Lane splitting/filtering: the legal and commonsense answers

[Road kill]

Ah well if it was safe few would do it.

Hope the rider recovers soon.

[Kokopelli]

Watched a well overconfident lane splitter get splatted yesterday on the motorway.
Riders need to realise that you are harder to see if you are ducking all over the place trying to make up that extra 2 seconds.
Also...if I can't see you in my mirror while you are lane splitting...it is not my fault, I do look hard, I do move over.
Make yourself be seen including keeping your indicator on.


I hope the rider ends up ok as he looked pretty toast

Was that a few hundred meters past the constellation drive on-ramp? Black sports bike? I've been passed by some real nutters long there. I don't leave my indicator on while lane splitting. I use it to indicate when I am pulling back into a lane. The way I see it, all responsibility rests with me. The drivers can't be expected to watch out for lane splitter all the time. Most are pretty good. I hat doing it, but my regular route involves a road works and a narrow single lane. I am not going back until that's sorted. Well I hope the rider is OK. I have no way of knowing what happened, so I am not going to judge him. What we are doing is really risky and this cannot be compensated for by skill alone.

[swbarnett]

What we are doing is really risky and this cannot be compensated for by skill alone.

Sorry, but this is a complete falsehood.

[Kokopelli]

Sorry, but this is a complete falsehood.

Have you never observed random behaviour by drivers. Like "oh, I'll just take that call", or "oops, I spilled my latte"? I am not going to argue with you, but I don't share your confidence.

[Madness]

I am not going to argue with you, but I don't share your confidence.

Wise move, he doesn't seem to ever concede defeat. I believe that for Mr Branett it's all about self-justification, rather than a belief based from a logical train of thought.

[FJRider]

Sorry, but this is a complete falsehood.

So ... overtaking vehicles ... that can be close enough that you "clip" their wing mirrors ... is not dangerous. And ... takes NO skill to perform at any time ... ???

[skippa1]

holy shit........this thread still going!

[Madness]

holy shit........this thread still going!

And you're still a fuckwit.

[skippa1]

And you're still a fuckwit.

still a tough guy aye

[Madness]

still a tough guy aye

Actually no, I don't ride a Victory.

[skippa1]

Actually no, I don't ride a Victory.

youre so predictable

[skippa1]

Actually no, I don't ride a Victory.

ps.....nor do I now

[Madness]

ps.....nor do I now

What happened? Get taken out lane-splitting? Maybe you found a bike that made you look even tougher when you ride it?

[skippa1]

What happened? Get taken out lane-splitting? Maybe you found a bike that made you look even tougher when you ride it?

aw you know, its nice to have a change every now and then. How are you doing anyway?

[Madness]

How are you doing anyway?

Doing great thanks. I have a job I love, a Mrs who takes great care of me and good friends who I can trust with my life. I had the pleasure of enjoying a nice ride up SH16 yesterday with that "new tyre feeling" on my Kawasaki, what more can one ask for out of life?

And you? How was the boy-sex holiday in Thailand?