Lane splitting crackdown in Wellington?

[yevjenko]

No one said lane splitting endangers other road users lives

[haydes55]

No one said lane splitting endangers other road users lives

Exactly.... so why is it punished?

[WristTwister]

There are some basic rules around when it's safe to lane split, I've seen some guys weave between flowing traffic at high speed and apparently that's a no-no, but also dangerous. Wellington streets are so narrow and cyclists are getting their own space now, so it's getting more difficult to lane split without the risk of hitting a cyclist or getting squished between cars in narrow lanes.

[BuzzardNZ]

There are some basic rules around when it's safe to lane split, I've seen some guys weave between flowing traffic at high speed and apparently that's a no-no, but also dangerous. Wellington streets are so narrow and cyclists are getting their own space now, so it's getting more difficult to lane split without the risk of hitting a cyclist or getting squished between cars in narrow lanes.

rules? I just blast right thru em, narrow lanes be damned

[WristTwister]

rules? I just blast right thru em, narrow lanes be damned

That's all good, do what you're comfortable with. I don't like the narrow lanes because cagers never make enough room for bikes.

[BuzzardNZ]

That's all good, do what you're comfortable with. I don't like the narrow lanes because cagers never make enough room for bikes.

loud pipes let them know ur there, they part like the red sea

[WristTwister]

loud pipes let them know ur there, they part like the red sea

HAHA coming through!

[RGVforme]

There are some basic rules around when it's safe to lane split, I've seen some guys weave between flowing traffic at high speed and apparently that's a no-no, but also dangerous. Wellington streets are so narrow and cyclists are getting their own space now, so it's getting more difficult to lane split without the risk of hitting a cyclist or getting squished between cars in narrow lanes.

Seen heaps of lane splitting vids where guys have been taken out by other lane splitters weaving and sudden stop rear ends when the gap the two riders were going for suddenly closed..

I can understand doing it but the cost of getting it wrong just does not seem worth the time saving and feeling.

[WristTwister]

Seen heaps of lane splitting vids where guys have been taken out by other lane splitters weaving and sudden stop rear ends when the gap the two riders were going for suddenly closed..

I can understand doing it but the cost of getting it wrong just does not seem worth the time saving and feeling.

The main reason I do it is because I heard someplace that being rear-ended is one of the more common motorcycle accidents. The idea being that if you're in the middle of two lanes, no one can rear end you.

[Berries]

You might as well get a car if you are going to sit in slow moving traffic. What exactly is the point of a motorbike?

[BuzzardNZ]

What exactly is the point of a motorbike?

to not give a toss about potential accidents and enjoy the ride?

[yevjenko]

Exactly.... so why is it punished?

for the same reason not wearing your seat belt is punished

[swbarnett]

for the same reason not wearing your seat belt is punished

Yet another victimless "crime" that should never have been outlawed.

[yevjenko]

Yet another victimless "crime" that should never have been outlawed.

It's not been outlawed because it's a victimless crime, it's been outlawed to reduce the death rate (& potentially to reduce costs to health services etc?).

All about the stats

[swbarnett]

It's not been outlawed because it's a victimless crime, it's been outlawed to reduce the death rate (& potentially to reduce costs to health services etc?).

All about the stats

Stats be damned. The only person I'm endangering by not wearing a seat belt is me. NOONE has the right to save me from myself.


And the same goes for helmets and any other legally enforced PPE.