North Shore: Northern Motorway: Police targeting motorcycles (25 January)

[BoristheBiter]

I was pulled over yesterday just after the Constellation Drive over pass SH1 southbound - said it was for passing on the left of a car, which is illegal and that I should read the road code. Harsh warning, just because others do it, etc and then said I was lucky for not getting a $150 fine so early in the morning and sent me on my way ... saw 'him' pull over another guy minutes later.
This morning while I was sitting in the traffic with all the cars and their fumes, wondering whether or not to start lane splitting ... I saw someone had been pulled over by a cop - different guy.
I certainly hope this is just something that they are enforcing this week, then we can all go back to normal again.

NO REALLY!!
I hoped you told the cop that he didn't know what he was talking about because everyone on this thread said is was legal to do that so it must be right.

[Mully]

NO REALLY!!
I hoped you told the cop that he didn't know what he was talking about because everyone on this thread said is was legal to do that so it must be right.

No they didn't.

[BoristheBiter]

No they didn't.

i think we must be reading two different threads.

[MSTRS:Me]

NO REALLY!!
I hoped you told the cop that he didn't know what he was talking about because everyone on this thread said is was legal to do that so it must be right.

You really should quit while you're ahead...

[Pascal]

I had an interesting experience yesterday. Turning onto Dominion Rd, by the Mitre 10, I noticed a boy in blue behind me. Being a big old wuss, I moderated my riding, etc. and turned off onto a side street. He followed, which seemed a bit odd. The rest of my way home I did a whole snaky way back home, keeping it to the back roads, doubling back, etc. until I got to our little cul-de-sac. And guess who was still behind me? He drove to the bottom, did a u-turn and carried on his merry way with me parked in the garage and watching him.

Maybe I'm just paranoid.

[bogan]

i think we must be reading two different threads.

to clarify:

Passing on left (in same lane) of stationary vehicles is OK
Passing on the right (in same lane) of moving vehicle (or stationary) is OK, though a good idea to keep the speed differential down
Passing on left (in same lane) if other vehicle is turning right OK
Passing on left (in same lane) if other vehicle is moving and going straight ahead NOT OK
Riding like a numpty, NOT OK

[Mully]

i think we must be reading two different threads.

Must be - cos the thread I was reading didn't have "everybody" (your word) saying it was legal to filter.

In fact, I posted in that thread saying it was a grey area (and sometimes legal and sometimes not) - unless you're saying I'm a nobody??

You really should quit while you're ahead...

While??

[BoristheBiter]

You really should quit while you're ahead...

why? because what i had wrote yesterday is correct? or you don't want to say you you might have got it a bit wrong.
i will say I apologise for having a go at you, was uncalled for.
I know what the law says, interpration is what makes case law and as no one gets a ticket for "lane splitting" as i said before, therefore no case law.
I know these threads have been done to death but it doesn't change the fact that some police will ignore it, give you a warning or give you a ticket those are the powers of discretion.

[Mully]

to clarify:

Passing on left (in same lane) of stationary vehicles is OK
Passing on the right (in same lane) of moving vehicle (or stationary) is OK, though a good idea to keep the speed differential down
Passing on left (in same lane) if other vehicle is turning right OK
Passing on left (in same lane) if other vehicle is moving and going straight ahead NOT OK

Yeah - what he said.

Except that the "NOT OK" bits can vary from officer to officer. Depends if you're being a wally or not.

[bogan]

Yeah - what he said.

Except that the "NOT OK" bits can vary from officer to officer. Depends if you're being a wally or not.

yeh probably should hav added:

Riding like a numpty NOT OK

[BoristheBiter]

to clarify:

Passing on left (in same lane) of stationary vehicles is OK

this is the area of most contention. if the vehicle you are passing is on a main single lane road OK. but where this falls down is when you pass on the left of stopped vehicles and they move, you are then breaking the law and this is the ticket most handed out.

[bogan]

this is the area of most contention. if the vehicle you are passing is on a main single lane road OK. but where this falls down is when you pass on the left of stopped vehicles and they move, you are then breaking the law and this is the ticket most handed out.

indeed, but if its a multi laned road and you stay between the two moving lanes, keeping in the left most lane (on rhs of car), or at least appearing to do so then no ticket can be issues, which is how I lane split. Splitting down the left most lane seem to be asking for someone to turn out unexpectantly.

[BoristheBiter]

indeed, but if its a multi laned road and you stay between the two moving lanes, keeping in the left most lane (on rhs of car), or at least appearing to do so then no ticket can be issues, which is how I lane split. Splitting down the left most lane seem to be asking for someone to turn out unexpectantly.

And what do you do when the car infront is too close to the line?

[Mikkel]

You really should quit while you're ahead...

Too late for many posts now...

[bogan]

And what do you do when the car infront is too close to the line?

it depend on how close the other car is to that one, move into rh lane if traffic is stopped (you get a lot of warning before they move again), stop splitting, or split illegally. What I'm saying is that if you are aware of the laws, you can split legally.