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To: M. Murray who wrote (330032)	3/1/2017 7:04:37 PM
From: bentway	Read Replies (1) of 543763

I don't like being a passenger period. But, I could get used to it. As people will, when it becomes obvious that AI controlled cars are much safer than human piloted cars. When I moved to CA, I thought lane splitting on my motorcycle was nuts, at first. But, after being stuck in traffic on that 405 you mentioned, I tried it, cautiously. Before long I was doing it constantly. I came to realize it was SAFER than sitting in traffic waiting to get rear-ended, besides being so much faster. It's really the only way to travel in CA! Sure, haters tried to kill me by flinging open doors and edging closer to the other lane, but I saw them first and just ducked around the other side. It really is safer! Science says so! "Lane splitting eases traffic congestion by taking motorcyclists out of the line of cars and trucks. And the practice increases safety by allowing motorcycle riders to avoid the risk of rear-end collisions in stopped or slow-moving traffic."Jun 2, 2015 UC Berkeley Study Shows Lane-Splitting Motorcyclists are Safer in ... www.cycleworld.com/2015/06/02/ama-study-finds-lane-splitting-increases-rider-saftey

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