lanesplitting ettiquette

**slofox** · 8th November 2017, 09:48

Originally Posted by Akzle

I've never heard of any accidents from anyone doing it.

Nah me neither.

**Old Steve** · 8th November 2017, 10:57

It is legal to pass a vehicle on its right within the same lane, you must have your right hand indicator on. If there is a lane to the right, then legally you must stay to the left of the lane divider line. It's illegal to pass a vehicle to it's left in the same lane and to ride in the gap between the centre lane of a motorway and the centre barrier or in to the left of the fog line on the left of the inside lane.

However, the Police will probably take more notice of the safety of your manoeuvre. I lane filter with my hazard lights on for two reasons, maybe I'm more visible and I consider I'm a hazard to other vehicles being between two lanes of cars. If I'm not passing cars at 30 km/hr then I pull back into the lane - lane filter, don't lane split.

**kawa64** · 8th November 2017, 12:52

Originally Posted by Old Steve

It is legal to pass a vehicle on its right within the same lane, you must have your right hand indicator on. If there is a lane to the right, then legally you must stay to the left of the lane divider line. It's illegal to pass a vehicle to it's left in the same lane and to ride in the gap between the centre lane of a motorway and the centre barrier or in to the left of the fog line on the left of the inside lane.

However, the Police will probably take more notice of the safety of your manoeuvre. I lane filter with my hazard lights on for two reasons, maybe I'm more visible and I consider I'm a hazard to other vehicles being between two lanes of cars. If I'm not passing cars at 30 km/hr then I pull back into the lane - lane filter, don't lane split.

Under the Land Transport Act and rur, passing on the left of the same lane does not apply to motorcycles, established by a High Court precedent in New Zealand.

The hazard lights is interesting, has any other road user commented about them on the road?

**Swoop** · 8th November 2017, 13:36

Originally Posted by Diggers

"I do find it amusing riders who ride up the line between lanes with hazard lights on....is that like a dollar each way?"

Ditto Volty, I think they're trying to be "safe". They must be the OSH guy at their work.

Hopefully wearing a Hi-faggotry vest and surrounding themselves with orange cones too?

Originally Posted by kawa64

Under the Land Transport Act and rur, passing on the left of the same lane does not apply to motorcycles, established by a High Court precedent in New Zealand.

The hazard lights is interesting, has any other road user commented about them on the road?

You'd better have a source for the high Court precedent comment. Most unusual and could be very important if true.

As for hazard lights... Fucking stupid idea. Obviously the bike is a hazard if the rider does that.

**Old Steve** · 8th November 2017, 15:56

Originally Posted by Swoop

As for hazard lights... Fucking stupid idea. Obviously the bike is a hazard if the rider does that.

And isn't that what we want to do, make the driver think the bike is a hazard so they don't change lanes on us?

I see quite a few lane filterers with hazard lights flashing going between lanes on the Auckland Southern Motorway, probably 50% of the lane filtering riders. Funny, most of the lane splitters - screaming through between lanes - only use one indicator.

I've always been a believer in 'more is better', so if one indicator is good then two are better.

**caspernz** · 8th November 2017, 16:16

Originally Posted by kawa64

Under the Land Transport Act and rur, passing on the left of the same lane does not apply to motorcycles, established by a High Court precedent in New Zealand.

The hazard lights is interesting, has any other road user commented about them on the road?

Yeah right to the High Court comment, reference?

My take on hazard lights is legal only for stationary vehicle.

**FJRider** · 8th November 2017, 16:35

https://www.rideforever.co.nz/assets...fosheet-FA.pdf

**Berries** · 8th November 2017, 17:58

If I saw a rider going along with their hazard lights on I would immediately think they were a bit 'special' and give them a wide berth. So they probably work.

Am trying hard not to use the word retarded here.

**rastuscat** · 8th November 2017, 19:21

Originally Posted by FJRider

https://www.rideforever.co.nz/assets...fosheet-FA.pdf

Oh for heavens sake. Stop trying to solve the problem. Just let it continue to burble on.

**rastuscat** · 8th November 2017, 19:22

Originally Posted by kawa64

Under the Land Transport Act and rur, passing on the left of the same lane does not apply to motorcycles, established by a High Court precedent in New Zealand.

Source? Or it's a fallacy.