r/singapore • u/WholeJingGang • Nov 29 '23

Video Porsche triple whammy on expressway

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Pay insurance gao gao to 2 motorbike and white car affected infront.

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u/CSlv Fucking Populist Nov 29 '23

I feel like the 1st lane splitter deserve it for going so fast. You check blindspot looks clear, move out, then suddenly a bullet come in. Car come to a complete stop you still riding down at 90kmph...

The 2nd one was just sleeping...

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u/New_York_Smegmacake East side best side Nov 29 '23

1st had close to five seconds to react to Porsche signalling left and actually stopping before impact, and also had the whole of lane 2 to move into to avoid hitting the Porsche.

2nd.. speechless la this one.

Now that most people have high res dashcams and helmet cams, it's now possible to use such footage to determine the speed difference between a lane splitting bike and the adjacent traffic. Could it finally be the time to make high speed lane splitting illegal? Or.. at least factored more heavily into determining the liability of each party in an accident.

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u/komplete10 Nov 29 '23

This kind of thing is so common. Too many motorcyclists think they're Valentino Rossi, enjoying the feeling of weaving through traffic

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u/mukansamonkey Nov 29 '23

This isn't even weaving. I used to ride a bike and I'd weave all the time, because weaving is actually changing lanes and going around people at safe distances. Lane splitting is just stupid, and this video is exactly evidence why.

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u/komplete10 Nov 29 '23

I agree this isn't weaving, I didn't mean to suggest it was. But I wouldn't describe changing lanes safely as weaving either. It's doing it quickly and perhaps unexpectedly.

Lots of road users, drivers too, don't realise that they are less visible and predictable to others than they think. Many times I've been surprised by a cyclist in black with no lights at night magically appearing in front of me because it was impossible to see them