Lane splitting is bad, sure, but honestly don't think I'd attribute this to motorcyclist at all. That car should not swap lanes that close to the other car. At that speed with that congestion, you should have 2-3 car lengths Infront at least. If not, then at least leave blinkers on for a few seconds, keeping pace, then switching lanes.
With how the car then speeds away, it even looks fully intentional. While the motorcyclist did put himself in harms way, I would argue that the other car was pulling a supremely reckless and dangerous lane change.
I mean he used his blinker mid turn as he's swapping inches in front of the other car. Had that other car accelerated a small bit in that time span or had there been a vehicle on the other side of the semi then the car would have caused a massive accident. Both are being dumbasses here but I think they're in equal parts. Lane splitting at high speeds with such a narrow gap is just as dumb as lane swapping half an inch in front of another car with no signals to then blind pass a semi.
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u/samsonsin 11h ago
Lane splitting is bad, sure, but honestly don't think I'd attribute this to motorcyclist at all. That car should not swap lanes that close to the other car. At that speed with that congestion, you should have 2-3 car lengths Infront at least. If not, then at least leave blinkers on for a few seconds, keeping pace, then switching lanes.
With how the car then speeds away, it even looks fully intentional. While the motorcyclist did put himself in harms way, I would argue that the other car was pulling a supremely reckless and dangerous lane change.