Lanesplitting - who does it and who's been snapped doing it?

[greasegirl6]

I just got ticketed for lanesplitting, however after that ordeal I followed another motorcycle through traffic, saw another mufty cop and the other bike lanesplitted and I held back, and the cop didn't chase him!!!!!
Soooo my question is who does it (we all do it!) and who's been fined for it?

[slofox]

There are a few threads that cover the legal side of lanesplitting on here. Have a search and see if it helps explain what happened...

[greasegirl6]

I also might add that i was doing it at below 20kph and the traffic had only just started moving, so I didn't think it would be much of a problem

[slofox]

Have a read of this...


http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/21150-Lane-splitting-filtering-the-legal-and-commonsense-answers?highlight=lanesplitting

[Mully]

Where's Sniper gone, btw?

[greasegirl6]

Yeah I just read that, isn't itt funny how some cops (refer police 10/7) are all nicey nicey mr good cop and they're all polite and friendly and the dudes they're dealing with are completely intoxicated or stoned and won't co-operate and their vehicles are unwarranted and unregistered and they get treated all nice and stuff, but when you're an honest SOBER rider who takes care of their bike and makes sure it's warranted and reg'd and you're polite and co-operative with the police, they treat you like you're an idiot and you're the scum of the earth! Or is it just me?

[Oakie]

Well seeing as you asked, no I don't do it ... ergo ... I've never had a ticket for it!

[EJK]

I once snapped a mirror but thats it.

[MIXONE]

If you don't lane split you might as well drive a car.Hundreds of bikes do it every day in Wellywood and as long as you do it carefully,without being a dick,Mr.Plod turns a blind eye.

[PirateJafa]

If you're in the sort of thick traffic where you're lanesplitting, and it's not a motorcycle cop who takes offence at your wayward splitting... how on earth did you get pulled over?

I lanesplit heavily, every day. Keep it sensible, keep it polite(ish). I've split past cops stuck in their cars, split past cops on bikes. Followed cop bikes that have been splitting. Passed ambulances while I've been splitting (damn sight safer than being killed by the morons trying to "draft" the gap in traffic right behind the ambulance, that's for sure).

As a bike cop told us once, if you keep it below 50kp/h (60kp/h is about my maximum splitting speed, now), and you keep it sensible, you should be fine.

[Oakie]

If you don't lane split you might as well drive a car.Hundreds of bikes do it every day in Wellywood and as long as you do it carefully,without being a dick,Mr.Plod turns a blind eye.

It's not Mr Plod that stops me doing it. It's the random reaction of grumpy car driver that worries me. (I'm not an angel though. If the traffic is heavy enough and the light timing is right I'll whizz up the cycle lane and get to the front at a red light. (Don't tell the lycra two wheelers huh!)

[PirateJafa]

Hell, in the CBD on my NC30 and 636, I used to hit the killswitch and push them across the intersection in the pedestrian phases. Even done it right in front of cops, who always just smiled - except for one chap, who waved his finger at me making the "naughty naughty" gesture... while still having a large smile on his face.

[Latte]

Hell, in the CBD on my NC30 and 636, I used to hit the killswitch and push them across the intersection in the pedestrian phases. Even done it right in front of cops, who always just smiled - except for one chap, who waved his finger at me making the "naughty naughty" gesture... while still having a large smile on his face.

Awesome :D I guess that's technically legal isn't it, not doing much for driver/rider relations though (how many car drivers would be trying to rip the steering wheel off while watching you filter past them, walk across the intersection, then ride away).

[Edbear]

If you're in the sort of thick traffic where you're lanesplitting, and it's not a motorcycle cop who takes offence at your wayward splitting... how on earth did you get pulled over?

I lanesplit heavily, every day. Keep it sensible, keep it polite(ish). I've split past cops stuck in their cars, split past cops on bikes. Followed cop bikes that have been splitting. Passed ambulances while I've been splitting (damn sight safer than being killed by the morons trying to "draft" the gap in traffic right behind the ambulance, that's for sure).

As a bike cop told us once, if you keep it below 50kp/h (60kp/h is about my maximum splitting speed, now), and you keep it sensible, you should be fine.

Pretty much my story word for word. Sorry to hear you got a ticket for it. Technically he was able to ticket you but I've never had anything but a nod or wave from cops as I've split. I pulled over once to let a local bike cop past as he was splitting a wee bit faster than I was and we nodded at each other as he went by and I just pulled back out and followed him, although he gradually pulled ahead of me.

[PirateJafa]

Awesome :D I guess that's technically legal isn't it, not doing much for driver/rider relations though (how many car drivers would be trying to rip the steering wheel off while watching you filter past them, walk across the intersection, then ride away).

Hey, fair is fair. If they're willing to turn their car off and push it across the intersection, then I'd have no problem with that either.

[vifferman]

I lane-split to the front of traffic light queues regularly (because it takes so long for the queue of cars to get going, and because I don't like breathing their fumes as they do), but lane-split on the motorway only if the traffic's barely moving, and i try to stay in the right-hand side of the lane, with my right indicator on, and keep the delta between my speed and theirs as small as possible. (Difficult, as car drivers tend to stay to the right-hand side of lanes, despite "keep left" being supposedly mandatory). One of the main reasons I lanesplit is because I can, with a secondary consideration being that the VFR's side-mounted radiators are inefficient when travelling in a column of traffic, where the entrained air means no airflow through the rads, so no cooling.
I've been pulled up twice for lane-splitting, but that was 10 years ago. The first time, the bikey cop just screamed at me while frothing at the mouth. The second time a few months after that, the cop was very nice, and said he only pulled me over because I failed to indicate. I had an in-depth discussion with him about lane-splitting, passing on the left, etc. No ticket on either occasion.

[AD345]

Sometimes do, sometimes don't. Not being a commuter I generally try to avoid the mororway during heavy traffic times but sometimes ya just gotta go when ya gotta go.

I've been passed on a few occasion when feeling pretty relaxed about it and then on others I've been a lane splitting demon. It does tend to make the motorway pretty short....

Mind you I rode with a crew out of Mt Eden, across the city and out to Albany a few weeks back that take lane splitting to a whole new level. It made for an interesting ride

[Slyer]

Nah, far too dangerous.
I heard a friend of mine got pregnant from doing it once.

Just not worth it aye.

[SMOKEU]

The highway patrol didn't care when I was lanesplitting right in front of them.

[robo555]

Hey, fair is fair. If they're willing to turn their car off and push it across the intersection, then I'd have no problem with that either.

Someone been watching Mr. Bean?

[Bulldog]

do it everyday along western motorway and then through town. I go blatently past cops in traffic, not speeding, I just don't slow down. Never, not once in 6+ years of commuting have I been nicked or even given a warning.

I think the point is it's luck of the draw on how the cop reads the situation.

[BIG DOUG]

I do it everyday,this is why I ride a bike to work if I had to sit in a car I would have killed somebody by now and I have followed the traffic officer on the BMW lane splitting and at the same time he was checking wof's as he went past wobbling all over the road ,whats good for the goose is good for the gander.

[Babelfish]

Hey grease girl, what do you ride in welly? Brutale? I think I saw you splitting earlier this week....and followed you into town on the RC51.

The reason I say this is that I can see why they ticketed you :shutup:

[st00ji]

well, share the reason!

ps, i always split at lights, though i try to avoid pushing my way into moving traffic - i like to get to the front and take off, so no driver can feel inconvenienced. on the motorway i'll split up to about 80k before merging back in. have never been stopped for it.

i did once get told off for riding quite a way up a median strip, which i guess is fair enough

[sinned]

It could have been time to book a girl on a nice MV Agusta Brutale. Sometimes any reason is good enough.

[Babelfish]

well, share the reason!



...I had to switch from mild mannered commuter to full retard to catch up...

[skinman]

I split whenever I feel it is safe(ish) to do so. Before the new moterway link was opened to Onehunga did many k's between cars, passing cops & stuff, no probs. did clip the odd mirror though.
Now still do at the merge southbound to the southern. Am quite naughty & pass on the left between the cars & the cones. Today there was a cop in the line so & got in line about 6 cars behind till after the merge when I passed him while splitting but not on the left of the cars if you know what I mean.
Knocked over one of the cones the other day, car moved over on me. Lucky bike is so heavy hardly even felt a bump.

[Gremlin]

Right side of middle lane (or left lane in 2 lanes) is pretty legal.
Left side of fast lane (or right lane) is not legal, and called undertaking.

In essence, its kinda like a splitting tax. Been done once for it probably about 4-5 years ago, but I was going too quick for sure. Also got pulled up and warned for being too enthusiastic in traffic a few months ago, not splitting, just using gaps in all 3 lanes to move through traffic and indicating. Bike cop felt the pace was akin to him attending an emergency with lights.

A warning and I was on my way (albeit slower).

[Str8 Jacket]

...I had to switch from mild mannered commuter to full retard to catch up...

Why did you have to catch up? Did you want to win the race?

[TOTO]

Lane splitting in heavy traffic for years. never been snapped, pulled over or ticketed

[Devil]

I just got ticketed for lanesplitting

Lanesplitting isn't an offence. What did you actually get ticketed for?

[Babelfish]

Why did you have to catch up? Did you want to win the race?

You haven't ridden behind grease girl then?

[no_8wire]

Lanesplit everyday going along the Northwestern into town and back.
Gone past cops on bikes and in cars, not had a second look from them.

Generally split at about 70-80 if the traffic is stop start or slow, but normally at the speed limit.

As said, if cops in cars take offense your normally out of sight before they can do anything esp in heavy traffic.
But its just riding to the conditions really, and been smart and courteous about it too.

[Gone Burger]

Sorry to hear you got a ticket chicky. And I have also witnessed cops giving one bike a ticket for it, but not the next rider that they see doing it.

You are a hot girl on a bike, and sure catch attention as you ride home. There are many heads that turn as you go past (take that as a compliment from another female rider). Perhaps this particular cop was going to take any oppertunity to pull you over, compared to the next rider? Yes, long shot a know, but one way of looking at it.

How much was the fine? Good thing I'm usually too wide to lanesplit myself.

[Thani-B]

Lane splitting in heavy traffic for years. never been snapped, pulled over or ticketed

Ditto. For about 3 years so far.

[steelphoenix]

Haven't had the courage/skill to split yet, though I've wandered past traffic at lights...

[rastuscat]

Yeah I just read that, isn't itt funny how some cops (refer police 10/7) are all nicey nicey mr good cop and they're all polite and friendly and the dudes they're dealing with are completely intoxicated or stoned and won't co-operate and their vehicles are unwarranted and unregistered and they get treated all nice and stuff, but when you're an honest SOBER rider who takes care of their bike and makes sure it's warranted and reg'd and you're polite and co-operative with the police, they treat you like you're an idiot and you're the scum of the earth! Or is it just me?


There are two participants of a traffic stop, usually. The Popo, and the driver/rider.

Each is human. This is a crucial factor.

Each rates from 1 to 10 on the scale of reasonableness

At the start of the 3T (traffic stop) the officers rating is normally 5, although it could be as low as 1, depending on how bad his day/life is. The driver/riders rating is normally between 3 and 7, but also depends on the day/life situation.

As the 3T progresses, the ratings will vary up and down depending on the opposing parties rating i.e. if one stays at 5, the others normally stays at 5. One party deteriorating to a 1 will no doubt detract from the others rating.

Given that each is a totally different person with a different view on why/how the 3T happened (e.g. one says it is a broken law, the other says it's revenue collecting), it's hardly surprising that the parties don't always see eye to eye.

Then the driver/rider gets on KB and outlines the full, unadulterated truth, and we all decide the Popo is a 1 at best. Trouble is, it's only their own truth.

To answer tyour question, maybe it really is just you.

[SpankMe]

I lane split constantly and have never been ticketed for it.

[NodMan]

I lane split constantly and have never been ticketed for it.

I can vouch for that!
you got quicker so I retired to my own little kingdom out of Jaffaland.
Its great, we dont have lanes, in fact we dont have tarseal, we dont have law,so the KZ1000P is just a ton up dirt tracker
Guess thats why more bikers are moving here!

[Scuba_Steve]

been pulled up for lane-splitting, given some kinda speech about how it was illegal (not indicating over dots, undertaking etc) but ticketed for "no vehicle licence".

[Timmeh:P]

Lane split every day from the shore into town, never had a problem, passed cops in cars and on bikes.

I generally split when traffic is moving slower than 40km. Usually have my GF on the back so not going to go nuts!

However just the other day was riding over the bridge, not lane splitting and doing 40ish, and a ZX14 passes me lane splitting with a flat back tyre, down to the rim!! :blink:

Granted its not a good idea to stop on the bridge, but lane splitting with a flat tyre is not exactly a good option either! :facepalm:

[Swoop]

Granted its not a good idea to stop on the bridge, but lane splitting with a flat tyre is not exactly a good option either! :facepalm:
Perhaps the rider knew it was flat and needed to keep above 70kmh to keep the centrifugal force holding the tyre up?

[MSTRS]

There are two participants of a traffic stop, usually. ...

Except when the cameras are there...then everyone's a 10. Right?

[CHOPPA]

Many bikes pass me on my way to work in the mornings and id have to say lane splitting should be illegal! Man these people cant ride to save themselves, usually the bike is way to big for what they can handle, they have no balance wobbling through traffic half there times with there feet out its a laugh!

Have to say that i didnt notice it in auckland but wellington riders are terrible!

[Gone Burger]

Many bikes pass me on my way to work in the mornings and id have to say lane splitting should be illegal! Man these people cant ride to save themselves, usually the bike is way to big for what they can handle, they have no balance wobbling through traffic half there times with there feet out its a laugh!

Have to say that i didnt notice it in auckland but wellington riders are terrible!

Haha good call - I'm one of those who have tried it a FEW times, and quickly realised I was completely hopeless at it, and too wide for many gaps. So I'm the one sitting in the traffic cue, stop, start... If another wide cruiser has gone through before me, I can sometimes tag along with the gap that he/she has chosen. But for me it's a very rare thing. Guess I'm just jealous!

[Bald Eagle]

Haha good call - I'm one of those who have tried it a FEW times, and quickly realised I was completely hopeless at it, and too wide for many gaps. So I'm the one sitting in the traffic cue, stop, start... If another wide cruiser has gone through before me, I can sometimes tag along with the gap that he/she has chosen. But for me it's a very rare thing. Guess I'm just jealous!

All that will change when you get your sports bike :yes:

[Deano]

Right side of middle lane (or left lane in 2 lanes) is pretty legal.
Left side of fast lane (or right lane) is not legal, and called undertaking.



Hey while we're on the topic - what is the legality of riding ON the line ? Yes it is bumpy running over the cats eyes, but is it like tennis where on the line is in, or rugby where on the line is out ? (I hope I got that analogy right)
Legal conundrum ?

[Scuba_Steve]

Hey while we're on the topic - what is the legality of riding ON the line ? Yes it is bumpy running over the cats eyes, but is it like tennis where on the line is in, or rugby where on the line is out ? (I hope I got that analogy right)
Legal conundrum ?

its like football the wheel has to be over the line to count as out... pfft tennis, no-one watches tennis :laugh:

[GOONR]

Hey while we're on the topic - what is the legality of riding ON the line ? Yes it is bumpy running over the cats eyes, but is it like tennis where on the line is in, or rugby where on the line is out ? (I hope I got that analogy right)
Legal conundrum ?

If I'm correct, the whole of your bike needs to be to the left of the line. so even if it's just your right bar over then you're buggered legally.

[MaxCannon]

Lanesplitting is the difference between a 60 minute ride or a 20 minute ride to work.

I do it every day and usually pass 2 or 3 cops every week.
They've never even taken a second look at me.

[cheshirecat]

Haha good call - I'm one of those who have tried it a FEW times, and quickly realised I was completely hopeless at it, and too wide for many gaps. So I'm the one sitting in the traffic cue, stop, start... If another wide cruiser has gone through before me, I can sometimes tag along with the gap that he/she has chosen. But for me it's a very rare thing. Guess I'm just jealous!

Katiepie has a point - to ride within one's envelope.
As other ex London DR's here would probably testify, lane splitting was an art form there and I saw remarkably few accidents especially considering the density of traffic. But - there a bike owns the road (aside from black cabs, buses, artics, surprised tourists, the Queen etc) My filtering however, came down a notch weekends when the traffic was less disciplined and certainly here where the traffic is less disciplined by a number of degrees, plus an increased desire for self preservation in my antiquity.
Mind you sometimes there is the temptation to get an old CX500 with a bungied topbox and er well have some fun.

[Eyegasm]

I lanesplit every morning and evening.

L plate attached and all. Passed the police on several occasions and no worries.

Some lanesplitters in Wellington are right terrible weaving all over the road.
I try to stay on the left, but in most instances it is not possible.

One thing I have to stop doing is overtaking cars going down the Aotea offramp.

Waits for the "Shouldn't lane split on a "L" plate" brigade...:corn:

[MSTRS]

...
I try to stay on the left ...

I'm not following this...
You mean in the left lane, or the left of the lane?

[Scuba_Steve]

One thing I have to stop doing is overtaking cars going down the Aotea offramp.


Why? its the onramp you gotta watch out for at the mo :yes:

[pzkpfw]

I'm not following this...
You mean in the left lane, or the left of the lane?

...or left of the lane divider? (Which means on the right of the cars in that lane, which'd be OK).


(

If I'm correct, the whole of your bike needs to be to the left of the line. so even if it's just your right bar over then you're buggered legally.

But WHOLE bike to the left of the line? Not many times that wil happen...)

[jtzzr]

Was on Stanley street in Aucks ,heading to the motorway southbound and splitting the lane , I was about 4 cars back and the lights turned green , so accelerated to get to the front and get away (dumbass), and car at the front of the grid was Captain POPO, got a ticket for unsafe lane change, $150, (which I deserve).

But as for every other time, Ive passed the POPO and never been ticketed( at a safe and accepted speed) , but I was`nt trying to do warp factor I`m getting the outta here.

So if your`e gonna split , do it slowly and safely.

[Str8 Jacket]

wellington riders are terrible!

Sorry man, I find the FXR quite daunting. Haven't quite got the knack of it yet....

Do you travel on the motorway in the morn? North or South and what time?

I start work at 6.30am just so I can avoid the traffic, IMO there are a hell of alot of bad road users in Wellys, including pedestrians and cyclists, must be something in the wind...!

[cheshirecat]

, IMO there are a hell of alot of bad road users in Wellys, including pedestrians and cyclists, must be something in the wind...!
Last week stopped at the basin reserve lights (the ones intersecting vic tunnel) and two cars passed shooting the red, one a black ute going up to gov house. Seems normal in these parts so if any revenue collection seems due the this would be a good place to start. I'll send a note to the WCC to add to their Manners Bus Lane "good idea at the time' pile.

Filtering assumes vehicles ahead behave in predictable manners. There are a lot of 'tricks' to pick up. When a DR it took until Mon afternoon to become re aclimatised for filtering after the weekend layoff - thats 4/5 hours london riding retraining the intuition. That was despite riding 10/12 hours a day, 5 days a week, 50 weeks a year with most of them in the wet or it felt like it anyway!

When I see some riders filtering they might get away with certain habits once, maybe a hundred times, but one day their number will be up sure as night follows day or bears shitting in the forest.

[greasegirl6]

Hey grease girl, what do you ride in welly? Brutale? I think I saw you splitting earlier this week....and followed you into town on the RC51.

The reason I say this is that I can see why they ticketed you

ACTUALLY this was in nearly stopped traffic and I was merely just shimmying my way to the front of the traffic lights when the red and blues started flashing! So :bleh:
I've been told by some unnamed individuals who have been pulled over by the same cop that he is wanker, he wasn't so bad to me, he actually talked to me about how car drivers are so ignorant they don't even notice the biker cops, it was his mate that was the grumpy one.

[greasegirl6]

Sorry to hear you got a ticket chicky. And I have also witnessed cops giving one bike a ticket for it, but not the next rider that they see doing it.

You are a hot girl on a bike, and sure catch attention as you ride home. There are many heads that turn as you go past (take that as a compliment from another female rider). Perhaps this particular cop was going to take any oppertunity to pull you over, compared to the next rider? Yes, long shot a know, but one way of looking at it.


Hey Katie I see you're coming in for a service next week, be sure to pop in and say HIII!!!:wavey:
Oh and the cop fined me $150 bucks so I would have thought if he was thinking like men do then he would have given me a naughty slap on the wrist (or ass hehehe) and let me off the fine, damn I knew I should have taken my helmet off!! Hahaha

[cheshirecat]

ACTUALLY this was in nearly stopped traffic and I was merely just shimmying my way to the front of the traffic lights when the red and blues started flashing! So :bleh:
I've been told by some unnamed individuals who have been pulled over by the same cop that he is wanker, he wasn't so bad to me, he actually talked to me about how car drivers are so ignorant they don't even notice the biker cops, it was his mate that was the grumpy one.

I've noticed one who seems somewhat zealous. He often cruises round the bays on weekends.

Incidently I stopped by a police car lane splitting by the Kilbirnie lights once and asked if I was OK - they said yes so I'll keep that as a defence. These so called road rules here need sorting out. I mean the test asks what you would do if you met a large lump of wood in the road and couldn't ride around it. The first option is to ride around it - I mean that's the sort of woollly thinking we are having to deal with.

[Number One]

The nice officer of the law called it 'driving in a lane unavailable'...then he commended me on my riding as he had had to call ahead to catch me...he actually tried to follow me...which I thought was strange. If it's so bad then why even entertain following me?

[greasegirl6]

The nice officer of the law called it 'driving in a lane unavailable'...then he commended me on my riding as he had had to call ahead to catch me...he actually tried to follow me...which I thought was strange. If it's so bad then why even entertain following me?

I think as Katie said it, we are hot chicks on bikes, what male cop wouldn't want to pull us over?

[mattian]

Same as everyone else. Do it frequently but always sensibly. Split past motorway patrol cars and never had an issue. Its all in the way you are riding. Obviously if your speed differential is far greater than the traffic around you then you're going to get pulled over. You just need to be sensible about it.

[mattian]

I think as Katie said it, we are hot chicks on bikes, what male cop wouldn't want to pull us over?

I assume that you have photographic evidence to back up your claims?:innocent:

[Babelfish]

Hey Katie...bla bla... damn I knew I should have taken my helmet off!! Hahaha

Nup, if he was going to make a mistake due to blood rushing to other extremities he wouldnt have known if you were wearing a helmet or not

[Quasi]

I assume that you have photographic evidence to back up your claims?:innocent:

trust me - these chicks are so hot, they smoking before they even get near their bikes:yes:

[Number One]

I think as Katie said it, we are hot chicks on bikes, what male cop wouldn't want to pull us over?

He he well I don't fall into that category but I appreciate the sentiment anyway :sunny:


I assume that you have photographic evidence to back up your claims?:innocent:

Here you go young fella...enjoy (http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Quentin_Massys/ugly.jpeg):hug:

[Gone Burger]

Hey Katie I see you're coming in for a service next week, be sure to pop in and say HIII!!!:wavey:
Oh and the cop fined me $150 bucks so I would have thought if he was thinking like men do then he would have given me a naughty slap on the wrist (or ass hehehe) and let me off the fine, damn I knew I should have taken my helmet off!! Hahaha

Hey miss - yes booked in for Tuesday for my service and a "straighten" up from my incident last night. Will definately come and say hi - you'll recognise me when ya see me :)

[hellokitty]

Hey miss - yes booked in for Tuesday for my service and a "straighten" up from my incident last night. Will definately come and say hi - you'll recognise me when ya see me :)

What happened to you last night?

I suck at lane splitting too - I tried it once and hated it. There is one spot where 2 lanes merge that is truly awful even in a car, no one will give an inch! - I tried it on the bike and felt really uncomfortable doing it. I decided that I would rather ride the extra long way home with no traffic queues - same time to get home but a nice happy ride. :scooter:

[Gone Burger]

What happened to you last night?

Mmmmmm lets just say I had a fight with some pea gravel. Guess who won? :facepalm:

[Blinkwing]

Here you go young fella...enjoy (http://www.artinthepicture.com/artists/Quentin_Massys/ugly.jpeg):hug:

:angry:

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[Max Preload]

I think I had a cop in a car chase me for lane splitting once. First he pointed his finger at me (his mum obviously never taught HIM it's rude to point - perhaps mine could give her some parenting advice) but I didn't see him do that and continued on my merry way, so he jumped in his car and chased me with lights and sirens. Luckily, I didn't see that either or I might have been late home for dinner! :yes:

[EJK]

OK on a serious note, I DID get pulled over for lane splitting (wrongly).

Read thread here, it's dated back in 2007.
http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php/60173-L-plate.-It-is-not-an-option.?p=1276234

[Number One]

:angry:

tenchars

hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Made you look! nyah nyah nyah nyah

Anyway - don't you think I'm hot?! That's my best side :sunny:

[BuzzardNZ]

I do it all the time, but ages ago was pulled up by a bike cop heading south on the motorway just before the motorway tunnel in wellington. The cop was really good about it, he said when he was a young'un doing the same thing a copper pulled him over and gave him a warning. He did the same to me :D

[hellokitty]

hahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Made you look! nyah nyah nyah nyah

Anyway - don't you think I'm hot?! That's my best side :sunny:

I think the word you should have used was BAZINGA!

[Camshaft]

commute every single day to work and ride the line and as was said pass cops every second day with no fuss

i generaly stick to 20kph quiker thn traffic if ther goin 60-70
or 10kph faster under 50

[nodrog]

What is Lanesplitting?

Fanny.

[Latte]

What is Lanesplitting?

Fanny.

It's splitting lanes, innit.

[MSTRS]

What is Lanesplitting?




It's splitting lanes, innit.

Nah - it's plitting lanes....

[Hawkeye]

You are a hot girl on a bike, and sure catch attention as you ride home.

So where is my intoduction Katiepie.. Then I would know two hot chicks on bikes :whistle::innocent:


Good thing I'm usually too wide to lanesplit myself.

You!.... Too Wide!.... Never.

[Corse1]

Always do it and never been ticketed. Mind you lane splitting is no big deal in Rotovegas. Maybe a line of 10 cars at most:niceone:

[Hawkeye]

ah! Lane splitting. Remember it well. Normally do it every day on the commute to Welly.
Since the week before xmas the lack of cages on the road meant I had no need to.
Been on 2 weeks hol since the 10th, with a trip up norf and doing the Coro Loop, East coast etc. No need to split there. Not looking forward to getting back into the commute next week. Probably have to take it easy until the head get's back into the right space for lanesplitting.

Have split passed cops on a regular basis and never had a problem. Just take my time and crawl past them. Once I get far enough ahead and their view is blocked, back to the normal 15k-20k difference.

[Gone Burger]

So where is my intoduction Katiepie.. Then I would know two hot chicks on bikes :whistle::innocent:



You!.... Too Wide!.... Never.

Classic Hawkeye.. Believe me if I keep up the 2 x bowls of wedges every Wednesday at the Royal I really will be too wide to lanesplit :P - Feel free to help me eat them.

Ahh.... an introduction huh? Oh yes, she (Greasegirl) is an absolute hottie. Plenty of folk who would like to meet her. Maybe in due time she will come out to play at the duckpond (come on Alana.... you know you want to).

And as for lane splitting, been doing it alot more recently with the lighter flows of traffic and getting a little better at it. One of those things thats take a bit of practise for me, thats for sure.

[Smiff-ta]

So lanesplitting is kind of illegal

And filtering stationary traffic is not?

[oneofsix]

ah! Lane splitting. Remember it well. Normally do it every day on the commute to Welly.
Since the week before xmas the lack of cages on the road meant I had no need to.
Been on 2 weeks hol since the 10th, with a trip up norf and doing the Coro Loop, East coast etc. No need to split there. Not looking forward to getting back into the commute next week. Probably have to take it easy until the head get's back into the right space for lanesplitting.

Have split passed cops on a regular basis and never had a problem. Just take my time and crawl past them. Once I get far enough ahead and their view is blocked, back to the normal 15k-20k difference.

Traffic is still light. Ponker in an MPV who decided to slow 80km in the right lane before the top of the gorge induced a minor split this morning. Being able to see all that lovely empty lane ahead of the MPV was just too much

[blackdog]

Nah - it's plitting lanes....

now that's splitting hairs

[MSTRS]

nop unintended...

[Latte]

nop unintended...

What's a nop ?

[MSTRS]

An op is just a short way of referring to an operation. :devil2:

[grbaker]

Well the motorbike cops in Wellington do it.

[skippa1]

Not often, hate it whe you get caught out half way up the line and the traffic starts moving

[Latte]

An op is just a short way of referring to an operation. :devil2:

Walked into that one didn't I

[skinman]

I find those on-ramp lights a bit of a giggle, sneek up the middle & time the launch from about 2-3 cars back. cars up front have no idea whats happened as you blast on through. :chase:
dont know how legal it is though. Probably wouldnt try it next to a cop.

[Dutchee]

I find those on-ramp lights a bit of a giggle, sneek up the middle & time the launch from about 2-3 cars back. cars up front have no idea whats happened as you blast on through. :chase:
dont know how legal it is though. Probably wouldnt try it next to a cop.
You can use most transit lanes. I was having a chat with a cop at one stage, when stuck in traffic (he was helping a breakdown or something, dunno) and he turned around and told me I should just use the transit lane - had to point out to him there wasn't one and I wasn't keen on splitting at that point due to him blocking the shoulder. He just laughed, so I went and split for the rest of the on-ramp.

I do think it funny when they decide to target the transit lanes and wish they'd do it more often. The one by work is odd, as it used to have a picture of a motorcycle on the board, but I'm sure they've covered it up. I do still use it and sometimes think I should look at the first board again (often it's only the first board with the picture).