Lane splitting, and I did search...

[swbarnett]

apparently not.. In the rant he actually referred to it being 'illegal to lane split (he called it that) in front of a police officer. He didnt say it was illegal to do it with the cop not there. He also said if one of the stationary cars decided to suddenly change lanes (apart from plowing into the car right next door to them) it would be my fault and i would have no insurance and be charged for dangerous driving.

The fact that he didn't give you a ticket tells me that he was probably just saying what he wishes was law, not what the law actually says. In my freind's case it was an adjudication from HQ that put him right. In any case, a cop has no special privileges under law unless they are reacting to a preceived offence. At other times they are just another car in the traffic.

[PuppetMaster]

I too have been ticketed for lane splitting. The difference being, the rapist, sorry, the cop, alleged that the vehicles I were passing had started to move and I hadnt moved back into a lane. Bollocks I said, he was 100 meteres behind me, how did he see. He told me to learn the road rules to which I replied he should get a real job, anyway, sombitch gave me a ticket, which I went to court for and it was duely thrown out. I argued that I was passing stationary traffic (slowly and safely), the judge agreed.
Rediculous waste of time.

[Maha]

It is nice to see that this policeman takes time out of his day, to write his own laws.

Bikers sometimes make it up as they go along also.

[Owl]

OMG say it isnt so!..makes the 15km queues on the M/Way look like a walk in the park, you poor buggers, I feel fo ya's....

15km queues?

Not sure I could lane split that far in the ute

[NZsarge]

OMG say it isnt so!..makes the 15km queues on the M/Way look like a walk in the park, you poor buggers, I feel fo ya's....

Time to move to Palmy where the queues are only 600m then innit?

[cowboyz]

Time to move to Palmy where the queues are only 600m then innit?

dont encourage him! last time he was here i drunk way tooo much!

[Smifffy]

In the rant he actually referred to it being 'illegal to lane split (he called it that) in front of a police officer. He didnt say it was illegal to do it with the cop not there. He also said if one of the stationary cars decided to suddenly change lanes (apart from plowing into the car right next door to them) it would be my fault and i would have no insurance and be charged for dangerous driving.

Maybe he felt a sudden U-turn looming in his future?