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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
So only the safety and desires of motorcyclists matters? Not that of everyone else on the road?
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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
It's no different from how people don't agree that cyclists should have different rules, like going through stop signs, lane splitting, cutting onto sidewalks. And the arguments are the same - when does convenience for some people on the road trump safety?
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How does this impact you as a car driver? Let's say there is an accident on Deerfoot Trail and traffic is backed way up. It's 32 degrees and for no real reason, you just think that motorcyclists should sit in the traffic? It has literally no bearing on you whether I pass you. There is no safety concern for people in cars because you're just sitting there.
A lot of this seems to stem from people worried that this is somehow motorcyclists "getting one over" on them. Like there is a big backup and they should have to sit and suffer like everyone else. The so-called safety concerns are questionable. We're not talking about lane splitting at 120km/hr and weaving between vehicles inches away from accidents and certain death. It's for obvious situations where there is a legitimate concern for someone sitting in full motorcycling attire in the baking sun. In jurisdictions that allow this it is usually accompanied by a speed at which that is prohibited. That speed doesn't have to be very high to make it both effective for the motorcyclist and at the same time safe for everyone on the road.