions, and say that they want to see a lot more motorcycles at the side of the road, with their riders' docs in the hands of the traffic cops stopped behind them.

Every time traffic cops have to write reports of personal-injury traffic accidents caused by squidly riding, we get more enthusiastic about enforcing traffic laws against motorcycles.

Like the one you're riding.

 

Every day there are cars driving just like that. But here we sit complaining about a motorcycle riding like that. Nanny state and nanny riders.
dc

 

And every day, we stop and arrest people in cars who are driving like that. Cars are easier to catch. And it's usually a particular type of car that you see doing this, and yes, we get told to lean on them, too.

If you think this is "nanny state," then I invite you to ride along with your local ambulance service on any Saturday night during the summer.

Nanny state is when the government tries to protect you from yourself, rather than treating you like an adult.

It's not nanny state when we are protecting innocents from you when you refuse to ACT like an adult.

 

I finally got the chance to watch the first video and another one in a later post of the guy in Russia on the Yamaha R1....I guarantee, it's just a matter of time before it catches up with them...I used to ride on the edge every time I threw my leg over my bike and after awhile you take more and more chances until eventually you get bit! The adrenaline rush won't allow you to ride normally after you start riding like this...I know....fortunately when I got bit, I was able to stay breathing but, I was broken in many places and it took years to recover but, that's what it took to slow me down and change my thinking...

 

UK government guidance as part of the Highway Code specifically 'Guidance for Motorcyclists' - 83-88 states, "When in traffic queues look out for pedestrians crossing between vehicles and vehicles emerging from junctions or changing lanes. Position yourself so that drivers in front can see you in their mirrors. Additionally, when filtering in slow-moving traffic, take care and keep your speed low." seems like common sense really.

Lane splitting/filtering should be undertaken with caution. I've seen some using hazard lights to ensure they are better seen. The issue is being seen, being aware of potential hazards and making sure you can stop safely if a door opens, or a car changes lanes suddenly. He really is a dead man riding.

 

Position yourself so that drivers in front can see you in their mirrors. Additionally, when filtering in slow-moving traffic, take care and keep your speed low." seems like common sense really.

Lane splitting/filtering should be undertaken with caution. I've seen some using hazard lights to ensure they are better seen. The issue is being seen, being aware of potential hazards and making sure you can stop safely if a door opens, or a car changes lanes suddenly. He really is a dead man riding.

Well said...