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    right behaviour during heavy traffic

    hey, there's something I want to know. I come from France and there we (bikers) use to go ahead between cars (slowly and carefully) while the traffic light is red and the cars are stopped or almost... But here, most of the bikers stay quiet in the queue and wait untill the light turns green. Do you think I'm wrong? Are you always quiet and well educated when the traffic is heavy and slow?
    By the way, I've got my bike (900RFR) since one month... great!
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    Quote Originally Posted by lolo170379
    hey, there's something I want to know. I come from France and there we (bikers) use to go ahead between cars (slowly and carefully) while the traffic light is red and the cars are stopped or almost... But here, most of the bikers stay quiet in the queue and wait untill the light turns green. Do you think I'm wrong? Are you always quiet and well educated when the traffic is heavy and slow?
    By the way, I've got my bike (900RFR) since one month... great!
    Well i would get on well in france then
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    Heheheh...... you need to get out more often.... cos most of us do have behavioural problems......

    And no we don't do careful here.....

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    Can you make this ride????

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    I promise you, you will come away smiling.......

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    Personally... I stay in lane unless the queue is miles long.

    Lane-splitting seems to really annoy some car drivers who will go out of their way to cut you off. And if you dent their mirrors or doors... no excuse.

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    Quote Originally Posted by lolo170379
    hey, there's something I want to know. I come from France and there we (bikers) use to go ahead between cars (slowly and carefully) while the traffic light is red and the cars are stopped or almost... But here, most of the bikers stay quiet in the queue and wait untill the light turns green. Do you think I'm wrong? Are you always quiet and well educated when the traffic is heavy and slow?
    By the way, I've got my bike (900RFR) since one month... great!
    Personally I ride between the cagers and make sure I'm ahead of the traffic at traffic lights, etc, I regularly see other motorcyclists doing it too. Maybe just a greater majority of riders do it in France? How long have you been observing this behaviour in NZ? :spudwow:

    Btw, congratulations on the new bike! There are a number of Suzooki RF900 owners amongst us here.

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    If traffic is at a complete stop and the queue is real long, I will go down the middle, if not I won't bother. From my understanding, if the traffic is at a complete standstill or at a red light, it is legal to ride down the middle.

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    I filter on principle. I don't ride a bike to stay in queues, if cagers don't like it (most are OK) they can buy a bike too. Besides, being first at the lights gives me a good safety cushion when they change.
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    sounds great, let's see
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    Quote Originally Posted by justsomeguy
    Can you make this ride????

    http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ad.php?t=11626

    I promise you, you will come away smiling.......
    sorry,
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    sounds great, let's see.
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    I generally only lane split or go to the front of the lights when there is a reasonable amount of room between the lanes. If the traffic speed gets above 40-50km I re-integrate into the flow of traffic. I try really hard not to piss anyone off and always wave/ when someone moves over.

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    ok, so who are the guys staying behind the cars? I not blame them, I just think that one of the bike convenient is don't losing too much time in the traffic. And sometimes, when I pass them at the end of a million km queue, I think "why did you buy a bike?". But anyone ride bike as he/she feels anyway.
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    Quote Originally Posted by lolo170379
    ok, so who are the guys staying behind the cars? I not blame them, I just think that one of the bike convenient is don't losing too much time in the traffic. And sometimes, when I pass them at the end of a million km queue, I think "why did you buy a bike?". But anyone ride bike as he/she feels anyway.
    Been riding for a few years now and I rarely lane split or light sifting. Only really do it when I am riding with someone who does or am in a hurry to get to somewhere wich isn't often. I also never lane split when I have a pillion. I use riding to relax and relieve stress so I don't want to add more to it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FEINT
    If traffic is at a complete stop and the queue is real long, I will go down the middle, if not I won't bother. From my understanding, if the traffic is at a complete standstill or at a red light, it is legal to ride down the middle.
    Is that really legal? How about riding on the flush median up Tamaki Drive in the mornings if the cages are crawling? Ive seen heaps of other riders do it but Im not quite sure if its legal!

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