you could make a on screen stamp that says certified smart rider or something and whenever you have someone who is a smart rider you have the stamp animation that puts a print on screen and go now thats a certified smart rider
CA doesn't have a modified exhaust law for bikes. They could probably get you on decibels but I doubt this officer had a decibel meter on him. If they ask if its modified, say no. Dont incriminate yourselves. This CHP was determined to give him a ticket. When the dude explained it was an honest mistake and that he was a newbie, the officer then moved on to exhaust and to a license plate obstruction.
Last I looked, any exhaust modification which altered emissions was prohibited. British Customs, as a Triumph aftermarket company, will not sell their exhausts to CA residents/addresses, even though they're based in CA, because of this law.
@@shadowmancy9183 the reason they don't ship to CA is what they call Carb Compliance. While motorcycles are exempt from smog laws in CA and other states due to being considered a HOV at least here in California, parts must be CARB legal. CARB stands for the California Air Resources Board which is a state run organization that enacts laws in CA to "prevent Climate Change" and other harmful emissions including what they consider "noise pollution". To be CARB compliant, you need to pay exorbitant fees to have CARB test your product and give said product, a stamp of approval. Less restrictive exhaust aren't necessarily more polluting of the air, but are notably louder causing them to fail under CARB guidelines. While big companies like K&N and others can do this, smaller businesses would need to hike up the prices, which would end up with the consumer paying out of pocket for these tests. It would also end in a product which would probably only alter appearance. Some companies get around this by designating their parts for offroad or race use only, as to put the responsibility on the operator of said vehicle. In the long run its not feasible for companies to do this, so they just won't sell to us. As of late, they've been pulling over stock Trackhawks, Hyundai Veloster N, and other stock sport cars, to send em to the state Ref, and even though these vehicles still have catalytic converters and all emissions systems in place, they've been failing them due to the decibel readings when these vehicle's are in sport mode.
I remember in the original video people commented about the rider "lovecraftfan" like: whats he whining about nothing happened. And I appreciate you acknowledging his great defensive driving style. Which is how I intend to be driving as soon as i finish my motorcycle lessons and get my license
In Germany it’s perfectly legal to ride a bicycle on the road and people in cars or on motorcycles have to consider special traffic rules for example, you can only overtake if there is minimum distance of 1,5m (around 6feet) between each other
It's also legal in the US for a bike to use as much of the lane as they need to be safe--alas most car drivers (or even cyclists) learn all the rules of the road & they have to share. Once when bicycle commuting I even had a city bus driver slow down & open his door to yell at me once for being in the lane, I was inches from the fog line (no safe shoulder). Fortunately all he did was yell, though.
In general, the cyclist was fine being in the turn lane. I do it all the time. However, it does appear the cyclist cut right in front of the car, while going much more slowly than the car could have been going. If the argument was about being cut off, the cyclist did seem to be too close, requiring emergency moves from the car. If the argument was just about the cyclist being in that lane, the driver is wrong. Personally, I try to avoid left turns if there's not a dead area between the turn lane and left-hand through lane. That way I can "lane filter" in the dead area, which keeps me from getting hit, and keeps me from impeding traffic. If there's plenty of room, I'll lane filter anyways, so I'm to the right of the front car, then I'll immediately swing wide when turning so the cars can easily pass on my left through the intersection. If there's not sufficient room to safely lane filter, it is what it is, and I just have to take up the turn lane until I hit the intersection. I push as hard as my out-of-shape legs can to be as little trouble as possible, then swing wide when I get to the intersection. In general, a bicycle can move a car length or two at about the same speed cars would accelerate*, so you're not terribly in the way. In this case, there were five cars in front of him, so he probably held up traffic a little. Still, at 15-20 mph, he's not *that* slow, and the e-bike may well have done 20-30 once he got on the throttle. So I doubt it was a huge issue. (* Would, not could. A car really laying on the throttle will outrun a bike across even a small intersection, but most people don't accelerate that hard, most of the time.)
@7:35, see case. I would mention checking the mirror before making a move like that when you switch to Lane 1. I couldn't see in the video, but if there was a vehicle behind us, and they saw the opportunity to overtake at the same time as we do, they might rear end us. In my opinion a good sense of the position of the vehicles behind us is just as important as knowing what is in front of us 200 yards out. Never the less, as a new driver and first bike owner, i really appreciate the work. It is by far the best teaching tool that I've found and I feel more confident as a rider because of it.
When I am riding a bicycle and need to make a left turn if I can't do it without causing a problem I will often make a right turn, swing around and go straight across. It may take a little longer but sometimes it is the safest option.
Wait a minute. Motocrimson, that got pulled over by the cop in this video, is the same guy that was pulled over on that other cop video 2 months ago that you posted (and loved! Me too!) - the video with that awesome CHP moto sergeant, "I Was Not Expecting a Cop Like That". Motocrimson was told he had illegal exhaust by that sergeant back then. If he now "just got his license," how was he going 100 miles an hour, lane splitting in dense traffic, in the video 2 months ago with such seeming adeptness? And he was doing something almost identically here - riding along and crossing the double yellow of the carpool lane. That all doesn't feel right to me. Feels like Motocrimson is feigning ignorance, when he knows better - when he's already been TOLD better. I loved the video 2 months ago. And felt for Motocrimson then. Now I've lost respect for him. Small sample size, yes. But, to me, he's a really unsafe rider, and his excuses and apologies now ring completely empty for me. Like the sergeant said in the other video when Motocrimson said, "I won't do it again." - "Oh, no, you will." And it appears he did, and I speculate he has no intention of changing. I travel the same roads as him. It only takes one time for me to go down, if I were to unfortunately cross his path on the highway. Please keep a discerning eye when/if you show anymore of his videos. Many thanks. Absolutely love, love, love what you do for the community, Dan. Thank you. Ben
About the E-Bike rider, I'm not saying the case I'm about to present is what's happening on this situation, I'm just sharing what happens in other places, but here in Portugal, there are very few bike lanes, even more so in the south, and bikes can't ride on sidewalks, near the pedestrians, so they gotta go on the roads, but it is hazardous in many situations...
I quit riding bicycles in Tucson because it was too dangerous. No bike lanes, "shoulders" were like 12 inches wide, traffic would race past me like a foot away because there was just nowhere else for them to go in the time they had. If I'd ridden in the lane, I probably would have been rear-ended. The second bike I lost to guys running red lights, I just quit, but it was pretty hairy before that. I had people throw things at me out of cars, and one girl waited until I rode up beside her, then opened the door in my face (I was in front of her, and she watched me the entire time -- it's not like I was behind her and she just didn't check her mirror before opening the door). I moved to Spokane, and even though it wasn't much better on the main roads, there were plenty of back roads I could take with reasonable safety. And drivers in Spokane seemed to be much more laid back when they had to slow down for a few seconds to avoid me. I think the cyclist in this video was generally okay to do what he did, but it looks like he may have cut right in front of the car, forcing the car to stomp on the brakes. If so, that wasn't okay.
@@GeekOfAllness Oh boy... That sounds like stressful times, man! I'm glad you're ok! Riding bycicles has all the hazards of riding a motorcycle, except for the speed, but that lack of capacity to keep up with traffic induces danger too. Ideally, there would be bike lanes pretty much everywhere, but cities aren't laid out with that in mind, with exceptions of a few cities in a few countries.
cali clip : yeah cali cant have ANY emission mods, car or bike. whenever i get car parts, they all have Cali warnings & whatnot. CRAZY strict out there
the very 1st one, a mate died becos a car just pulled out infront of him from a side road n obvi didnt see the rider n prob wasnt looking for bikes anyway. thats one thing new drivers are not taught by instructors to look for bikes when learning to drive a car. that needs to change
After market exhausts are legal in California so long as they do not exceed 95 decibels. So, guessing the cop had a decibel meter somewhere or that exhaust so much louder than the video let on.
I had a near miss. Couldn't trust if the car was going to studder forward into the intersection again like at 7:14. They weren't even looking at me they were looking at trafic trying to make a left hand turn. Sure enough as I swerved as close as I could to the center line without getting hit by oncoming trafic he sent it. If I had not repositioned as quick as I did he would have hit me. I really need to get a camera.
Did you notice the front mudguard disappear from veuie on the red and white trail bike under braking ? Go watch Dan's previous video with the kawasaki trail bike crash. This changes the crash explanation some.
Honestly what is with American riders sitting on the far left of their lane!? They're totally putting themselves in the blind spots of cars. Sit in the centre of your lane and you'll see much less of the stuff at 9:40
With the e-bike. That is in the left turning lane. The e-bike has no choice, but to be in the left lane to turn left. Not to mention that the e-bike had to stop due to the traffic in the lane was not moving. What the e-biker could do here is get to the side. Being in the middle in stopped traffic can cause the e-biker to be sandwiched by car behind hitting the e-bike. Basically, there is no left turning bike lane. And the traffic, in the left turning lane, was not moving. So, that is a none issue at that point.
I would rather have the strap around my phone for a ram Mount than have to have a specific junky case to to mount phone to a quad lock! I don't trust there cases at all
Bicycles are supposed to be on the road. Bike lanes are almost always optional, and are very often more dangerous than being in a proper lane because they're not maintained and are usually full of broken glass, sand and other things that could cause you to lose traction and fall in front of a car in the lane. Taking the lane is usually the safest thing; if you hug the white line it makes drivers think it's OK to pass you 2 inches away.
It really depends on the situation. In the video, he was turning left, so he went to the left turn lane because that's probably the law. If you're on a back road that's 1½ lanes wide, you need to stay right so people can safely pass you. If you're on a decently-sized 2-lane road with a decently-large shoulder (large enough your entire bike, with handles, fits inside it, and consistently that large), you need to stay on the shoulder, so people aren't forced to suddenly slam on the brakes or scrape by 2 inches away. The debris in the shoulder is almost never more dangerous than sitting in a traffic lane. If you're on a 2-lane road with no shoulder, you need to stay far enough in the traffic lane that you're not suddenly driving off the road to maintain your position relative to the center line. But you still need to stay right so cars can safely pass you. Some cyclists can maintain fairly high speeds. So in slower, city traffic, they can keep up. Sometimes, I've been able to outrun all the cars during rush hour by lane filtering down the shoulder, and I'm not even fast. On downhill sections, I've been passed by cyclists on a dirt road when I was in a car driving what I thought was uncomfortably dangerous speeds. And sometimes the speed limit is just really low. In those cases, riding in the traffic lane isn't an issue. But normal cyclists on normal roads are going far, far under the speed limit. On a 2-lane road (or 1-lane, one-way road), you're impeding traffic. If it's too dangerous to ride down the right edge of the road, don't ride that road. You have some right to the road, but not to hog the entire thing from people who are trying to go about their day. On a 2-lane road, there's only one lane behind you. It's likely the person in front sees you, and is able to slow down in time. They will typically slow down quite a bit, signalling to drivers behind them that something is up, then pass you. The drivers behind will notice you and repeat the maneuver. Especially on a lightly-used back road. However, if the lead driver doesn't notice you, or doesn't notice until he's right behind you, there may not be time to stop. Even if he sees you, his brain may not realize just how slowly you're going. So then he has to swerve around you. If you're on the edge of the lane, there's a good chance he misses you. And if he does hit you, you'll probably survive the sideswipe. But if you're in the middle of the lane, it's harder for him to swerve, and he might not even try if there's oncoming traffic. On a road with multiple lanes going the same direction as you, it gets worse. The lead car may see you, then he changes lanes to go around you. The guy behind him just assumes it was a standard lane change and ignores it. Then, suddenly, he realizes there was a road hazard: you. He slams on the brakes or swerves or both, and may or may not avoid you. The next three cars do the same thing. That group of cars gets by you (hopefully), and is on their way. Then the next group of cars comes from the same traffic light and the process repeats itself. I've watched people rear-end city busses stopped halfway in the traffic lane because of this. Multiple times, that I have personally witnessed. I hold little hope for a bike rider taking up enough of the lane to be a problem. You're both harder to see and easier to kill.
15:35 so how does someone on a bicycle turn left otherwise? (i'm not from the US so i really have no clue)? I also really hate people who get all upset and roadrage when they THINK they are right and should 'teach the other person a lesson'.
In Germany it's fully bycicle riders right to use most roads even if you are slowing down the traffic (except Autobahn and Kraftfahrstraßen). Other road users have to deal with it. And yes, sometimes its annoying. I'm wondering why you have so many haters on the roads in the US. Ok, I'm watching only US related stuff and only incidents that are worth to be published. I know.
Bicyclist should not be on the road. We don't allow people to walk in lanes because they are a pedestrian. Bicyclist… Or a pedestrian. Ask Nikki Hayden
@5:58, you kind of don't expect somebody to be using a turn right lane to overtake traffic illegally. If you are going to ride that way, you had better be prepared for other road users not expecting you. nb. Lovecraftfan is exemplary in the way he anticipates hazards and deals with things calmly, not angrily and de-escalates situations. The absolute opposite of Dragonriderproductions.
It is illegal to ride bicycles and ebikes on the sidewalk in any state where a bicycle is considered a "registered vehicle" aka you can get dui's etc. E-bike or not, the cyclist was simply maintaining a decent space cushion and needed to be in the turn lane. The traffic was stopped at the light so why was the car driver so mad for the slow riding in the first place when they needed to be stopped? We didn't see the 30 seconds before that, but i bet the cyclist was originally sticking to the right lane to stay out of the way but had to turn left. We definitely don't want cyclists turning left from the right lane. While I agree cyclists can definitely act entitled, I don't consider following the rules of the road a part of that.
I know you’ll NEVER read this. But thank you for LAWAYS repeating yourself and saying the same thing over and over almost every video clip. What people don’t understand is you do that so it gets DRILLED into our brains, which is incredibly effective. I got my first bike 5 years ago. Had it for a season. I knew I was going to kill myself so I got rid of it. Had a daughter 3 months later. Now she’s 5 and a half year old. I bought my 2nd bike and did my PA MSC (Moto Safety Course) then accidentally found your RUclips channel 1 month ago. Dude no lie I binge watched your stuff for the last 2-3 years. A week into binging I walked into my local revzilla and spent 1200$ on protection gear and THEN bought cones and practiced so many things you talked about and seriously man from then to present day I know for FACT and I can even feel how much more aware, scanning, looking, actively looking for escape routes, etc… etc… etc… thank you dude. Stay safe!
10:25 - Why are we excusing illegal lane changes more and more? No, seriously, why not point out ALL of the wrong and issues in some of these situations?
@@stormatron6184 Not calling the behavior for what it is, is a tacit allowance and acceptance of the behavior. "What they're doing is wrong, but don't exacerbate the situation." Is that really such a difficult statement to expect when the other party is largely to blame? And yes, it'll be said a lot on these videos, people need to have their idiocy shamed since coddling and passive acceptance isn't fixing anything.
@@AT2Productions The suggestion is not "don't exacerbate the situation" but rather "do this to avoid being killed." These drivers barely pay any attention to their surroundings, they won't be reading these comments. The people watching here are trying to improve their safety while riding. Feel free to vent in the comments if it helps you though. It's better than getting mad on the road and having an incident.
@@stormatron6184 Getting yourself injured or worse would be an exacerbation, it makes the situation worse, that is quite directly the definition of the word. Thank you for being in agreement on at least that aspect of this topic. Yet, you also assume that every viewer here is a motorcycle rider, that's not the case, as you'd see if you watched any of the livechats during a stream or premiere. But hey, details...
I can only watch a few minutes of each of these for the entertainment value. I cannot get over your refusal to say anything about SPEED in any of your colors. If most of these would SLOW DOWN on any color they may not act like fools. So, just have an open throttle in every condition is the only point I see. Kinda infuriating because most of these deal with their SPEED. So, thanks for the entertaining me for a few shots, though….
you could make a on screen stamp that says certified smart rider or something and whenever you have someone who is a smart rider you have the stamp animation that puts a print on screen and go now thats a certified smart rider
I love it
CA doesn't have a modified exhaust law for bikes. They could probably get you on decibels but I doubt this officer had a decibel meter on him. If they ask if its modified, say no. Dont incriminate yourselves. This CHP was determined to give him a ticket. When the dude explained it was an honest mistake and that he was a newbie, the officer then moved on to exhaust and to a license plate obstruction.
Last I looked, any exhaust modification which altered emissions was prohibited. British Customs, as a Triumph aftermarket company, will not sell their exhausts to CA residents/addresses, even though they're based in CA, because of this law.
@@shadowmancy9183 the reason they don't ship to CA is what they call Carb Compliance. While motorcycles are exempt from smog laws in CA and other states due to being considered a HOV at least here in California, parts must be CARB legal. CARB stands for the California Air Resources Board which is a state run organization that enacts laws in CA to "prevent Climate Change" and other harmful emissions including what they consider "noise pollution". To be CARB compliant, you need to pay exorbitant fees to have CARB test your product and give said product, a stamp of approval. Less restrictive exhaust aren't necessarily more polluting of the air, but are notably louder causing them to fail under CARB guidelines. While big companies like K&N and others can do this, smaller businesses would need to hike up the prices, which would end up with the consumer paying out of pocket for these tests. It would also end in a product which would probably only alter appearance. Some companies get around this by designating their parts for offroad or race use only, as to put the responsibility on the operator of said vehicle. In the long run its not feasible for companies to do this, so they just won't sell to us. As of late, they've been pulling over stock Trackhawks, Hyundai Veloster N, and other stock sport cars, to send em to the state Ref, and even though these vehicles still have catalytic converters and all emissions systems in place, they've been failing them due to the decibel readings when these vehicle's are in sport mode.
@@crimsonsr20 Thanks for the info!
@@crimsonsr20 motorcycles are not exempt from the smog laws there just is not a biannual inspection for them. That is a separate issue.
Ordered some new riding gear today because of your influence Dan. Keep up the great work!
The red bike bursting into flames was terrifying!
I remember in the original video people commented about the rider "lovecraftfan" like: whats he whining about nothing happened. And I appreciate you acknowledging his great defensive driving style. Which is how I intend to be driving as soon as i finish my motorcycle lessons and get my license
In Germany it’s perfectly legal to ride a bicycle on the road and people in cars or on motorcycles have to consider special traffic rules for example, you can only overtake if there is minimum distance of 1,5m (around 6feet) between each other
It's also legal in the US for a bike to use as much of the lane as they need to be safe--alas most car drivers (or even cyclists) learn all the rules of the road & they have to share. Once when bicycle commuting I even had a city bus driver slow down & open his door to yell at me once for being in the lane, I was inches from the fog line (no safe shoulder). Fortunately all he did was yell, though.
I meant to say they DON'T learn the rules of the road.
In general, the cyclist was fine being in the turn lane. I do it all the time. However, it does appear the cyclist cut right in front of the car, while going much more slowly than the car could have been going.
If the argument was about being cut off, the cyclist did seem to be too close, requiring emergency moves from the car. If the argument was just about the cyclist being in that lane, the driver is wrong.
Personally, I try to avoid left turns if there's not a dead area between the turn lane and left-hand through lane. That way I can "lane filter" in the dead area, which keeps me from getting hit, and keeps me from impeding traffic. If there's plenty of room, I'll lane filter anyways, so I'm to the right of the front car, then I'll immediately swing wide when turning so the cars can easily pass on my left through the intersection.
If there's not sufficient room to safely lane filter, it is what it is, and I just have to take up the turn lane until I hit the intersection. I push as hard as my out-of-shape legs can to be as little trouble as possible, then swing wide when I get to the intersection.
In general, a bicycle can move a car length or two at about the same speed cars would accelerate*, so you're not terribly in the way. In this case, there were five cars in front of him, so he probably held up traffic a little. Still, at 15-20 mph, he's not *that* slow, and the e-bike may well have done 20-30 once he got on the throttle. So I doubt it was a huge issue. (* Would, not could. A car really laying on the throttle will outrun a bike across even a small intersection, but most people don't accelerate that hard, most of the time.)
In Germany this is common and they can do that
Same rules in the UK. If you pass a bicycle, you are meant to allow 1.5 metres, and more if passing at higher speed.
@7:35, see case. I would mention checking the mirror before making a move like that when you switch to Lane 1. I couldn't see in the video, but if there was a vehicle behind us, and they saw the opportunity to overtake at the same time as we do, they might rear end us. In my opinion a good sense of the position of the vehicles behind us is just as important as knowing what is in front of us 200 yards out. Never the less, as a new driver and first bike owner, i really appreciate the work. It is by far the best teaching tool that I've found and I feel more confident as a rider because of it.
When I am riding a bicycle and need to make a left turn if I can't do it without causing a problem I will often make a right turn, swing around and go straight across. It may take a little longer but sometimes it is the safest option.
Your tips are great and useful.
Thank you, Dan!
Keep up with the good work :)
Wait a minute. Motocrimson, that got pulled over by the cop in this video, is the same guy that was pulled over on that other cop video 2 months ago that you posted (and loved! Me too!) - the video with that awesome CHP moto sergeant, "I Was Not Expecting a Cop Like That". Motocrimson was told he had illegal exhaust by that sergeant back then. If he now "just got his license," how was he going 100 miles an hour, lane splitting in dense traffic, in the video 2 months ago with such seeming adeptness? And he was doing something almost identically here - riding along and crossing the double yellow of the carpool lane. That all doesn't feel right to me. Feels like Motocrimson is feigning ignorance, when he knows better - when he's already been TOLD better. I loved the video 2 months ago. And felt for Motocrimson then. Now I've lost respect for him. Small sample size, yes. But, to me, he's a really unsafe rider, and his excuses and apologies now ring completely empty for me. Like the sergeant said in the other video when Motocrimson said, "I won't do it again." - "Oh, no, you will." And it appears he did, and I speculate he has no intention of changing. I travel the same roads as him. It only takes one time for me to go down, if I were to unfortunately cross his path on the highway. Please keep a discerning eye when/if you show anymore of his videos. Many thanks. Absolutely love, love, love what you do for the community, Dan. Thank you. Ben
The "L" on the back of the bikes indicates to other drivers that they are "Learners" only have a permit.
Remember to look down the road, not just down at the road.
Dan , how you just move on from that en fuego bike?
There is a special place in hell reserved for people that does not use signal lights.
DanDan, ain't no one grabbing those donuts, they've been there for awhile bro. lol
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@@yorkleroy5605 Awesome! Thanks my friend!! lol
Hate to say it but f the algorithm, I've been subscribed for a couple years and this is the first of your videos I've seen on my feed in 6 months
About the E-Bike rider, I'm not saying the case I'm about to present is what's happening on this situation, I'm just sharing what happens in other places, but here in Portugal, there are very few bike lanes, even more so in the south, and bikes can't ride on sidewalks, near the pedestrians, so they gotta go on the roads, but it is hazardous in many situations...
I quit riding bicycles in Tucson because it was too dangerous. No bike lanes, "shoulders" were like 12 inches wide, traffic would race past me like a foot away because there was just nowhere else for them to go in the time they had. If I'd ridden in the lane, I probably would have been rear-ended. The second bike I lost to guys running red lights, I just quit, but it was pretty hairy before that. I had people throw things at me out of cars, and one girl waited until I rode up beside her, then opened the door in my face (I was in front of her, and she watched me the entire time -- it's not like I was behind her and she just didn't check her mirror before opening the door).
I moved to Spokane, and even though it wasn't much better on the main roads, there were plenty of back roads I could take with reasonable safety. And drivers in Spokane seemed to be much more laid back when they had to slow down for a few seconds to avoid me.
I think the cyclist in this video was generally okay to do what he did, but it looks like he may have cut right in front of the car, forcing the car to stomp on the brakes. If so, that wasn't okay.
@@GeekOfAllness Oh boy... That sounds like stressful times, man! I'm glad you're ok!
Riding bycicles has all the hazards of riding a motorcycle, except for the speed, but that lack of capacity to keep up with traffic induces danger too. Ideally, there would be bike lanes pretty much everywhere, but cities aren't laid out with that in mind, with exceptions of a few cities in a few countries.
Yeah California has pretty much banned any non-stock exhausts on anything, unless the exhaust is quieter than stock.
interesting at 6:54, the time it takes to swerve fully into the new position is somewhere around 3 seconds
cali clip : yeah cali cant have ANY emission mods, car or bike. whenever i get car parts, they all have Cali warnings & whatnot. CRAZY strict out there
Do you happen do know where I can purchase a cardo pack talk, a quad lock, a rescue pack, a rider safety handbook and training coarses?
the very 1st one, a mate died becos a car just pulled out infront of him from a side road n obvi didnt see the rider n prob wasnt looking for bikes anyway. thats one thing new drivers are not taught by instructors to look for bikes when learning to drive a car. that needs to change
After market exhausts are legal in California so long as they do not exceed 95 decibels. So, guessing the cop had a decibel meter somewhere or that exhaust so much louder than the video let on.
I had a near miss. Couldn't trust if the car was going to studder forward into the intersection again like at 7:14. They weren't even looking at me they were looking at trafic trying to make a left hand turn. Sure enough as I swerved as close as I could to the center line without getting hit by oncoming trafic he sent it. If I had not repositioned as quick as I did he would have hit me. I really need to get a camera.
My Apple Watch did detect “a hard fall” lmao
Did you notice the front mudguard disappear from veuie on the red and white trail bike under braking ?
Go watch Dan's previous video with the kawasaki trail bike crash. This changes the crash explanation some.
2:12 "This person does not want to hit you" - well, he/she is certainly trying to.
Honestly what is with American riders sitting on the far left of their lane!? They're totally putting themselves in the blind spots of cars. Sit in the centre of your lane and you'll see much less of the stuff at 9:40
With the e-bike. That is in the left turning lane. The e-bike has no choice, but to be in the left lane to turn left.
Not to mention that the e-bike had to stop due to the traffic in the lane was not moving.
What the e-biker could do here is get to the side. Being in the middle in stopped traffic can cause the e-biker to be sandwiched by car behind hitting the e-bike.
Basically, there is no left turning bike lane. And the traffic, in the left turning lane, was not moving. So, that is a none issue at that point.
It actually looked like the driver at 5:55 moved right to alow the bike more space to lane filter
I would rather have the strap around my phone for a ram Mount than have to have a specific junky case to to mount phone to a quad lock! I don't trust there cases at all
I’m scared to start posting videos because of this man! Ima make a video and all ima see is “chasemej needs to stop riding”
Bicycles are supposed to be on the road. Bike lanes are almost always optional, and are very often more dangerous than being in a proper lane because they're not maintained and are usually full of broken glass, sand and other things that could cause you to lose traction and fall in front of a car in the lane. Taking the lane is usually the safest thing; if you hug the white line it makes drivers think it's OK to pass you 2 inches away.
It really depends on the situation. In the video, he was turning left, so he went to the left turn lane because that's probably the law.
If you're on a back road that's 1½ lanes wide, you need to stay right so people can safely pass you.
If you're on a decently-sized 2-lane road with a decently-large shoulder (large enough your entire bike, with handles, fits inside it, and consistently that large), you need to stay on the shoulder, so people aren't forced to suddenly slam on the brakes or scrape by 2 inches away.
The debris in the shoulder is almost never more dangerous than sitting in a traffic lane.
If you're on a 2-lane road with no shoulder, you need to stay far enough in the traffic lane that you're not suddenly driving off the road to maintain your position relative to the center line. But you still need to stay right so cars can safely pass you.
Some cyclists can maintain fairly high speeds. So in slower, city traffic, they can keep up. Sometimes, I've been able to outrun all the cars during rush hour by lane filtering down the shoulder, and I'm not even fast. On downhill sections, I've been passed by cyclists on a dirt road when I was in a car driving what I thought was uncomfortably dangerous speeds. And sometimes the speed limit is just really low. In those cases, riding in the traffic lane isn't an issue.
But normal cyclists on normal roads are going far, far under the speed limit. On a 2-lane road (or 1-lane, one-way road), you're impeding traffic. If it's too dangerous to ride down the right edge of the road, don't ride that road. You have some right to the road, but not to hog the entire thing from people who are trying to go about their day.
On a 2-lane road, there's only one lane behind you. It's likely the person in front sees you, and is able to slow down in time. They will typically slow down quite a bit, signalling to drivers behind them that something is up, then pass you. The drivers behind will notice you and repeat the maneuver. Especially on a lightly-used back road.
However, if the lead driver doesn't notice you, or doesn't notice until he's right behind you, there may not be time to stop. Even if he sees you, his brain may not realize just how slowly you're going. So then he has to swerve around you. If you're on the edge of the lane, there's a good chance he misses you. And if he does hit you, you'll probably survive the sideswipe. But if you're in the middle of the lane, it's harder for him to swerve, and he might not even try if there's oncoming traffic.
On a road with multiple lanes going the same direction as you, it gets worse. The lead car may see you, then he changes lanes to go around you. The guy behind him just assumes it was a standard lane change and ignores it. Then, suddenly, he realizes there was a road hazard: you. He slams on the brakes or swerves or both, and may or may not avoid you. The next three cars do the same thing.
That group of cars gets by you (hopefully), and is on their way. Then the next group of cars comes from the same traffic light and the process repeats itself.
I've watched people rear-end city busses stopped halfway in the traffic lane because of this. Multiple times, that I have personally witnessed. I hold little hope for a bike rider taking up enough of the lane to be a problem. You're both harder to see and easier to kill.
4th video coulda been some crazy decapitation or a cut a person in two.
At the end of video, that second cop is a moto cop.
I ride an ebike. If I'm on a road with a speed limit higher than my bike can do, I'm in the bike lane
15:35 so how does someone on a bicycle turn left otherwise? (i'm not from the US so i really have no clue)? I also really hate people who get all upset and roadrage when they THINK they are right and should 'teach the other person a lesson'.
No comment about going along a turn lane past the turn when the car does something dumb.
Was that a Fire Truck? 😀
Fire truck couldn’t see him as he was in his blind spot. Position where you can see drivers face and he’ll see you.
It's california - it is the car/bike modification mecca of the world except for the fact that every modification is pretty much illegal.
Aftermarket exhausts or modifications are legal in California only if they do not exceed the designated sound limits
17 mph in a 45... And you get angry at someone riding your rear wheel....
13:17 Better broken plastic than broken bones.
In Germany it's fully bycicle riders right to use most roads even if you are slowing down the traffic (except Autobahn and Kraftfahrstraßen). Other road users have to deal with it. And yes, sometimes its annoying.
I'm wondering why you have so many haters on the roads in the US. Ok, I'm watching only US related stuff and only incidents that are worth to be published. I know.
Wish the cops in my country were half as decent as these cops
@10:40 naw man book it! 😂
First video: probably moto driver didn't turn on head light. That's why he was invisible. That's common cense
Looks like the ebike is in a turn lane to turn laft
What was wrong with 10:00? They were literally using their signal properly
Damn bicyclists never follow rules and think everyone should move for them. Atl burbs covered in entitled spandex
Bicyclist should not be on the road. We don't allow people to walk in lanes because they are a pedestrian. Bicyclist… Or a pedestrian. Ask Nikki Hayden
@5:58, you kind of don't expect somebody to be using a turn right lane to overtake traffic illegally. If you are going to ride that way, you had better be prepared for other road users not expecting you.
nb. Lovecraftfan is exemplary in the way he anticipates hazards and deals with things calmly, not angrily and de-escalates situations. The absolute opposite of Dragonriderproductions.
I wish just analyzing it instead of just repeating over and over the same thing.
friggen copstache
It is illegal to ride bicycles and ebikes on the sidewalk in any state where a bicycle is considered a "registered vehicle" aka you can get dui's etc. E-bike or not, the cyclist was simply maintaining a decent space cushion and needed to be in the turn lane. The traffic was stopped at the light so why was the car driver so mad for the slow riding in the first place when they needed to be stopped? We didn't see the 30 seconds before that, but i bet the cyclist was originally sticking to the right lane to stay out of the way but had to turn left. We definitely don't want cyclists turning left from the right lane. While I agree cyclists can definitely act entitled, I don't consider following the rules of the road a part of that.
Rev bomb lol
I know you’ll NEVER read this. But thank you for LAWAYS repeating yourself and saying the same thing over and over almost every video clip. What people don’t understand is you do that so it gets DRILLED into our brains, which is incredibly effective. I got my first bike 5 years ago. Had it for a season. I knew I was going to kill myself so I got rid of it. Had a daughter 3 months later. Now she’s 5 and a half year old. I bought my 2nd bike and did my PA MSC (Moto Safety Course) then accidentally found your RUclips channel 1 month ago. Dude no lie I binge watched your stuff for the last 2-3 years. A week into binging I walked into my local revzilla and spent 1200$ on protection gear and THEN bought cones and practiced so many things you talked about and seriously man from then to present day I know for FACT and I can even feel how much more aware, scanning, looking, actively looking for escape routes, etc… etc… etc… thank you dude. Stay safe!
10:25 - Why are we excusing illegal lane changes more and more? No, seriously, why not point out ALL of the wrong and issues in some of these situations?
It's not excusing it, but there's nothing you can do to stop them. The thing that matters in the moment is how to avoid being hit by them.
@@stormatron6184 Not calling the behavior for what it is, is a tacit allowance and acceptance of the behavior. "What they're doing is wrong, but don't exacerbate the situation." Is that really such a difficult statement to expect when the other party is largely to blame? And yes, it'll be said a lot on these videos, people need to have their idiocy shamed since coddling and passive acceptance isn't fixing anything.
@@AT2Productions The suggestion is not "don't exacerbate the situation" but rather "do this to avoid being killed." These drivers barely pay any attention to their surroundings, they won't be reading these comments. The people watching here are trying to improve their safety while riding.
Feel free to vent in the comments if it helps you though. It's better than getting mad on the road and having an incident.
@@stormatron6184 Getting yourself injured or worse would be an exacerbation, it makes the situation worse, that is quite directly the definition of the word. Thank you for being in agreement on at least that aspect of this topic. Yet, you also assume that every viewer here is a motorcycle rider, that's not the case, as you'd see if you watched any of the livechats during a stream or premiere. But hey, details...
I can only watch a few minutes of each of these for the entertainment value. I cannot get over your refusal to say anything about SPEED in any of your colors. If most of these would SLOW DOWN on any color they may not act like fools. So, just have an open throttle in every condition is the only point I see. Kinda infuriating because most of these deal with their SPEED.
So, thanks for the entertaining me for a few shots, though….
7:16 @dandanthefireman curious if you would think it's a good idea to give away small prizes to smart riders 🤷🏼♂️