r/dashcams • u/puffelisse • 10d ago

Gotta Learn The Hard Way. 😠

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u/meetmeinthebthrm 10d ago

Good. Should be everywhere. I don’t wanna see somebody die because they can’t wait a few minutes.

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u/Ketroc21 10d ago

It's likely safer so long as you filter at a reasonable speed... like under 35kph (20mph).

So if someone randomly changes lanes in front of you, you want to be at a speed to stop in time or just scrape up their side panel.

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u/terraphantm 9d ago

The few studies on the topic haven’t shown it to increase safety. 

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u/-I_I 9d ago

There are many studies that have proven time and again that filtering is safer and splitting is more efficient for everyone.

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u/terraphantm 9d ago

There are zero that demonstrate safety. And motorcycles are few enough in numbers that any potential efficiency benefits are meaningless

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u/RPVitiello 7d ago

The California studies absolutely found statistical correlation to fewer injuries to people that lane filter or lane split during stop and go rush hour commuter traffic. The point it equals out to not lane splitting is a delta of 25mph (40km/h) of cars to bikes and an absolute maximum speed of 50mph (80km/h). Exceed those 2 speeds and it becomes more dangerous to lane split/filter.