Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/5/84; site mnetor.UUCP Path: utzoo!utcs!mnetor!pchan From: pchan@mnetor.UUCP (Peter Chan) Newsgroups: net.auto,net.cycle Subject: Re: Motorcycles driving between lanes -- legal? Message-ID: <2319@mnetor.UUCP> Date: Fri, 4-Oct-85 10:26:16 EDT Article-I.D.: mnetor.2319 Posted: Fri Oct 4 10:26:16 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 4-Oct-85 11:24:33 EDT References: <102@sdcc7.UUCP> <261@tekig5.UUCP> <762@rduxb.UUCP> Reply-To: pchan@mnetor.UUCP (Peter Chan) Organization: Computer X (CANADA) Ltd., Toronto, Ontario, Canada Lines: 26 Xref: utcs net.auto:8109 net.cycle:1236 Summary: In article <762@rduxb.UUCP> daw1@rduxb.UUCP (WILLIAMS) writes: >> ------- >> Some people deliberately try to kill motorcyclists who do this. I heard >> one story about someone whose truck-driver friend has deliberately >> killed or injured more than one slot-riding motorcyclist... > It actually happened to me once, although I didn't hit them intentionally. It was my first time driving in Europe during a visit. Not very familiar with the ways in downtown (they called it "Centerville", I think) Paris, I hesitated at a stop light (in the left-most lane) finally, I made up my mind to make a left hand turn. However, there was a biker, with his girlfriend, trying to past me in the left, the opposite lane. The next thing I saw was watching 2 persons flying in front of my eyes. The guy wasn't too hurt but the girl was injured pretty badly. The police came, despite of all the communication problems, I finally gave them my address and phone number in Canada. I have never received any mail or call from them. Perhaps my insurance with the rental company took car of it, perhaps they figured out it wasn't my fault. Although I will not intentionally hit those bikers, I have no sympathy with them. If they want to play nasty and if they are hurt, nobody is to blame but themself. Peter Chan