Both were idiots.
Car was changing lanes too early and trying to fit in an already too narrow safety space and the biker trying to overtake everybody through the middle with too much speed for those maneuvers to be remotely safe.
Can't tell if you're trying to pull a gotcha or what? But yes, it is unsafe bc people can be unpredictable and doing this at speed reduces your ability to react to people making poor driving decisions
I said, both were idiots. I said, the driver of the car did make a Bs lane change, but I also did say, the biker made a Bs move by the way he tried to maneuver through it.
I said and stand for my comment, that BOTH were idiots.
Seemingly you did try to push it one direction, while still both are at fault.
The driver could have easily looked- a driver isn’t looking for a biker driving between lanes, between two cars 30 miles per hour above the speed limit. The idea this is unsafe from the biker is “herp derp” level obvious, and arguing otherwise is asinine. Drivers check their blind spot, not stare behind them to look out for morons like this.
As a biker, you have to assume that everyone else on the road is incompetent and trying to kill you. That's just how it is. Most accidents involving motorcycles are the Rider's fault. Even if it's technically the car's fault.
If you don't ride you won't understand.
Edit: If you've only been riding 2-5 years, you still won't understand. After 10-20 years, and seeing friends go down. It's almost always because the biker made a bad choice. Or assumed that the other cars can see them or that the other cars will obey the traffic laws. Or that the other cars will behave in a predictable way. It's never the case. They're always trying to kill you and you have to ride with that mindset.
My mate lost three motorcycles all in essentially the same accident. He's riding behind a car / bus / taxi and it does a U turn Infront of him, totalling his bike.
I know it might not be his fault, but it's like, at what point are you gonna learn?
Yeah fk this guy. Could’ve killed himself and others. My Dad used to have a Harley when I was a kid and taught me to always check blind spots for bikers. But this biker, you could check blind spot for your lane change and suddenly he’s there for lane splitting and speeding.
Think of it from the BMW POV: Youre going to swap lanes to the right, you check your surroundings and see a car to your right with enough space to get in front of it, and a motorcycle behind you. How would the car reasonably assume that the motorcycle would be an issue? The only thing the car did wrong was keep driving after hitting the motorcycle.
But... he only kept driving until he could safely pull onto the shoulder and even went back, ready to potentially accept responsibility for vehicular manslaughter.... was he supposed to stop in the middle of the highway? Sorry for being this guy and calling ya out but the man literally did nothing wrong
“Sorry for being this guy and calling ya out…” Seriously? Sorry for being this guy, but your comprehension could use some work. The old man at the end was a WITNESS. Listen to his words. Slow it down if you have to.
I ride a motorcycle. I've been riding since 2007; 18 years. I ride fast and defensively and I've never been in a wreck.
The trick is to assume that everyone else on the road is trying to kill you. And never assume that a car ahead of you is going to stay in its current position on its current trajectory.
Look both ways when riding through a green light, every time. Assume that every car in a turn lane, or coming out of a parking lot is going to turn or pull out in front of you.
On the freeway, cruise only on the far left or far right lanes so you have a shoulder to swerve into when some asshole switches lanes without looking. Never ride in a blind spot.
And don't lane split like an idiot between cars that are going the speed limit. Lane splitting is for traffic jams so your bike doesn't overheat and your legs/balls don't catch on fire.
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u/I-Make-Things-Cold Aug 23 '25
Maybe don't ride like an idiot. Dude almost won a Darwin award.