Question for RastusCat, and any other Popo who care to chip in.

[HenryDorsetCase]

No worries.

The only thing missing from your complaint is context.

Last week there was a crash on the Christchurch northern motorway. It was on the Waimak bridge, held traffic up very successfully. I was on my own bike, and was parked up with all the rest of society while the tow trucks cleared the scene. Thing is, the scene was at least 3 km ahead of where we were all stationary. Just mentioning all this for context.

Anyways, we all sat and waited, having heard on the radio stations about the crash.

Because I have the attention span of a goldfish, I would get really pissy about waiting like that. Why not filter to the front so that when the towies do their thing you're on your way smartly? Just sitting like a sack of spuds you may as well be in your car eating a donut or nine, talking on your phone and basking in the A/C. Having the nimble vehicle entitles you to use it to its advantage. Well it should.

Is lane splitting even legal? What about if all traffic is parked?

worms. can. open. a.

[Edbear]

You need to start from the view that most drivers can't and are in fact incompetent to be behind the wheel. Accept that and the rest becomes easier to manage.

Invariably, when most drivers see a cop car or a camera van they either slow down or brake heavily regardles of their speed, which again, invariably, is well under the speed limit for the area. It appears that most drivers are unable to get within 20km/h of the speed limit regardless what it is at that spot. The exception being Hilltop in Orewa, an 80km/h speed zone which sees everyone travel at 65km/h to the 50km/h zone whereupon they maintain 65km/h.

It matters not which side of the road or motorway said cop car/camera van is, either.

The natureal rubber-band effect then comes into play making the reducing speed steadily slower down to about 45km/h, though sometimes the traffic, if heavy enough, will come to a complete halt.

[tbs]

You need to start from the view that most drivers can't and are in fact incompetent to be behind the wheel. Accept that and the rest becomes easier to manage.

Invariably, when most drivers see a cop car or a camera van they either slow down or brake heavily regardles of their speed, which again, invariably, is well under the speed limit for the area. It appears that most drivers are unable to get within 20km/h of the speed limit regardless what it is at that spot. The exception being Hilltop in Orewa, an 80km/h speed zone which sees everyone travel at 65km/h to the 50km/h zone whereupon they maintain 65km/h.

It matters not which side of the road or motorway said cop car/camera van is, either.

The natureal rubber-band effect then comes into play making the reducing speed steadily slower down to about 45km/h, though sometimes the traffic, if heavy enough, will come to a complete halt.

Yup.

I reckon there are times and places when they should just let us get on with it.

[oneofsix]

Because I have the attention span of a goldfish, I would get really pissy about waiting like that. Why not filter to the front so that when the towies do their thing you're on your way smartly? Just sitting like a sack of spuds you may as well be in your car eating a donut or nine, talking on your phone and basking in the A/C. Having the nimble vehicle entitles you to use it to its advantage. Well it should.

Is lane splitting even legal? What about if all traffic is parked?

worms. can. open. a.

He didn't want to go to the meeting, it was a nice day and he knew what the hold up was. Only mention the last because often I would be more inclined to wait if I only knew what was happening. Actually this not knowing was the frustration that started this thread.

[awa355]

Because I have the attention span of a goldfish, I would get really pissy about waiting like that. Why not filter to the front so that when the towies do their thing you're on your way....

Is lane splitting even legal? What about if all traffic is parked?

worms. can. open. a.

Lane splitting? according to this, no. http://scootersurvival.co.nz/this-is...riding-skills/