Beyond what speed do you avoid freeway lane sharing?

[reidconti]

40-50. Until I look down and realize I'm splitting at 70. Funny how traffic slowly starts to speed up without me realizing it

 

[GPzPop]

for me, lane sharing is a moto tactic to counter the dreaded "brake light accordion" behavior in traffics. This can occur at any speed, and may not occur even when traffics are flowing at a steady 20 mph pace.

I share accordingly

 

[Marcoose]

Went with 40mph, meaning that's the max delta limit for me if cars are stopped or nearly stopped. If cars are rolling, the delta decreases.

 

[Danko]

Here's a quick clip of my splitting. I "try" not to double cager speeds. Yes I'm an asshat but move bitch get out the way!
[youtube]Ogx06RwqYIo[/youtube]

 

[DefyInertia]

Whoa dude ^^^^

Not saying I have never done some of that, but "typical communte", nah.

[there] are times when 2-3 cars like to hold hands and go at 65mph across all three lanes without separation, then i'll split just to get past the moving roadblock.

Above 40-50 mph I change from splitting to passing.

this for me

 

[louemc]

I didn't vote...To me it isn't a speed number issue, it is a situation issue, and that varies widely and wildly.

 

[Entoptic]

I will split at any speed as long as my delta is within ten mph of others vehicles.

 

[sanjuro]

I will split at any speed as long as my delta is within ten mph of others vehicles.

Ding. Ding. Ding.

 

[Entoptic]

Ding. Ding. Ding.

I posted on my iphone earlier and really couldn't get in a good paragraph on why I do this.

Regards of speed if two objects are moving together within 10mph of each other the danger is low. The speed that both objects are moving at doesn't matter because the reaction time will still be the same at 300mph or 20mph between the two objects. The blue angels are a great example of what can be done at crazy speeds safely and so are motorcycle racers.

 

[Ozymandias]

I didn't vote...To me it isn't a speed number issue, it is a situation issue, and that varies widely and wildly.

This!

I did answer 60mph though. Usually at that speed I can tolerate the speed changes during commute so I'm back in line.

But I'll be damned if I'm going to sit behind a rolling road block on a 4 lane interstate with nothing in sight for a mile.

 

[pannayar]

...Regards of speed if two objects are moving together within 10mph of each other the danger is low. The speed that both objects are moving at doesn't matter because the reaction time will still be the same at 300mph or 20mph between the two objects...

Your physics seems precise. For a small mistake in the reaction, there is also something called impact (with the asphalt) which I think is going to be a little different b/w 300 mph and 20 mph.

 

[kelsodeez]

after traffic gets to about 40mph, drivers tend to start swerving around in their lane a bit more, so instead of getting ping pong'd between 2 cars, i fall back at about 40mph and pass cars as the opportunities present themselves.

 

[Marcoose]

...sit behind a rolling road block on a 4 lane interstate with nothing in sight for a mile.

Being a student of human behavior, this phenomenon is a mystery. What goes on in those four drivers' minds? Entitlement, oblivion, negligence, carelessness, ignorance?

 

[corndog67]

The congestion here in Santa Barbara County is nowhere near as heavy as the Bay Area. My main objective is to get clear of cars and trucks. If its a rolling road block on 101 or 154 or something like that, I'll get past them no matter how fast they are going. Just to stay in am area where I feel they are not a danger to me.

 

[Entoptic]

Your physics seems precise. For a small mistake in the reaction, there is also something called impact (with the asphalt) which I think is going to be a little different b/w 300 mph and 20 mph.

Very true however we are talking about controlling a motorcycle and not what speed is it safe to crash at. If that was the case then we wouldn't go over walking speed because people die from falling and hitting their heads.

 

[pannayar]

Very true however we are talking about controlling a motorcycle and not what speed is it safe to crash at. If that was the case then we wouldn't go over walking speed because people die from falling and hitting their heads.

I was talking "to err is human" when controlling a motorcycle.

 

[Gary856]

I posted on my iphone earlier and really couldn't get in a good paragraph on why I do this.

Regards of speed if two objects are moving together within 10mph of each other the danger is low. The speed that both objects are moving at doesn't matter because the reaction time will still be the same at 300mph or 20mph between the two objects. The blue angels are a great example of what can be done at crazy speeds safely and so are motorcycle racers.

Very true however we are talking about controlling a motorcycle and not what speed is it safe to crash at. If that was the case then we wouldn't go over walking speed because people die from falling and hitting their heads.

Really - the available reaction time is the same whether you're racing/flying along side someone (going about the same speed) at 300 mph or 20 mph?

 

[mean dad]

Really - the available reaction time is the same whether you're racing/flying along side someone (going about the same speed) at 300 mph or 20 mph?

Yes. Time does not change. The distance traveled during the reaction time would obviously be farther at 300mph than 30mph, but reaction times would be identical.

 

[Marcoose]

Really - the available reaction time is the same whether you're racing/flying along side someone (going about the same speed) at 300 mph or 20 mph?

Whereas Entoptic certainly meant that relatively speaking regardless of speed the delta is always the same, however, there are different rules and forces at play at different speeds. Down force, air friction, noise, stability, etc. It's increasingly more difficult to smoothly swerve a bike at 100mph than at 50mph.

 

[Marcoose]

The distance traveled during the reaction time would obviously be farther at 300mph than 30mph, but reaction times would be identical.

One for Mythbusters.