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Jason Channell
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Jason Channell is Lanesplitter’s most Texan contributor. He likes long rides in search of epic Texas BBQ, playing Led Zeppelin at absurd volumes, and creating graphs that go up.

I have noticed that people typically watch gaps, not flow in traffic. People bounce between “faster” lanes, which may not really be so. Read more

You have to be smart about it really. It’s not exactly “motorcycle 101.” The semi thing does happen, and you just blend back in to a lane. It’s not that big of a deal. Really. Read more

Fair enough. I’m actually a big proponent of self-driving cars. Should fix some of that issue. (I hope) Read more

Most of my family is from Chicago. I give them a hard time that I can ride pretty much year round. Read more

I commute on 75 here in Dallas, and it’s gotten really bad with traffic over the past year. And 35 is always terrible. I’d love legal filtering here too. Read more

I agree. A few folks in the Dallas area have had accidents due to potholes, and not all of them made it. Read more

I had one of those a couple years in college. 4.3 liter and 4x4. Tough trucks. Read more

Similar story with the Nigel Mansell F1 and MarioKart for SNES I played a ton of. My Dad said that he knew I’d be a great driver when I started beating him repeatedly at the F1 game at about 13. Read more

I WAS hit by a Benz in Austin on I35....because God forbid the jackwagon miss his on ramp. The aftermath was not pleasant. I stayed in Brackenridge hospital for a week. Read more

I’ver been commuting on a GSX-R 750 recently. Makes the commute a lot more fun. Read more

I don’t even know this guy, but I like him. You have chosen wisely. Read more

Agreed. You can buy some fun stuff for around the 10K market. Read more

I do this on the motorcycle all the time. I have my left hand free to direct traffic. Read more

I coulda bought“a good CBR600F2 in he Smokin Joe scheme” here in Dallas, for like 2K. I shoulda bought it. Read more

If my Eagle Canyon track day gets rained out, I may try to come down and say hi. Read more