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Auto Talk => Driving and the Law => Topic started by: 2o6 on July 27, 2011, 07:14:51 PM

Title: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: 2o6 on July 27, 2011, 07:14:51 PM
http://youtu.be/oD6XdvARIVg


I don't know whats worse, the BMW lane splitting, or the people who think that the Camera car is in the wrong.
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: Laconian on July 27, 2011, 07:28:12 PM
Both are abominable.
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: ifcar on July 27, 2011, 07:50:27 PM
I can't tell why the car on the right swerves into the camera car after the BMW passes; was it knocked about during the passing maneuver?
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: Laconian on July 27, 2011, 07:52:42 PM
I think it was knocked about and the driver overcorrected.
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: 2o6 on July 27, 2011, 08:26:04 PM
Quote from: Laconian on July 27, 2011, 07:28:12 PM
Both are abominable.

The camera car was passing.

Quote from: Laconian on July 27, 2011, 07:52:42 PM
I think it was knocked about and the driver overcorrected.

It looked like the BMW clearly knocked it in the other lane. The Corsa driver had no time to do anything.


Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: hotrodalex on July 27, 2011, 08:37:59 PM
Quote from: ifcar on July 27, 2011, 07:50:27 PM
I can't tell why the car on the right swerves into the camera car after the BMW passes; was it knocked about during the passing maneuver?

Oh yeah it was knocked. The BMW went airborne a little bit after hitting it.
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: bing_oh on July 27, 2011, 08:55:01 PM
Looks like a minor lane violation there... :confused:
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: hotrodalex on July 27, 2011, 08:55:36 PM
I think the BMW was trying to "shoot the gap", but failed miserably.
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: MrH on July 28, 2011, 08:54:18 AM
It was probably more likely he was just going fast, and thought he could swerve between the two.  Didn't expect them to line up side by side by the time he got there.  No one really intentional tries to shoot for a gap between two lanes.
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: shp4man on July 28, 2011, 01:43:21 PM
The result of a person who can't drive, but thinks he owns the road. I say pull his license. Forever. The world would be a better place with him as a pedestrian.
Title: Re: Video: Cars Can't Lane Split
Post by: S204STi on July 29, 2011, 07:10:25 PM
Heh, I had a BMW try to share lanes with me last weekend. (On my motorcycle...) Good thing I'm not armed. :lol: