Lane-splitting crashes and close calls

DataDan

Mama says he's bona fide
The following is a list of forum threads about lane-splitting crashes and close calls from a log I have kept since 2005. They are from the involved rider or an eyewitness--no friend-of-a-friend stories. Most are from BARF, but a few are from other forums. Links are all good as I write this.

I'm posting this in hope of improving awareness about how lane-splitting crashes happen, for the purpose of preventing them. The vast majority are lane-change cut-offs, but there are others, too. I have not been selective in the exact circumstances of the incidents logged.

  1. 11/22/2005...crash on bay bridge today, withness needed lane change on Bay Bridge
  2. 11/09/2006...Slowmof AKA soundwave8836 just got hit from lane spliting lane change on 101
  3. 11/22/2006...Almost took out a lanesplitter today BARFer in car changing lanes nearly hits splitter on I-80 in Berkeley
  4. 10/03/2007...Me vs Suburban lane change
  5. 09/21/2007...Got T-Boned by a semi truck this morning vs. crossing vehicle while splitting thru congested intersection
  6. 10/21/2007...Lane Split Accident lane change on Park Presidio
  7. 12/01/2007...1 or more riders down lane change
  8. 03/03/2008...Wreck on CA24 lane change
  9. 05/10/2008...Lesson learned: Don't be in such a hurry! lane change on multi-lane 101 offramp
  10. 06/19/2008...Rider down on 24 in Lafayette.... It was me! lane change
  11. 07/25/2008...Minor Crash on 880 lane change avoided, but rearends suddenly slowing car ahead
  12. 07/30/2008...Busting a lane position myth lane change avoided by moving to left side of #1 at gap
  13. 08/28/2008...Went down this morning on 101 before 85 entrance. lane change
  14. 09/20/2008...So I just got laid out on 101 lane change
  15. 10/08/2008...cut off on i-580 and i-238 on 10-7-2008 lane change after emerging from between big rigs
  16. 10/23/2008...Almost Thrown On 680 lane change avoided (dramatically), minor contact
  17. 11/06/2008...Accident while lane splitting, verdict? lane change
  18. 12/25/2008...Advice needed about what to do after moto vs cage mishap lane change on O'Farrell in SF
  19. 05/27/2009...Hit By A Yukon on 880 lane change
  20. 09/11/2009...RIP Light blue BMW tourer down on 880s near San Leandro bike too wide for narrow gap
  21. 09/03/2009...Could I have done something different lane change on SR-4
  22. 09/17/2009...Speed delta bites rider in ass lane change close call witnessed by one splitter; the second splitter later crashes
  23. 10/22/2009...Lucky or Good lane change crash avoided
  24. 10/29/2009...New riders please read, I had a close call. lane change anticipated and avoided
  25. 04/23/2010...So who hit my friend? splitter vs. ped in crosswalk, view obscured by bus
  26. 05/20/2010...Hit by a mini-van lane change
  27. 09/02/2010...Almost a crash story lane change avoided in SR-57 HOV-access zone (OC)
  28. 10/13/2010...Lane Sharing Is Dangerous! lane change crash close call
  29. 11/16/2010...Lane splitting discussion on Sacbee.com rider hit while splitting between single lane and double-yellow
  30. 10/15/2010...Be Careful lane change by indecisive driver exiting HOV on I-405 (OC)
  31. 10/28/2010...Spliting lanes causes motorcycle accidents! like today lane change on SR-57 (OC)
  32. 01/25/2011...FFFFUUUU (Accident) splitter vs. ped crossing against red at a ped-only light
  33. 01/31/2011...side-swiped..what to do? lane change by car in HOV access zone on I-105 (LA)
  34. 04/13/2011...Rider backboarded on EB 10 lane change on I-10 (LA)
  35. 04/14/2011...**RIDER DOWN** BILL (xdjexklusivex ) lane change from HOV across double yellow on SR-60 (LA)
  36. 05/11/2011...Officer down (right in front of me) SFPD motorcop on DRZ doored near AT&T Park on game night
  37. 08/23/2011...got sandwiched while lane splitting squeezed between side-by-side vehicles
  38. 09/13/2011...Sigh.. Need Advice lane change from HOV across double-yellow on I-5 (OC)
  39. 11/12/2011...Crashed again..... Argh! lane change on SR-4
  40. 04/27/2012...Side swiped on 101S this morning lane change on 101
  41. 06/21/2012...went down today lane change
  42. 08/13/2012...To the guy that almost hit me lane change close call on 580
  43. 09/06/2012...Accident Fault Determination. Is It My Fault? splitting on left of one-way one-lane street when car turns left
  44. 01/25/2013...minor accident on 101n lane change
  45. 03/13/2013...Crash on 80 today 3/13 hilltop lane change
  46. 05/20/2013...Just crashed, need some advice bike vs. bike rear-ender
  47. 10/03/2013...My first Crash lane change
  48. 12/07/2013...Lane Sharing I-580 E bound past Keller lane change
  49. 01/22/2014...Knocked Over While Lane Splitting lane change on 80 in SF
  50. 05/23/2014...Hit and run 5/23 lane change on 680
  51. 06/12/2014...Rider down 237 E bound just after 1st street lane change
  52. 06/03/2014...week from HELL 215North lane change I-215 (Riverside)
  53. 07/09/2014...Minor collision my fault ? car drifting in lane
  54. 08/25/2014...ABS is amazing lane change close call
  55. 08/25/2014...Lane splitting accident doored by occupant of parked vehicle
  56. 04/07/2015...Lady on the passenger side opened the door doored by passenger in vehicle stopped at light
  57. 07/14/2015...Guy got sideswiped right in front of me this morning (280N in SJ, 7/14/15) lane change witnessed by following rider
  58. 08/20/2015...Not a crash, but.... mirror contact splitting between SUV and bus
  59. 09/20/2015...watched a rider get hit this morning. lane change on Bay Bridge witnessed by following rider
  60. 09/29/2015...My Only Collision lane change with video
  61. 10/29/2015...Don't lane split past a car with nobody next to them lane change with video
  62. 11/22/2015...eff' me that was close... lane change close call
  63. 04/13/2016...Crash while avoiding cut off on 101 lanesplitting lane change
  64. 06/15/2016...Whelp, finally happened. lane change
  65. 07/23/2016...Contact with cages two lane changes with minor contact on consecutive days
  66. 11/01/2016...Avoiding Salvage Title in not-at-fault Accident? lane change on 101 in Petaluma
  67. 11/02/2016...Longshot: did anybody see my accident two weeks ago, on 280NB at alemany/101? lane change
  68. 01/03/2017...New Year, new stories... lane change into HOV across double-yellow on I-405 (OC)
  69. 03/19/2017...A different type of thread for Crash Analysis: Lane Splitting lane change crash video
  70. 07/20/2017...Did any riders witness my accident this morning? lane change on 580
  71. 08/22/2017...it happened on 237 lane change
  72. 09/22/2017...Today is a Good Day - A Cautionary Tale lane change contact, but rider stays upright
  73. 10/30/2017...another rider tried to kill himself using my truck this morning rider exits split in front of truck, forces driver to shoulder when big rig ahead brakes hard
  74. 12/05/2017...Almost got crashed this AM lane change, contact but no injury or damage
  75. 12/07/2017...any witnesses ? 280 on 11/8/17 10AM lane change, contact but no injury or damage
  76. 02/27/2018...Feb 27th 101 lane change
  77. 05/02/2018...Close call 101N lane change close call with video
  78. 08/02/2018...Three cutoffs in one ride, what to do three lane change close calls on 280
  79. 10/23/2018...Fiat 500 missing a mirror lane change takes car's mirror off, witnessed by another splitter
  80. 11/07/2018...First down! Lane split 101N in SF lane change
  81. 11/13/2018...got sideswiped on 880 sideswipe while splitting, no details
  82. 11/27/2018...Incident: 11/27/18 05:47 PM : Redwood City : Us101 N / Holly St Ofr lane change, non-contact crash under braking, video from driver behind
  83. 01/28/2019...Cars changing lanes into you from the left lane change close call
  84. 03/13/2019...I went pavement surfing on my commute this morning, but mostly all good now lane change
  85. 11/21/2019...Looking for witnesses to motorcycle accident on 280S San Jose Nov 21, 2019 at 6PM lane change and sideswipe
  86. 12/23/2019...A Friends Incident - opinion request doored while splitting between two buses, with video
  87. 01/16/2020...Clipped while splitting, what to do? squeezed from the #2, mirror amputated by bus in #1
 
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dravnx

Well-known member
Dan, you are truly amazing and great asset to the riding community. Thanks for all your hard work.
 

budman

General Menace
Staff member
Dan, you are truly amazing and great asset to the riding community. Thanks for all your hard work.

+1... I could not believe how long the list was.

It will be interesting to look through these.
 

budman

General Menace
Staff member
Embedded the vid cheez

The bike have ABS??
I did not see a blinker on the vehicle. Kind of typical mad dash driver move. Glad you did your thing safely.
 

cheez

Master Of The Darkside
Embedded the vid cheez

The bike have ABS??
I did not see a blinker on the vehicle. Kind of typical mad dash driver move. Glad you did your thing safely.

Thanks budman, I'll embed videos in the future. My 2003 FJR doesn't have ABS- I tend to over-use the rear brake as a cruiser rider, but in this case was just making noise on purpose. Seems like it might've burned me though- I got into the garage this morning and found a flat rear tire.
 

Biga

Near Miss Racing #96
I tend to over-use the rear brake as a cruiser rider, but in this case was just making noise on purpose. Seems like it might've burned me though- I got into the garage this morning and found a flat rear tire.

:wtf Great that you kept your cool :thumbup
 
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