Near 427 and Derry Rd/OPP Sergeant Kerry schmidt
OPP Sergeant Kerry Schmidt shot this graphic aftermath of a tangle between a truck and a motorcycle. The rider is a rough shape but is expected to survive. He was riding between lanes of traffic at about 6 p.m. Monday when he got a little too close to the truck. This trick is called lane-splitting and is a favoured (although illegal) method of operation for some bikers. They say it is safer than stopping in a line of vehicles and risking being hit from behind. But it has its own risks, as seen here. And Toronto Police report a remarkably similar accident Monday on Markham Rd that injured the rider and his pillion passenger
Lane splitting is illegal in Ontario but is permitted in some US states and parts of Australia
