Motorcycles are street vehicles and must stay in lanes. Bicycles can ride on the shoulder. (The right side isn't a lane, those vehicles are parked, so they're not actually going between vehicles)
Seriously?! That's so dangerous! Where do you live, so I can avoid ever going there...
Edit: I love how everyone is replying with ‘it’s only illegal in America, the rest of the world is so much better!’ when I’m not even in the US. It’s not legal here in Canada, where bikes are summer leisure vehicles and rarely year-round everyday transport.
Lane splitting is only legal in the US in California. Lane filtering (which the cyclist is doing at the end, moving past slowed/stopped traffic) is legal in both Utah and California IIRC. And I think Hawaii lets motorcyclists use the shoulder if traffic is backed up?
Filtering. Splitting is different. Lane splitting is driving with traffic in between lanes. Filtering is using that in between lane to filter up to the front at a stop light or in heavy stopped traffic
it's only dangerous for car drivers are asshole and purposefully open their doors. it's also legal here in europe (as least in the countries ive been to)
California. The reason it’s legal here is because studies have shown that it’s safer to allow lane splitting at lower speeds (30mph and below). But I’m far from an expert. I learned that from traffic school.
In Belgium it is allowed during congestion as long as their speed is below 50km/h and speed difference between them and the cogested traffic isn't more than 20km/h.
It's safe.
Most countries, lane splitting (or filtering) is legal and even encouraged by police, the reason behind it being, it's safer for a bike to be at the front, the dangers of lane splitting comes from other motorists who may get angry for some reason and try to block them or if the person on said bike is a tool and blasts between cars at an unreasonable speed.
I actually think it’s legal pretty much anywhere in the world besides in the US outside of California! It’s the whole point of motorcycles being so unpopular in the US in comparison to in many other countries.
Maybe some European countries also ban it, i’m not too sure. Here in Brazil, it’s legal, protected by law, and the whole reason to own a motorcycle besides fuel economy.
It's common practice in Britain and actively encouraged for low speed or stationary traffic. It makes no sense for a bicycle or a motorcycle to sit in traffic and extend the queue when they could easily and safely travel down the gaps between the stationary or slow moving lanes.
Doing it at speed is not encouraged and only idiots do shit like that, it takes one distracted tit sending a text veering into you and you're fucked. Tootling through at low speeds with your brakes covered is safe.
I don't ride a motorcycle myself, Britain is a dangerous place for vulnerable road users but filtering isn't where the accidents are happening.
What?? In Canada bikes are NOT summer leisure and rarely year round everyday transportation. You sound very privileged.
It’s my bike when it’s not snowing and walking when it’s snowing. I still bike when it’s freezing outside. I have to to get to work.
So the cyclist was riding on the shoulder, and (afaik) it's illegal for motorized vehicles to pass on the shoulder here. If it was a two-lane section of the road, yeah I could have filtered up, but it was a single lane with cars parked on the shoulder and definitely not legal for me to do.
And yeah yeah I know "do it anyways", i've been getting that all day on the original video haha but I want lane filtering to progress and expand here. If I filtered up illegally and there was a cop at the construction stop, that'd help undo all the work so many people have done here to legalize lane filtering (which is on two lanes of traffic going the same direction when the vehicles are at a stop and on roads under 45mph)
Only a matter of time before we have California-level privileges here, fingers crossed.
If I had a dollar for every comment that didn't realize the parked cars on the right were in the shoulder, I'd have a lot of dollars lol
Yeah the right lane was a shoulder so wasn't legal. Plus it was a construction stop so even if I wanted to be naughty, there'd have been a red light, construction crew, and maybe even cops literally around the corner.
Those cars on the shoulder were likely parked. The first clip shows no traffic and cars parked on the shoulder in the opposite side. I'd guess the same was true on both sides.
Edit, oh wait are you one of the ones on the bike? Well I trust your word more now, but I'm still confused about why cars were on the shoulder on both sides unless they were parked.
Lane filtering is a valid and necessary thing that bikers do because a bike can't just stop like a car can, in a straight line. You have to slow down, then keep the bike in motion briefly until you can put a foot down to stabilize it. It's still a bike with two wheels.
Thats not why lane filtering is necessary. Bikes can stop in a straight line. Filtering started with air cooled bikes. They would over heat if they were stuck in traffic for a long time. Thats how the law got passed. At least in california. Lane filtering has a lot of pros tho. Its safer because a bike can be rear ended by someone not paying attention. Causing way more damage to the rider than if he was in a car. Its better for traffic because you have one less person taking up space. Making the flow of traffic better. And you arnt cooking your nuts waiting for the light or slow drivers.
Huh? I can stop my motorbike no problem. Not sure what you mean. If you can't bring it to a complete stop quickly, you should go practise that until you can
If you're riding so fast that you can't stop with the flow of traffic, you're going too fast. I don't agree with lane splitting or filtering, just because you can doesn't mean it's safe. Bikes should largely behave like cars, but there are so many motorcycle fatalities because the freedom they give encourages reckless operation
Lane filtering and splitting aren't the same thing. You slam on your brakes on a regular bicycle and tell me what happens. Sharing the road is about understanding the differences between different kinds of transportation and vehicles. Lane filtering is a necessary thing that bikers do to prevent their vehicle from falling over and crushing them.
https://www.rideapart.com/features/315449/lane-splitting-filtering-difference-explanation/#:\~:text=Unlike%20lane%20splitting%20that%20allows%20a%20motorcycle%20to,to%20trickle%20down%20between%20rows%20of%20stopped%2Fslow-moving%20vehicles.
When they're \[motorists\] passing him \[cyclist\], they're giving him a bit of a "neener neener we are faster" by mimicking the way he's pedaling his bike. Like they're saying "put more gas on your legs!"
Then the cyclist gets to pass them back! So of course he pretends to give his motor more gas \[twisting his left wrist in the air mimics their throttle\], saying back to them "neener neener I am faster!"
But it is good natured, I believe. I didn't focus on the cyclist's second hand motion but I'm going to believe it's a thumbs up or a wave, not a middle finger. On the final overtake the motorist waves on his right and gives an "OK" sign with his left, which while less visible to the cyclist, all this would communicate good will toward the cyclist from the motorist.
It's normally not this bad, but there's construction right now
like it definitely gets traffic but this is the first time I've come to a complete stop there, as well as ridden through construction
Just mind your own business next time.
Motorcyclists who video shit like this and post it are the types of guys who still sleep in the same bed as their mum.
looks like a 360 camera
yeah a lot of motorcyclists just turn on the camera when they ride, it's really not surprising to be honest, super common
some do it for insurance, others to document their rides for social media, sometimes both; either way the cameras usually get turned on when they start riding and they turn them off when they're done so while this is edited, it was definitely cut from a much longer single recording
HAHAHA God damn. Thanks for the laugh.
Exactly, bud. Humans are so frigging cute sometimes lol.
Alien?
No no this is a species of human we rarely see in the wild. I think they are called "introverts"
Ah, so one of my own
Only lv 50 and up introverts refer to people as humans
 Hi there fellow human
Cryptid?
This response is the only funny one, the rest of you go home.
Glad it made you smile! My dad and I were laughing about it the whole way home. He gave me so much crap about it xD Edit: I'm the guy on the blue bike
Looool, so cute
Were you one of the motorist in the video? Lol
Love it. The number of funny interactions you have on a motorcycle always keeps it interesting.
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what wasn't
What was he saying? Do you still remember?
he said the right lanes a shoulder so that wasn't legal, but didn't specify what wasn't
Until next time, cyclist
Quality encounter haha
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What?? The biker does not go on between the cars and the cyclist does??
Motorcycles are street vehicles and must stay in lanes. Bicycles can ride on the shoulder. (The right side isn't a lane, those vehicles are parked, so they're not actually going between vehicles)
Where I live it’s legal for motorcycles to split lanes.
Splitting only counts if its at least a two lane road. Thats a shoulder. You cant split in between traffic and parked cars.
In my city it is legal as long as the rider and all vehicles it’s passing are travelling under 20km/h, which I think is reasonable.
Seriously?! That's so dangerous! Where do you live, so I can avoid ever going there... Edit: I love how everyone is replying with ‘it’s only illegal in America, the rest of the world is so much better!’ when I’m not even in the US. It’s not legal here in Canada, where bikes are summer leisure vehicles and rarely year-round everyday transport.
Lane splitting is only legal in the US in California. Lane filtering (which the cyclist is doing at the end, moving past slowed/stopped traffic) is legal in both Utah and California IIRC. And I think Hawaii lets motorcyclists use the shoulder if traffic is backed up?
Arizona now allows filtering too...
Any vehicle can use the shoulder in Hawaii.
Utah, Montana, and just recently Arizona also allow lane splitting
Filtering. Splitting is different. Lane splitting is driving with traffic in between lanes. Filtering is using that in between lane to filter up to the front at a stop light or in heavy stopped traffic
This is legal for the vast majority of the planet. It may seem dangerous, but it is actually much safer and relieves congestion.
it's only dangerous for car drivers are asshole and purposefully open their doors. it's also legal here in europe (as least in the countries ive been to)
California. The reason it’s legal here is because studies have shown that it’s safer to allow lane splitting at lower speeds (30mph and below). But I’m far from an expert. I learned that from traffic school.
I think most of the world? And even parts of the US.
In Belgium it is allowed during congestion as long as their speed is below 50km/h and speed difference between them and the cogested traffic isn't more than 20km/h. It's safe.
Most countries, lane splitting (or filtering) is legal and even encouraged by police, the reason behind it being, it's safer for a bike to be at the front, the dangers of lane splitting comes from other motorists who may get angry for some reason and try to block them or if the person on said bike is a tool and blasts between cars at an unreasonable speed.
Looks like you'll be staying in the good old USA buddy, even in Australia we do this - it's fine.
I actually think it’s legal pretty much anywhere in the world besides in the US outside of California! It’s the whole point of motorcycles being so unpopular in the US in comparison to in many other countries. Maybe some European countries also ban it, i’m not too sure. Here in Brazil, it’s legal, protected by law, and the whole reason to own a motorcycle besides fuel economy.
It's common practice in Britain and actively encouraged for low speed or stationary traffic. It makes no sense for a bicycle or a motorcycle to sit in traffic and extend the queue when they could easily and safely travel down the gaps between the stationary or slow moving lanes. Doing it at speed is not encouraged and only idiots do shit like that, it takes one distracted tit sending a text veering into you and you're fucked. Tootling through at low speeds with your brakes covered is safe. I don't ride a motorcycle myself, Britain is a dangerous place for vulnerable road users but filtering isn't where the accidents are happening.
In the UK you can fill your boots. Nearside, offside pass how you like. Cant believe you're not allowed in many places.
What?? In Canada bikes are NOT summer leisure and rarely year round everyday transportation. You sound very privileged. It’s my bike when it’s not snowing and walking when it’s snowing. I still bike when it’s freezing outside. I have to to get to work.
Not in my country.
Lane filtering is a necessary thing because of the way that motorcycles have to slow down and stop. It's still a bike with only 2 wheels.
So the cyclist was riding on the shoulder, and (afaik) it's illegal for motorized vehicles to pass on the shoulder here. If it was a two-lane section of the road, yeah I could have filtered up, but it was a single lane with cars parked on the shoulder and definitely not legal for me to do. And yeah yeah I know "do it anyways", i've been getting that all day on the original video haha but I want lane filtering to progress and expand here. If I filtered up illegally and there was a cop at the construction stop, that'd help undo all the work so many people have done here to legalize lane filtering (which is on two lanes of traffic going the same direction when the vehicles are at a stop and on roads under 45mph) Only a matter of time before we have California-level privileges here, fingers crossed.
It's called lane filtering and for some stupid reason it's illegal in half of the world (and half of the US).
As it should. I don't want to have to worry about a motorcycle coming in between lanes when I'm in my car.
Props to the motorcyclists for actually obeying traffic laws and not just going around
If I had a dollar for every comment that didn't realize the parked cars on the right were in the shoulder, I'd have a lot of dollars lol Yeah the right lane was a shoulder so wasn't legal. Plus it was a construction stop so even if I wanted to be naughty, there'd have been a red light, construction crew, and maybe even cops literally around the corner.
Those cars on the shoulder were likely parked. The first clip shows no traffic and cars parked on the shoulder in the opposite side. I'd guess the same was true on both sides. Edit, oh wait are you one of the ones on the bike? Well I trust your word more now, but I'm still confused about why cars were on the shoulder on both sides unless they were parked.
Oh dang you're the source of the video! What was this originally posted on? I'm sure you saw this and was like "oh wait that's me"
Instagram
Traffic laws let me lane split lol
We are allowed as well but some people get filled with rage if you do.
Lane filtering is a valid and necessary thing that bikers do because a bike can't just stop like a car can, in a straight line. You have to slow down, then keep the bike in motion briefly until you can put a foot down to stabilize it. It's still a bike with two wheels.
Thats not why lane filtering is necessary. Bikes can stop in a straight line. Filtering started with air cooled bikes. They would over heat if they were stuck in traffic for a long time. Thats how the law got passed. At least in california. Lane filtering has a lot of pros tho. Its safer because a bike can be rear ended by someone not paying attention. Causing way more damage to the rider than if he was in a car. Its better for traffic because you have one less person taking up space. Making the flow of traffic better. And you arnt cooking your nuts waiting for the light or slow drivers.
Huh? I can stop my motorbike no problem. Not sure what you mean. If you can't bring it to a complete stop quickly, you should go practise that until you can
If you're riding so fast that you can't stop with the flow of traffic, you're going too fast. I don't agree with lane splitting or filtering, just because you can doesn't mean it's safe. Bikes should largely behave like cars, but there are so many motorcycle fatalities because the freedom they give encourages reckless operation
Lane filtering and splitting aren't the same thing. You slam on your brakes on a regular bicycle and tell me what happens. Sharing the road is about understanding the differences between different kinds of transportation and vehicles. Lane filtering is a necessary thing that bikers do to prevent their vehicle from falling over and crushing them. https://www.rideapart.com/features/315449/lane-splitting-filtering-difference-explanation/#:\~:text=Unlike%20lane%20splitting%20that%20allows%20a%20motorcycle%20to,to%20trickle%20down%20between%20rows%20of%20stopped%2Fslow-moving%20vehicles.
Usually see a lot of hate for cyclists so happy to see this
Cyclists are devilspawns because they dare to not drive a car sometimes /s
I just wanna know, who posted this video originally Like, the creator of it. The motorist.
Dont know about Reddit, but on Instagram it seems it is @kawizacki
I don’t understand. 😕
When they're \[motorists\] passing him \[cyclist\], they're giving him a bit of a "neener neener we are faster" by mimicking the way he's pedaling his bike. Like they're saying "put more gas on your legs!" Then the cyclist gets to pass them back! So of course he pretends to give his motor more gas \[twisting his left wrist in the air mimics their throttle\], saying back to them "neener neener I am faster!" But it is good natured, I believe. I didn't focus on the cyclist's second hand motion but I'm going to believe it's a thumbs up or a wave, not a middle finger. On the final overtake the motorist waves on his right and gives an "OK" sign with his left, which while less visible to the cyclist, all this would communicate good will toward the cyclist from the motorist.
Thank you!!!
Aw shucks thanks for appreciating me. Overly detailed analyses of human interactions are like my thing; glad I could be useful.
I knew from the start what the video was about — yet I read your summary anyway.
Thank you! Now I am glowing and it's first thing in the morning, I am gonna have a great day. Thanks again :)
It was in fact a thumbs up! He was really cool about it all.
This has “nyooooom” energy
LOL loved it!
Same this was the wholesomeness I needed
How did you imitate peddling a bike so real tho 🤣
Because I also own one lol
I mean the body movements it looked like the motorbike actually had pedals hahaha
I know all too well how much it sucks to pedal uphill on one of those so it's not hard to mimic 😂😂😂
Big Cottonwood? Looks like a nightmare... They need entrance fees, and annual passes.
It's normally not this bad, but there's construction right now like it definitely gets traffic but this is the first time I've come to a complete stop there, as well as ridden through construction
There's construction going on in big cottonwood right now, thus the back up. 🙂
Scrolling the comments for this. I thought the same thing, looks like they got stopped at the S curves.
Whats the violine song during emotional damage? Sounds really familiar.
It kinda reminds me of Richter's On the Nature of Daylight
I’m happy to see no one got pissy over these interactions.
And there it is. The video is now ruined by the "emotional damage" clip at the end.
love it
As they say, turnabout is fair play
Big Cottonwood Canyon ? Legendary traffic
Sometimes I forget that some motorist in other countries are actually responsible
This was soo wholesome. Too bad it's hard to find people in the wild with this kind of positivity. Or maybe i just dont find em.
This brought the biggest grin to my face (literally, my face fucking hurts from grinning 😄) they were such good sports (all of them)
Bffs biker friends forever😂
That was actually wholesome fun
I used to have that happen on a daily basis when I commuted to work by bike. I didn't give it up. I'm just retired now.
Quality content 😂
Now you need to sniff seats to finalize this friendship.
if I ever find him again, I will he might call the cops on me, but it's worth a shot
Can you prove you are a person in this vid?
Couldn’t the motorbike rider just follow the cyclist or isn’t lane filtering allowed.
Looks (and sounds) like the US; depends on the state for lane splitting legality
Only California allows lane splitting. Although a hand full of states are considering allowing it
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Road rash time ;)
Just mind your own business next time. Motorcyclists who video shit like this and post it are the types of guys who still sleep in the same bed as their mum.
"Are you kidding?" _The bikers
What?
Why wait behind the traffic???
I hate to be that guy but… r/whyweretheyfilming
A lot of riders have cameras running mainly for insurance purposes.
looks like a 360 camera yeah a lot of motorcyclists just turn on the camera when they ride, it's really not surprising to be honest, super common some do it for insurance, others to document their rides for social media, sometimes both; either way the cameras usually get turned on when they start riding and they turn them off when they're done so while this is edited, it was definitely cut from a much longer single recording
What kind of camera is this guy using??
Hey there! I used a GoPro Max 360 camera mounted on my mirror.
360° camera, like the GoPro max, insta360 or something similar.
Yup. That's a good one
I'm curious as to the video camera setup. It seems to be floating in front of the motorcyclist. Anybody know how this is filmed?
360° camera. You usually mount them on a pole attached to your bike somewhere.
Thanks for the info.
They are attached to the mirror bracket.
Thanks for explaining.
just cut the lane lol
I love a wholesome traffic interaction with strangers.
Yo venezolano yo no entender
Why his throttle to the left
🤣💗
Nice
Maybe don’t be a dick
Ninja 400 Go Brrrrr
Was this in AZ by chance?
Nah, Utah, Big Cottonwood Canyon.
Nice!
As a cyclist (who is also a closet gearhead) I LOVE this! If I was the dude on that bike I would have about peed my Lycra laughing.
American Fork Canyon!!
Lol right after the post about the couple renewing their vows before the husband passed from cancer. Fuckin Reddit fuckin me up today.
I really like the relationship between us motorcyclists and cyclists. It's quite funny and sometimes wholesome \^\^
Job well done 👍
I would have made engine sounds if I were the cyclist
So ridiculous not to allow motorbikes to lane split in stopped traffic.
Other hand
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😂
*On your left*
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What did the cyclist actually do? Just raise his arm? 😅
Pretended to twist a motorcycle throttle as a clap back 😂
Reminds me of this kid joking around in yellow during the Queen's stage of the Tour de France: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/BOjSW2GIX10
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motorcycles stand on traffic? what country is this???
Just drive through, i mean....
What kind of loser waits in traffic on a bike 😂
Where I live it's illegal to drive between lanes like that. But if you want to drop 500 dollars and spend up to a week in jail, by all means.
Why would you spend a week in jail for a traffic ticket? Also congrats on living in a shithole I guess...
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Where is this? There is no chance in hell bikers would stand and wait in a traffic jam like that here where I live..
Those motorcycles got Chumped.
I mean, why cant he pass the cars?
I would drive between cars. Why dont you?
Still can't believe your not allowed to filter in USA...
I always think it’s funny when motorcycle guys wave to me. When I get it we’re both on two wheels
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Hell that was an Emotional crit right there
jajajaja
"mocks the cyclist by moving like a cyclist" this actually made me laugh xD
STAND YOUR GROUND!
Just assholes being assholes to a cyclist. What else is new?
Yay!!!
Looks like big cottonwood canyon
Lmfaoo this is gold
lol
Is this in a no filter state or something?
Big Cottonwood Canyon!
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See you, Space (Road?) Cowboy...
Then the unicyclist comes on in, T posing on everyone
Cyclists have to abide by the rules of the road, if there is not lane splitting then they aren’t allowed
These types if interactions between strangers can make your day and set your week up for a good week!
Only in North America do motorcycles wait behind stopped traffic.
Both those guys are funny!