Lane splitting letter to DomPost 27 Dec 2013

[Akzle]

Last monday I was happily splitting the nearly stationary traffic on the Auckland motorway at 20-25km/h and stopping at times when the gap got narrow.
Then some dick in yellow leathers screamed up behind me reving the guts out of his machine, beeping his horn trying to get me to move outta the way or go faster.

Dicks like this give lane splitting a bad name and I was pee'd off with him so can image most of the cagers were even more so.

but you did get the fuck out of the way, right?
Probably not, else he wouldnt have honked.
You are a cager on a bike. And sounds like you the in this situ.

[Berries]

Dicks like this give lane splitting a bad name and I was pee'd off with him so can image most of the cagers were even more so.

I wouldn't cry about it. To the people in the cars you are passing there is no difference between the two of you.

[veldthui]

but you did get the fuck out of the way, right?
Probably not, else he wouldnt have honked.
You are a cager on a bike. And sounds like you the in this situ.

You were prob the dick that it was so you would know that yes I got outta the way as soon as was safe to do so. I didn't want to end up in his accident. In fact a truck nearly got him just 2 mins after he went past when the gap closed. He must have been doing about 60km/h in near stationary traffic. He would be the type to get pulled over and then bitch about it.

[caseye]

Unfortunately he/she is the type to cause an accident and continue on oblivious to the carnage they! created in their wake.
Like you I make room for the impatient riders who want to split moving ( OK< slow, but moving ) traffic at warp nine too.
Not worth being in their accident as you so succinctly put it.
Tragically , berries is right, you , me and any other sensible splitting rider becomes just another arse wipe biker when these cowboys do their thing.
It will be because of them that Police will simply ban all forms of splitting in the future and then they'll BITCH even louder, pricks, prickesses!

[swbarnett]

It will be because of them that Police will simply ban all forms of splitting in the future

No, it'll be because the pricks in favour of the ban can't tell their arse from their elbow. They'll be poking their noses into something they know absolutely nothing about.

You can't call yourself educated until you're aware of exactly how little you know.

and then they'll BITCH even louder, pricks, prickesses!

Of this I have ho doubt. But they won't be the only ones bitching.

[98tls]

This is tragic.

[Berries]

Tragically , berries is right, you , me and any other sensible splitting rider becomes just another arse wipe biker when these cowboys do their thing.

Nah, not what I meant. Someone in a car who gets pissed off at motorbikes going past them in traffic probably does not even register their speed. 30km/h or 60km/h, they are being overtaken by some arse on a bike between the lanes which is wrong, in their opinion. [And lets face it, although we can use the way the rules are written to justify splitting and filtering nowhere does it explicitly say that motorbikes can ride between lanes of stationary or moving traffic]. So it doesn't matter if it is Mr Angry on his yellow bike doing 60 or veldthui doing sub walking pace, to the car driver they are the same thing.

You were prob the dick that it was so you would know that yes I got outta the way as soon as was safe to do so. I didn't want to end up in his accident. In fact a truck nearly got him just 2 mins after he went past when the gap closed. He must have been doing about 60km/h in near stationary traffic. He would be the type to get pulled over and then bitch about it.

You're doing 20 and he is doing 60 and you can see him two minutes after he goes past you? The roads must be pretty straight up your way.

[swbarnett]

nowhere does it explicitly say that motorbikes can ride between lanes of stationary

I don't have a reference but I believe that there is a specific clause that allows this.

or moving traffic

I believe this is covered by "lane sharing".

[Berries]

I don't have a reference but I believe that there is a specific clause that allows this.

Post it when you get a chance, I thought I knew the rules inside and out so am genuinely interested.

[pritch]

You were prob the dick that it was so you would know

Bugga! I didn't know Akzle was in the 'Naki, I'd have bought him a beer.

[ricardohardo]

West akl to CBD lane splitter who goes by the number plate 'r4pid' ...this guy is Moses...traffic parts like the red sea due to his exhaust thump...I just get in behind...catch him b4 9am...its a straight run to town

[swbarnett]

Post it when you get a chance, I thought I knew the rules inside and out so am genuinely interested.

It was one of the KB cops I think that originally stated it in another thread.

I've managed to find this in the Land Transport (Road User) Rule 2004 (http://www.nzta.govt.nz/resources/ru...-user-2004.pdf). This effectively allows anybody to pass to the left of any stationary traffic.

2.8 Passing on left
(1) A driver must not pass or attempt to pass on the left of another
vehicle moving in the same direction except in accordance
with this clause.
(2) In any case in which the movement referred to subclause (1)
may be made,—
(a) the 2 vehicles must be in different lanes; or
(b) the overtaken vehicle must be stationary or its driver
must have given or be giving the prescribed signal of
that driver’s intention to turn right;

[Larksea]

West akl to CBD lane splitter who goes by the number plate 'r4pid' ...this guy is Moses...traffic parts like the red sea due to his exhaust thump...I just get in behind...catch him b4 9am...its a straight run to town

thats hilarious, got this image on my head of some dude looks like gandalf with a wizard hat and staff on a giant boar like mount with pipes that thump exhaust into the ground making it tremble everywhere he goes.

interesting reading, i'm kinda new to riding only a year or so and for most of it I just stuck to my own lane so i'm only now starting to split in queues and traffic that is almost stationary. no idea whats legal, mostly watching how other riders do it and figuring out what works. its good when some drivers see you coming and give you a bit of room, then there are the drivers that basically do the opposite...

[strandedinnz]

West akl to CBD lane splitter who goes by the number plate 'r4pid' ...this guy is Moses...traffic parts like the red sea due to his exhaust thump...I just get in behind...catch him b4 9am...its a straight run to town

I've tagged along behind him as well ... awesome to behold! Cars look a little close ? Hi blips the throttle and low the cars doth part!

[yevjenko]

i'm kinda new to riding only a year or so and for most of it I just stuck to my own lane so i'm only now starting to split in queues and traffic that is almost stationary. no idea whats legal, mostly watching how other riders do it and figuring out what works. its good when some drivers see you coming and give you a bit of room, then there are the drivers that basically do the opposite...

Just remember to thank the cagers that do move over. Every little helps

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