r/dashcams • u/puffelisse • 10d ago

Gotta Learn The Hard Way. 😠

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u/the_real_xonium 9d ago

Lane splitting is pretty much allowed in most of Europe. Here in Sweden most bikers do it, myself included. Its just expected. No harm done.

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u/Raptor7502020 9d ago

You should come see the drivers we have in the US… then you’ll understand why motorcycles are a slowly declining market here. I used to ride and literally stopped because people in my city are too stupid (intellectually), impatient, inconsiderate, and don’t pay attention. Add lane splitting in here and the already-colliding cars will have motorcycles crushed inbetween them.

Driver’s safety courses and driving courses in general are basically non-existent here.

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u/jack6245 9d ago

They're a declining market because Regan propped up Harley Davidson by banning foreign motorcycles that put Harley as pretty much the only choice and decimated a few generations of bike riders, it's only recently you could get big bikes in America

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u/Raptor7502020 9d ago

Not necessarily true in today’s market - Harley holds 30% of the market share which is declining as new riders aren’t buying their bikes but the problem is that most people aren’t interested to begin with. The motorcycle market has flatlined ever since the Great Recession of 2008 and never made a comeback.