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Idiot Lane-Splits into Oncoming Traffic

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California is the only state where lane-splitting is legal.  Though my friends who love riding their bikes in this state will kill me for saying this, I think lane-splitting/lane-sharing should be illegal because there are too many idiots and assholes who either [...]

Is Lane-Splitting over Double Yellow Lines Legal?

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This is a tricky question to answer since “lane sharing”, though highly discouraged in the California Motorcycle Handbook 2008, is not illegal. Anyway, how often do you see motorcyclists riding perfectly on top of any lane division for that matter? [...]

Milan Can’t Drive (or Can It?)

Our 2-week vacation ended in Milan, where we were given the opportunity to see how crazy Italian drivers really are in northern Italy. I’ve been to Rome, Florence, and Venice in the past, and I definitely remember lots of honking and reckless driving, particularly in Rome. However, we were pleasantly surprised with the [...]

Paris Can’t Drive (or Park)

Ah, Paris….
One of things I miss most about living on the east coast is taking an Atlantic puddle-jump over to Europe for a few days. Flights to cities like London and Paris from New York are almost always cheaper than flights to Los Angeles. My wife is also fluent in French, and I [...]

Slow Down, Young Grasshopper…..

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So we’re traveling on the 405 north when my wife noticed a zigzag of headlights in the sideview mirror. Sure enough, I saw a small dicklet of a car weaving in and out of traffic [...]