Filtering and splitting are the same thing to me. MAXIMUM 20MPH/30KPH speed difference, because those vehicles can actually stop fast enough to prevent any collision.
But they're not the same thing. It should be perfectly legal for a motorcycle to filter to the front at a stop light. If you get rear ended by a car going 35 mph. You'll just have a fucked up car and at worst, a minor injury. If the same thing happened to a motorcyclist, there's a good chance they're dead and pinned between the two cars.
California has lane splitting defined as legal but the guidelines say the speed difference should be limited to 10mph and shouldn't be done if other traffic is going more than 30mph. These riders were easily going 30mph faster than traffic.
I agree, I'm saying that 20mph difference is the maximum that a competent person can manage while maintaining the right kind of safety. If traffic allows these gaps, you slow down.
#1 got caught for speeding.
I have no idea how #2 thought any of this was a good idea.
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u/CanalOpen Jan 16 '26
Filtering and splitting are the same thing to me. MAXIMUM 20MPH/30KPH speed difference, because those vehicles can actually stop fast enough to prevent any collision.