[geeks] Race Tracks

[Brian Dunbar]

Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
> Thu, 19 Apr 2007 @ 07:51 +0300, sammy ominsky said:
> 
>> On 19/04/2007, at 07:37, Charles Shannon Hendrix wrote:
>>
>>> How does the motorcycle cut your time in traffic?
>> Lane splitting is not only encouraged, it's quasi-mandatory here.  I  
>> was sitting in line at a red light about a year ago and a cop told me  
>> to move up to the light.  On highways, the shoulder is a de facto  
>> motorcycle lane when traffic is backed up.
> 
> Where do you live that allows that?
> 
> Around here you can always find the riders that do that: they are the
> little stains here and there on I64.
> 

Everyone did the 'move up to the light between the cars thing' in Japan
- or at least on Okinawa.  The side mirrors on the truck I was usually
driving there would jusssst clear the tops of their helmets.


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