I was driving home on NoA last night. Heavy traffic.
NoA migrated itself to the far left lane, but then that lane was stopping. NoA decided to change to a lane to the right, as I would have done.
I looked in the mirrors, shoulder checked, saw nothing, and let the lane change proceed. Car started the lane change and got to just about the lane line.
All of a sudden, the lane change aborted, and the car jinked back to the left, quite quickly. WTF I thought.
Then the motorbike, which was lane splitting perfectly legally and correctly, at a reasonable speed, slid by.
I couldn't have seen the bike from the drivers seat, due to the tall/wide truck that was following me. And I would probably not have been looking that direction once I had decided all was clear.
BUT the car is looking in all directions, all the time, so saw the problem well before I would have done.
(I also ride/commute on a motorbike, so am aware of/looking for bikes when driving. And the car did better than I, or virtual anyone else, could have done)
Well done!!!
NoA migrated itself to the far left lane, but then that lane was stopping. NoA decided to change to a lane to the right, as I would have done.
I looked in the mirrors, shoulder checked, saw nothing, and let the lane change proceed. Car started the lane change and got to just about the lane line.
All of a sudden, the lane change aborted, and the car jinked back to the left, quite quickly. WTF I thought.
Then the motorbike, which was lane splitting perfectly legally and correctly, at a reasonable speed, slid by.
I couldn't have seen the bike from the drivers seat, due to the tall/wide truck that was following me. And I would probably not have been looking that direction once I had decided all was clear.
BUT the car is looking in all directions, all the time, so saw the problem well before I would have done.
(I also ride/commute on a motorbike, so am aware of/looking for bikes when driving. And the car did better than I, or virtual anyone else, could have done)
Well done!!!