u/Civilized_E

My mom dropped by to drop some of my (M39) old stuff as she was cleaning out her attic. Including my original xbox! I forgot it was still there. Made me feel kinda emotional when starting it up.

I love that you can just plug in in, insert the disc and the game starts right away.

I apparently still had a few big and a few "S" controllers with it. Def Jam Fight for NY was in the disc drive, but I have always kept my first game as a memory which is Halo Combat Evolved. Played it with my son and he actually liked it a lot. The gameplay still works today, even though it feels a bit slower than what he is used to.

I just saw this video of a motorcycle getting hit by a car passenger opening a door. They were speeding and going between the most right lanes.

Made me wonder, what are the rules in your country / region regarding lane splitting? By that I mean rules as set by the government.

In my region, Netherlands, it's not set by law. The law is more general; no dangerous driving, don't cross a solid white line, etc.

As in principle lane splitting is dangerous driving, the government wrote guidelines regarding lane splitting. This means that as long as you follow these guide lines, they won't ticket you.

The guidelines are:

• Lane splitting allowed when cars move 50km/h or less
• The speed difference between you and the cars cannot exceed 10km/h
• Lane splitting is allowed between the 2 most left lanes only
• Keep approx 2 car length distance between you and the biker in front

The guidelines are mainly meant for traffic jams on highways. But in practice, you won't get a ticket if you use the same technics at the traffic light. As long as you do it in a safe manner and don't obstruct the other drivers.

So as you can see it's not set in stone in the law. No specific law and not every guideline can be measured in a real situation, but at least we have a guideline, a government which states their view on when it comes to lane splitting. Which I think is important, because it prevents irritation on the car drivers side of things. My experience as a daily commuter for years if that cars are actually moving out of the way if they spot you coming.

I have never gotten a ticket for lane splitting. Did see some riders using the wrong lanes for lane splitting or exceeding the 10km/h difference. Especially the 10km/h is somewhat low imo, I exceed this at times. But to get pulled over you have to drive like an inconsiderate asshole.

I'm curious, what are the rules in your region and what does it look like in practice?

*The picture attached is a campaign by the goverment towards car drives for motorcycle lane splitting awareness