Old 06-04-13, 03:44 PM
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Originally Posted by vol
What exactly do you mean by splitting the lane? Is it the same as sharing the lane with a moving vehicle or passing a parked vehicle within its same lane (=riding in the door zone, as in my case yesterday, so I don't know the difference)?

I found this thread and the video by member 1nterceptor.

P.S. On that same day (yesterday) toward the end of my ride I took the lane ever so briefly as necessary on a narrow street to pass a truck that was parked on the side blocking much of the road, and ignored the repeated honking by a driver behind me. After I crossed the street and he made a right turn away from me, he shouted to me: "Don't ride in the middle of the lane!!"
Lane splitting is moving between two moving lanes of traffic. In other words, you would ride to the left of the right hand lane. It's actually fairly safe, but it takes some steely nerves to pull off confidently. I don't do it, but I don't ride in door zones either...I would lane split before riding in the door zone.
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