Why do you wait behind traffic?

[InDeSkyz]

If I'm feeling lazy, then I'll just wait at lights.
I mostly split on the motorway, because.. well.. GRRRR I don't understand why we can't share the bus lane. Don't we pay enough rates compared to the Shore or something?
Anyway, it is disapointing most people have forgotten the "keep left" rule as there is plenty of room to safely overtake within the same lane - this isn't London.
I don't seem to have any newbie 'dread' holding me back, only a mortal fear of someone bigger than me getting jealous.

[SARGE]

I would say assertive is a word that applies to most areas of your life Sarge :spudwave:

pretty much... no sense in living the life of a doormat

im like a wobbly bridge.. i can take a bit of walking on, but one of these days, i'll fall onya at the least opportune time )

[SARGE]

Im not with frosty tho, coz hes just mental and contributes substantially to the bad reputation of west aucklnad bikers on his way to work every morning.

worst part about it is that he rides a FREAKIN FJ!!!

people ask if that was me doing Warp 9... hehehe


( i only do warp 7..)

[Karma]

I've seen alot of bikers lately waiting behind long queues of traffic when theres ample space for them to pass safely on the rh side to get to the front. Isn't that supposed to be one of the advantages of riding a motorbike? Is it fear of getting hit or is it because you don't know the road rules that state you can pass them if they are stationery or moving very slowly?

I can't understand why they do it, can someone enlighten me pls? tks.

If I'm on the commute or riding at my own speed then I'll usually filter, but if I'm in convoy with my old dear in her cage and she's leading somewhere and I don't know directions then I'll wait behind her in a queue, also if there's some prick cager driver giving her hassle then I'll wait in the queue and give him some mean intimidation.

As said before, sometimes you just can't be arsed either, I finish work at 11:30pm in the CBD and around that time, especially on Friday night there are loads of boy racers around... could easily filter and burn them off the lights, but can't be arsed when they start throwing cans outta the window

[The Stranger:Me]

That may be me you see waiting too.

I only bother to split if I am in a hurry.

I had a conversation the other day with a cage driver and he informed me that bikers are antagonistic. I asked him why bikers are antagonistic. He advised because it is a rare instance when you see a biker waiting in line at the lights, they all sneak up to the front. I advised him that that is not antagonistic and simply sour grapes, and informed him that it is legal and that if he didn't like it he should complain to his MP and get the law changed.

As well as this I really don't like cars sharing my lane with me, so I generally avoid doing the opposite.

I look at it as keeping the peace with other road users.

[Aucker]

Geez thanks for the reply everyone, now i understand!

I still wont be waiting behind if i can help it, as i'm an impatient b*strd.

[Lou Girardin]

Lane splitting on Ultra Classic (full dress tourer) is fun. Cagers see this bloated monster heading up behind and can't get out of the way fast enough.

[mstriumph]

there's only one traffic light within an hour's ride of me ......... and its usually a pretty green colour anyway :hbd:

[heavenly.talker]

there's only one traffic light within an hour's ride of me ......... and its usually a pretty green colour anyway :hbd:

Me thinks you have just identified the advantage of being in Perth :-)

You go girl...way to have a positive attitude :hbd:

[SDU]

If I can get right to the head of the queue while the traffic is stopped I will move to the front. If the way is blocked, or if the traffic is likely to start before I get to the front I will just sit in the queue.
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Same reason as above- If I can be bothered & the lights have just gone red I'll split but there are a lot off idiots in Chch that have to race for every little inch they can get especially at intersections and merging lanes. Its our stupid roads designed to make you slow or stop just about every 5/10 seconds.
SDU

[Monsterbishi]

I filter most of the time, in all the years I've been riding I've only encountered maybe 2 or 3 retards who try to block you, makes room at the back for more cars too :>

[kerryg]

I filter most of the time, in all the years I've been riding I've only encountered maybe 2 or 3 retards who try to block you, makes room at the back for more cars too :>

I blame the poms. Stand still long enough in pommieland and people form an orderly queue behind you. It's something your average kiwi does too. How do you react when someone pushes in front of you when you're queuing at the movies or the coffee shop or the supermarket?...Do you get pissed off, maybe even say something like "hey...there's queue here, there are people ahead of you...". Right? Bikers queue jump. People get pissed off.

At the risk of further confirming my status as a pussy I reckon bikers shouldn't act like they own the road or act like the road rules that apply to cars don't apply to them. It's not a matter of NOT getting to the head of the queue, or NOT lane-splitting, but doing it sensibly.

[ScumKiller2]

I had a conversation the other day with a cage driver and he informed me that bikers are antagonistic. I asked him why bikers are antagonistic. He advised because it is a rare instance when you see a biker waiting in line at the lights, they all sneak up to the front.

Yep, car drivers do get pissed when they see a bike go to the front of the queue. If I split I always take off quick because I have had too many idiots tailgate me or try to drag me off etc. I don't know what it is, maybe they think you have stolen a bit of get-there-quicker juice from the ether and it's going to take them longer to get to the supermarket which is 2 minutes walking distance from their house .

Only one solution, pool ball in a sock. Or armoured gloves. Wait, wrong thread......

[NhuanH]

WHY Q ...?

[madboy]

Yeah, I'm with HDT et al. Queue? What queue?

Although you do have to make sure you get the hell outta Dodge with the appropriate haste. Sunday I roll up to a set of traffic lights, numberplate covered in tape (it was my 6yo playing with duct tape officer, honest) after riding very obnoxiously down the centre line at 1XXk past miles of cars on my way back from much twistier obnoxiousness. Sit just behind another bike, and some american V8 thing with a blower coming out of where the bonnet used to be.

As I sit there, watching the lights turning green, bike nails it, V8 nails it...

I stall it...