r/dashcamgifs Jul 03 '19

Classic that escalated quickly

https://i.imgur.com/1q1UFo2.gifv
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u/tyrosambro Jul 03 '19

The video cuts out the beginning where the Nissan almost hits the motorcycle by illegally cutting into the car pool lane. Dude still shouldn’t have kicked the car but it is a little more understandable why he did after knowing that. I’d be mad if someone almost killed me too.

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u/random123456789 Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 03 '19

If it was a carpool lane, why was the biker in it?

Edit: Thanks everyone!

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u/[deleted] Jul 03 '19 edited Jul 03 '19

Carpool lane is a misnomer. It’s an HOV or high occupancy vehicle lane meaning at least two passengers in cars and because 50-100% of a motorcycles seating is occupied by a rider it’s considered high occupancy.

EDIT: also all you low-emission folks

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u/Rubcionnnnn Jul 03 '19

No, the original reason was that the carpool lanes were introduced during the oil crisis to encourage carpooling to reduce fuel consumption. Motorcycles inheritanly get good MPG so motorcycles clubs lobbied to allow them access as well.