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kwiknkleen t1_j5w8hvr wrote

My question is why should motorcyclists not have to wait in traffic like everyone else?

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Rocketgirl8097 t1_j60d08r wrote

Agreed. And how many months of the year are they really riding? Mainly summer months. So we switch everything around for the minority that have minority usage of the road? No.

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SquidTips OP t1_j5w9adb wrote

To answer that question requires first asking, what are roads for anyway?

The answer I think most people would give is that they are a logistical investment that our community has made in order to move humans from one place to another across our communities. That seems to be the logic behind creating commuter and bus only lanes, to proiritize throughput over individual 'Fairness'.

From this lens, lane splitting demonstrably reduces traffic by allowing greater throughput. It also incentivizes more motorcycle usage which creates a positive feedback loop for reducing traffic.

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thecatsofwar t1_j5wwkw0 wrote

Or, and hear me out, motorcyclists can be adults like the people in cars and wait their turn like everyone else. Motorcyclists aren’t special and don’t deserve a free pass to weave dangerously because waiting hurts their feelings.

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MayorEricBlazecetti t1_j5x0il4 wrote

Some motorcycles are air cooled and literally will overheat and die if sitting in traffic for too long.

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thecatsofwar t1_j6e3re5 wrote

So? The driver’s poor choices to buy a vehicle with a bad design shouldn’t give them special privileges on the road.

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MayorEricBlazecetti t1_j6f9keu wrote

By that logic, a car is a bad design and the driver chose it, so they can sit in traffic while motorcycles slip through.

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thecatsofwar t1_j6fvq0s wrote

I’m still waiting for the part where making a stupid purchase of a motorcycle means a person gets special privileges to drive like manics.

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MayorEricBlazecetti t1_j6gtcp1 wrote

What about lane splitting is driving like a maniac? I truly want to understand you.

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kwiknkleen t1_j5wypji wrote

I just don’t see you having this attitude if you weren’t a motorcycle rider. If the US would get over its abiding love of the motor vehicle and embrace alternative transportation, ie buses, trains etc. our roads probably wouldn’t be nearly as congested.

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SquidTips OP t1_j5x9x3q wrote

I own a house, but I have consistently voted for every increase in housing taxes to support the government and services it provides.

Every law that passes shouldn't NEED to help EVERY person, that's not how you build just and equitable systems.

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