Lane splitting/filtering: the legal and commonsense answers

[Swoop]

Ya bastard! I'm laughing out loud at that story.
I guess that the tyre shops would have been convenient in that area. Probably not open after midday on a Saturday though...

We got a lot of air that time. I remember my brother floating up past me, hitting the roof and then landing on my nuts when we crashed to earth.

[Fatjim]

. I remember my brother floating up past me, hitting the roof and then landing on my nuts when we crashed to earth.

Close family huh?

[James Deuce]

Bench seat in a '70s B2000 bro.

[steve_t]

Dredge

[scumdog]

Pfft, pussies, try lane-splitting at 90+mph through shoulder to shoulder semi-trucks.

While riding a lardy arsed Harley Ultra-glide Classic laden with all the crap you 'need' on tour...

[roadracingoldfart]

Pfft, pussies, try lane-splitting at 90+mph through shoulder to shoulder semi-trucks.

While riding a lardy arsed Harley Ultra-glide Classic laden with all the crap you 'need' on tour...

Ahhhh the good old days aye Mr Scummy .

[Ocean1]

Pfft, pussies, try lane-splitting at 90+mph through shoulder to shoulder semi-trucks.

While riding a lardy arsed Harley Ultra-glide Classic laden with all the crap you 'need' on tour...

Meh. I've had to stop mid-overtake once, a ute pulled out from a field behind trees up ahead while I was passing a high-loader with a trailer. I had to duck in under the deck edge, right behind the truck's rear wheels. I was under there for a loooooooong time.

[BMWST?]

I have seen a motorcycle occupy the gap between truck and trailer in a similar situation

[pouakai]

I have seen a motorcycle occupy the gap between truck and trailer in a similar situation

Yup been there ! Good old days before HT was speed limited: after watching two loaded logging trucks truck dueling at 100mph(!) near Taupo I tried to overtake them on a bit tired RG250 - never made it past the tractor before was I obliged to pull in in front of his trailer - NOT A HAPPY MOMENT !

[SNF]

Meh. I've had to stop mid-overtake once, a ute pulled out from a field behind trees up ahead while I was passing a high-loader with a trailer. I had to duck in under the deck edge, right behind the truck's rear wheels. I was under there for a loooooooong time.

Holy fuck! Would not want to screw that up.

[G4L4XY]

Oh fucking sweet, a cool video for me to watch at work, thanks guys!

[superjackal]

The reality is that Transit HATE motorcycles, and would very much like us banned completely. the last thing they would ever do is agree to something that might make bikes attractive to cagers.

Why do you say Transit hate motorcycles?

[Jantar]

Why do you say Transit hate motorcycles?

Ixion explained that very well in post you refer to.

The "bus lanes" .Transit claim, (though I think the claim dubious, and untested in law - just don't m'self to be the first to test it), that their "bylaws" override the general law about bus lanes, and that "their" buslanes are not really bus lanes at all, but rather the hard shoulder, and they have given buses (only) a specific dispensation to the law forbidding vehicles to use the hard shoulder.

The mere fact that they interpret the legislation in a different manner to what was intended and explained in parliament, and purely to the disadvantage of motorcyclists is a pretty good indicator. Add to that the excessive use of cheese cutters as median barriers, the over zealous application of yellow "no passing" lines in places where it would be quite safe for motorcycles to pass, the reduction of speed limits from 100 km/h to 80 km/h in places where it is deemed safer to limit the speeds of heavy vehicles while 100 km/h would still be acceptable, and often safer, for motorcycles (like the Kaikoura coast), and the evidence soon adds up.

[superjackal]

Ixion explained that very well in post you refer to.

The mere fact that they interpret the legislation in a different manner to what was intended and explained in parliament, and purely to the disadvantage of motorcyclists is a pretty good indicator. Add to that the excessive use of cheese cutters as median barriers, the over zealous application of yellow "no passing" lines in places where it would be quite safe for motorcycles to pass, the reduction of speed limits from 100 km/h to 80 km/h in places where it is deemed safer to limit the speeds of heavy vehicles while 100 km/h would still be acceptable, and often safer, for motorcycles (like the Kaikoura coast), and the evidence soon adds up.

OK, I guess that would do it! Cheers.

[junkie]

Hi, I understand the bus lane and the transit lanes, but does anyone know the ruling on truck lanes? for example theres one that comes out of auckland city, close to where the museum is located