Just read the California law, as I couldn't fathom that being legal. Oh it's not! Lane splitting is legal up to 50mph (crazy I think) and at no faster than 15mph faster than traffic being split...

The pattern I see developing is that Californians [where lane splitting is legal] see what happened to the OP as OK, whereas mostly everyone else thinks it was not. Perhaps that's the difference.

Lane Splitting is always promoted as safe, if restricted to speeds under 30. When I was in California , they were doing it at 75. So yeah, there's no difference, they're all nut jobs.

Keep on truckin' brother.

FWIW I usually take 5 min or so after I end a segment or ride, and mentally replay through a few key moments, both good and bad. Helps me think of things I should have done better, and remember things I did well so I can do them again. It took a month or so of 'forcing' myself to do it, now it's just habit.

I've never ever "liked" a post on this forum, but this was almost my first one.

Almost....:icon_lolsign:

Dick move for sure. I haven't read all the posts in this thread, so I don't know if someone else has mentioned it. But I know you weren't going to execute a lane change just by your mirrors alone. Can you say "head check"? And I don't mean looking over into the other lane, at the spot you are going to get run over in. I mean a honest to goodness, look over your shoulder.

...he did wave.

Damn.......

Now I have a new challenge - get a "thanks" from LoneBone. What's it gonna take? PM me your shipping address. :D

Kind of true Sailmotion about here in CA. People do pass others in the same lane all the time and often after getting waved on because the front guy was using his mirrors. I look at it as my fault if a guy passes on my left without me noticing and I hold no grudge because that is accepted here. However, passing on the right like that is very rare in my personal experience, mostly I think because most bikers are more caring of their personal safety. I think the guy was a jerk too even if he considers that legal lane splitting. When i'm on twisty roads like Ortega Hwy, I really check my mirrors because some of the racer guys pass so quickly and loudly that I practically jump off my bike.
As dumb as what that guy did was, the dumbest thing I ever saw along these lines was coming back from Sturgis in 90 I was riding behind two baggers going side by side and a Hells Angel passed in between them down the center with inches to spare while going at least 20 mph faster than them. They both almost jumped off their bikes.

That just might get you a thanks Bawb.

Maybe....:D