Lane splitting - Accidents

[Finn]

I've just clipped the mirros of a car but it wasn't my fault. I was lighting a ciggy and I got a text...

[Str8 Jacket]

The only time Ive hit a car was when I was leaving for work one morning and hit my mans car wing mirror. Damn thing was in the way..... Hope he doesnt read this!

[sAsLEX]

I'm a nana lane-splitter... about 15km/h quicker than the cars, never above 60,

I seldom look at the speedo when splitting so wouldn't know, it takes your eyes off the enemy for too long, though I know I prob go a touch quicker than that from the gears and revs

How do you fight a man already wearing body armour? I'd get the hell outta there too!

Go for the helmet its a big disadvantage to the wearer once you have that in your grasp

[madboy]

I seldom look at the speedo when splitting ...

I usually don't either, but I did one day... it was pointing just over 250. Just as well the commodore with the funny flashing lights that wanted a chat with me a minute earlier didn't see it. Boy would I have been in trouble! Illegally passing on the left. $150 fine. I woulda been a gonner for sure.

[Bend-it]

I seldom look at the speedo when splitting so wouldn't know, it takes your eyes off the enemy for too long, though I know I prob go a touch quicker than that from the gears and revs

Yeah neither... just judging except once when I'd been splitting and traffic gradually got faster, and I was still splitting till I looked down and was over 100kph... Oops

[Brett]

I have been splitting for about a year, had a couple of close calls such as cars not checking mirrors and pulling out with me in traffic adjacent, but other than that, i have never had any issues.

[paturoa]

I'm a nana splitter, and will only do it when the cages are going slow, the same speed, or at lights - so I haven't even had any "moments" when splitting

[jrandom]

I chucked my bike down the motorway more than once while splitting. The cumulative effect of my head injuries eventually drove me mad, so I sold it, and now I split on a pushie, which I've chucked down the road more than once while splitting. The cumulative effect of my nadgers getting crushed on the top tube may yet drive me infertile.

[Badger8]

I'm just a noob, and as a result a nana-splitter. i'll mainly only split at lights, and only if there's plenty of room to the front of the queue. if i cant see to where i wanna finish up, i tend not to do it, had too many cagers get agressive when i have to duck back in front of them. Have hit my flatmates mirrors with the clutch/brake lever a couple of times, spoon keeps parking too close to the middle of the drive.

[Bodhi]

Scenic drive to epsom everyday. I have brushed mirrors a couple of times when filtering, once with a soft roader and once with a breeder mover, not enough to move my mirrors but enough to make a wee noise. If you filter you'll know how badly people who are attracted to these kind of vehicles drive and understand why I don't feel bad about giving them a little fright.

[chasio]

Early adventures in filtering at bottom of Onewa Road on the Vespa a couple of years ago... Traffic was stopped but tight, I edged through with my feet just off the ground. Traffic started to move, I slowed to drop in behind and the Mercedes SUV on my left (which was angled to merge right) ran over my foot, pinning it to the deck. I tried pulling it away and succeeded only in tweaking the throttle. Pinned foot plus a touch of gas and no clutch = quick pull to the left and a scape down the door. Oh shit. Stayed upright though. Zero damage to the Vespa but chose Option 2 on the poll (more like 2.5 I guess).

It must have looked hilarious but my foot and pride were both less than amused.

I did the decent thing and was glad I had insurance. I reckon it paid to repair damage that was absolutely nothing to do with me, the cheeky cow

[knightc130]

Have been doing this for close to a month now no problems except for today. This afternoon on the way home I filtered between two lanes while everyone was stopped. I got to the front and as i took off and was in my lane a big Maori fella sped past and pulled in front of me, and started spraying his window washer so I got sprayed with it. The guy thought it was pretty hilarious but the joke was on him. I was wearing a waterproof jacket and visor down so didnt affect me at all.

[caseye]

Shoot him anyway. fuck it, we're all big bad bikers so whats one less cage driver?
Talk about a deep thread dredge, wow.

[mossy1200]

Be careful.
Just saying there is some bad accidents on youboob and a lot are splitting at the time.

I don't commute so I only jump the stationary queue when there is plenty of room.

[biketimus_prime]

Clipped mirrors a couple of times. My friend wrote his bike off in the rain after locking up his front wheel on white lines while splitting, when the gap between two cars closed up on him.