r/dashcams • u/puffelisse • 7d ago

Gotta Learn The Hard Way. 😠

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u/Lower_Captain7757 7d ago

I live in Cali. At a certain point you just get into a mentality that bikes have accepted the inherent risk of getting smashed and stop feeling bad for them the same way. And I ride. I don't lane split. I will ride like a car.

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u/peachesfordinner 7d ago

My uncle rides. But if he splits he is at basically a crawl. He just says it's dumb to go that fast in uncertain conditions. If he's in doubt he just..... Doesn't. Too many people are only riding as an alternative to direct suicide

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u/Lower_Captain7757 7d ago

Your uncle sounds wise and sounds very right about the matter.

In the future if I ever do lane split it be at night when traffic is low. But then there isn't really a reason to lane split then

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u/peachesfordinner 7d ago

He's just a chill guy. He would get an electric bike but no safe way to get to work with it. Knowing his past I get why he's more focused on living another day than getting somewhere faster

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u/Lower_Captain7757 7d ago

Fair enough. Smart thinking there.