Lanesplitting Courtesy

[Sutage]

saw the end of exhaust off, no worries then
try explaining that to the pigs tho

[justsomeguy]

I too have the problem you speak about. Usually they move over if you give a little blip on the horn like MDU said. Otherwise I treat them like just another obstacle and ride around them.

[James Deuce]

There's a dude on a HD who is an unthinkably ignorant swine. He had a pillion this morning, and he was not only wobbling all over the ghost lane, but he had 4 bikes stacked up behind him. He looked in his mirrors. I was close enough to see him do it travelling at 5km.hr in stopped traffic. Too slow even for me. He passed up opportunity after opportunity to move 2 feet to the left and I had to hold the horn down for about 15 seconds to get him to even consider moving. I then got the finger and a big lurch in my direction as I went past.

NZers have to get everywhere "first". I felt like a bastard getting this guy to move, but he was creating a traffic jam in the ghost lane for goodness sake.

Riffer, it is actually on the slower vehicle in front to get out of the way. What you say is true for the race track. On the road, if you aren't able to maintain a pace commensurate with following traffic, then get the hell out of the way.

[Skunk]

If you're holding up the traffic and know it you such get the ***** out of the way.

Holds for car bike whatever.

Anything else is a lack of curtsey - which NZ drivers are VERY good at showing.

I move as soon as I'm able.

[Fatjim]

ASA someone who has visability problems behind, (VTR and I'm rather wide) I must admit i do miss some bikes ciming up behind me, but as I'm prolly in the faster 20% of lane splitters this doesn;t cause me much grief.
Apologies to anybody I haven't seen.

I think a little tottle on the horn goes a long way if you've already gone a long way, following someone that is.

I treat other motorists with caution in this order.

Taxi drivers, because they're frekin useless drivers.
Motorcyclsts, cause they're prone to move all over the road with little warning.
Bus drivers, cause they're sadists.
2.5tonners cause they tend to be mindless gits who think it's fun to run anybody faster than them over.
Trailers, cause they're always wider than they think they are.


so I'm always careful when overtaking other motorcyclists and make sure they know I'm there. The no. of times somebodies given me a "flyby" just before I've started to pull out is the reason. If I can f&ck up, so can the next guy.

[Jackrat]

ANYBODY trying to pass me on the left within MY FUCKING LANE can GET FUCKED.Lane splitters are just passing in a manner that if any other road user did it to them,they would and do have a major whinge over.
As long as bikers think it's ok to pass me on the left within my lane "I reserve the right to do the same".And I drive a truck.
Courtesy my Arse!!!

[James Deuce]

I do my best not to pass on the left, but there are a significant minority that can't stay to the left of their lane, so you have to cross the lane divider and then you end up passing on the left. I always indicate lane changes too.

I only filter through traffic travelling at 20 km/hr or less. If you can't do it there's no point riding a bike to work. Apart from fun of course. I chop 20 minutes off my car commute, by filtering through stopped traffic at two junctures on the Hutt motorway, and filtering to the front of the queue at about 7 sets of lights.

It's not illegal, provided you overtake within the same lane, and indicate any lane changes.

[madboy]

Jim2, the fella 2up on the Harley, wasn't between 8.40 and 9ish by any chance? That was the third rolling road block I discovered today, some overweight cruiser 2up hogging the lane 2/3 ghost lane doing bugger all more than the cars. Which wasn't really much of a problem, cos I cut to lane 1/2 and within 2 cars was ahead so could drop back into 2/3 again. But I can see how a queue could have formed behind that one. And thye had no excuse - the mirrors were sitting so wide I can kinda understand why he was lanesplitting so slow!

[LXS]

I swallow my pride and get outta the way, takes a few seconds.

[James Deuce]

Yeah that's the dude. I caught him at Ngauranga so there was no lane 1/2 or 2/3. Only two lanes. I made a hole when 3 lanes reappeared. Seriously though, 4 bikes queued behind him including a scooter.

[madboy]

Given the speed differential between my "lanesplitting" and your "lanesplitting" I must have only been milliseconds behind catching you today then - unless the new Kwaka has unleashed the beast

[Skyryder]

Whatever the rights or wrong of lane splitting.......... run into the bike ahead and your're in the wrong.


Skyryder

[James Deuce]

And who said they had run into the bike in front?

[NinjaBoy]

I will pull over when I can but as you should know MB that the 636 mirrors are useless. It could easily be a minute or more before I notice someone behind.

[pritch]

I've practiced (and perfected) a "bip" on the horn,

And you could also buy an aftermarket horn(s). Just in case they saw you but were thinking of ignoring you.

The dual FIAMMS on my Hornet take some considerable ignoring...