Lane splitting/filtering: the legal and commonsense answers

**Swoop** · 1st March 2013, 07:07

Originally Posted by Voltaire

How many cats eyes can you slaylom without hitting them....I did 10 today....

Hopefully not while splitting? Concentration needs to be on the real road hazards.

**cheshirecat** · 1st March 2013, 08:34

They found with RAF tail gunners in the last war, to best way to spot fighters was to let the periphial vision do its work and not focus on any specific area. That way they might get past the 6 week survival rate. Just like despatch riding eh Katman!

**Dragon** · 1st March 2013, 08:42

Was running late for an important meeting this morning so had to lane split had forgotten how easy it is though Im not sure I wanted to be doing it at 100km :s

Did it pretty much from Tawa onwards stopped when I wasnt feeling safe and let the other bikes passed was good getting behind the other guys because meant I didnt get the whole tunnel vision

**Tigadee** · 1st March 2013, 09:12

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

...women have a greater perprephial scope than men....it's tested at optomertrists.

That's what I tell my wife too when she catches me looking at pretty young things out the corners of my eye...

LOL

"But honey, SHE was checking me out and not vice versa, 'cos women have better peripheral vision than men..."

Of course she'll say, "Yeah right! She must have pretty bad eyesight if she's checking YOU out!"

**roogazza** · 1st March 2013, 09:24

Is lane splitting when you ride between the lanes up to the front row at lights ?
If so I've been doing that for about 50years, and will continue thanks.
I've survived this long riding the way I do. That is riding quicker than the general flow.

**Voltaire** · 1st March 2013, 09:37

I lanesplited ( is that a word) up to the lights a while back....noticed drivers on both side of me playing with their phones at low level..... I see that a lot at traffic lights......and on the motorway....the cellphone 'drift' kicks in.

**swbarnett** · 1st March 2013, 10:05

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

Neither, but women have a greater perprephial scope than men....it's tested at optomertrists.

I'm of the three-legged gender and my peripheral vision was the widest the optometrist had ever seen when I got tested for my Swiss license. At the time it was beyond what the machine could measure.

**bosslady** · 1st March 2013, 14:15

And it was so fantasticcccc

**Maha** · 1st March 2013, 14:33

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

Neither, but women have a greater perprephial scope than men....it's tested at optomertrists.

....some can only see as far as the last statement they made...is that what you mean?

**Banditbandit** · 1st March 2013, 14:37

Originally Posted by bosslady

And it was so fantasticcccc

Jeeeesus H Christ - you've been here too long .. you've been infected and sorry, there is no cure ...

**The End** · 1st March 2013, 15:30

Originally Posted by Banditbandit

Jeeeesus H Christ - you've been here too long .. you've been infected and sorry, there is no cure ...

Even if she's infected, Bosslady's profile pic is hot.

**Maha** · 1st March 2013, 15:42

Originally Posted by The End

Even if she's infected, Bosslady's profile pic is hot.

Have you not seen that photo of Disco Dan before?

**The End** · 1st March 2013, 19:54

Originally Posted by Maha

Have you not seen that photo of Disco Dan before?

I feel as though I have put myself in an awkward situation here...

**Mooch** · 1st March 2013, 22:39

Originally Posted by Dragon

Was running late for an important meeting this morning so had to lane split had forgotten how easy it is though Im not sure I wanted to be doing it at 100km :s

Did it pretty much from Tawa onwards stopped when I wasnt feeling safe and let the other bikes passed was good getting behind the other guys because meant I didnt get the whole tunnel vision

I think I see you most mornings. You seem to be going well.

Seems to be two camps with the Wellington motorway filtering / lane spliting riders. Those that can and do it well and those that shouldn't. Most seem to do it well.

I watched with horror from my car in Feb as a GN rider wobbled between a car and truck on the narrow bit passed Jville. They were close to loosing it on the catseyes and going under the truck tyres. Saw the bike later on near Wellington parked up as the rider had come off but fortuntely was ok. I think they needed some more basic handling skills before taking on filtering / spliting.

For those clipping mirrors every now and then might want to consider that they will up for a grand or two if they take out a euro car with auto diming, heated with side camera mirror. From recall bike insurance execess are quite high let alone a scooter rider with 3rd party only. if they dont mind clipping then no doubt they don't mind paying if it results in damage.