I split every day in Auckland and go past police cars and police bikes with zero issues, heck even the police bikes up here split (they check for texting drivers sometimes) and if you split and pull up behind them they move over to let you past.
I split every day in Auckland and go past police cars and police bikes with zero issues, heck even the police bikes up here split (they check for texting drivers sometimes) and if you split and pull up behind them they move over to let you past.
If the weather really is that hot, then a motorbike is one of the worst ways to get around. Ever tried being in hot weather wearing full protective riding gear at slow speeds? Being in an air conditioned car is much nicer. So it's not about "escaping" the heat, it's about magnifying the heat, several times.
Sorry to hear about the misfortune - I'm always a bit cautious about splitting as there's not a lot of practice required in Coromandel . My sole experience of splitting in Wellington was a really positive one. A few years back, I was riding down the Kapiti coast to catch the ferry and the morning traffic was diabolical. I slowly caught up to a cop bike but was nervous about passing him so just sat behind him. When we stopped at a roundabout, he looked round and gave a "follow me" signal then took off at a goodly rate of knots with me in his wake. Towed me all the way through to the Gorge before he waved and turned off - awesome experience!
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Kathmandu do water-absorbing gel-filled scarfs that you tie around your neck. Does a brilliant job of keeping blood circulating through your head cool. Cotton can absorb many times its own weight in water so soaking a cotton tee and then putting your jacket on over the top can keep you cool for hours.
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You can try but everyone that lanes splits knows that it's near impossible to stay on the left side of the cats eyes the ENTIRE time (remember - your entire bike and body, not just the tyres) and I dare say you already know this. If it's more a matter of "Fuck you, I've been doing this every day without getting pinged so I'm gonna bullshit my way out of it" then it's entirely up to you whether you have the spare time to go to court, present your compelling argument of how you were able to do this and test the stupidity of the judge. However you can be assured that the cops Summary of the facts will clearly state you didn't....numerous times.....over a lengthy period of observation.
TLDR: No, don't bother wasting your time, just pay the ticket. Next time, keep a better eye out for cops so you can play it extra safe when you see them.
Does anyone have any statistics on lane-splitting accidents?
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You might have some luck trying the following arguements:
Ask the cop to present video or other objective evidence to back up his statements (the arguement would go along the lines of "if this was a speeding fine, there would be a radar reading to back up the statement, but in this instance there isn't anything objective to backup his claims")
you can also try and spin the arguement that from the Cop's position in the traffic he would not have had a sufficient visibility to accurately determine your position relative to the Cats Eyes - bonus points for inferring the only way he would be able to do so would be by being directly behind you - ie straddling 2 lanes.
but as above - going to court is risky - but you may be able to 'win' by muddying the water (ie claiming that the cop has not met the burden of proof required to issue and infringement)
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