licenceing problem

[Lou Girardin]

was a requirement to keep as far left in your lane as practical

Practicable being the operative word. It could easily be argued that riding so close to left presents a greater danger to the rider.

[Lou Girardin]

The tester is being pedantic...he may be right but surely logic should kick in.
Supposed to be all about safety, isn't it? Raise it with his boss.

A bit like exceeding the speed limit when overtaking really, isn't it?

[Ixion]

The tester was correct and the road code is wrong.

Believe it or not, one of the rule changes that came into force at the same time as the round-about law was a requirement to keep as far left in your lane as practical with a fine (I can't remember how much) and 20 demerit points for failing to do so. The stupid rule makers did not make any allowance for motorcyclists.

So now if you ride safely you are theoretically breaking the law. I for one will continue to break the law in this regard and ride in the same position on the road as if I were driving a car, ie where a car driver can see me in his rear view mirror.

"As practical" is the operative phrase.

Even in a cage, one would not dodge in and out of parked cars so as to keep as close to the gutter as physically possible.

However, I do remember someone (I think it was that guy that was on here for a while) taking the LTSA on about it at the time, and the LTSA declaring that it was not intended to apply to motorcycles.

May be an opportunity to remind them of their words.

I wonder what they'd do if a trials type rider turned up and DID ride all the time in the gutter?

[Ixion]

Could be another good test for BRONZ?

I'll email them a copy of the thread, see if they do anything.

[Patrick]

A bit like exceeding the speed limit when overtaking really, isn't it?

NONE of my speeding tickets issued are for overtaking... May be in a passing lane, but not overtaking anything, they usually did that kms ago and forgot to slow down past the schools...

[phantom]

Most of the loose road crap builds up on the left of the road too

[Lou Girardin]

NONE of my speeding tickets issued are for overtaking... May be in a passing lane, but not overtaking anything, they usually did that kms ago and forgot to slow down past the schools...

I don't recall saying you did. But we've all seen the IRD office at the end of passing lanes.

[hsvboy06]

...and the LTSA declaring that it was not intended to apply to motorcycles.

I think we'd all agree that CAGES keeping as far left "as practical" would be a really good idea (provided they're not weaving in and out erratically).

[Patrick]

I don't recall saying you did. But we've all seen the IRD office at the end of passing lanes.

Yeah...me too, sometimes too late though:slap:

Our one down here has the plate ATM#@*... Thought it was kinda funny..., sort of... and no one picked up on the letters down this way.... But I know what you mean...

[froggyfrenchman]

errrr? you lost me patrick!

[Patrick]

errrr? you lost me patrick!

The rego plate letters are ATM...

Automated Teller Machine...

Quite appropriate I thought for a speed camera van...

[Gixxer 4 ever]

Speights_Bud called the LTSA or what ever they are called now. They told him there has not been a law change.
They are advising that people drive to the left of the lane. So that is why you did not get failed Froggy.

Speights_Bud is out cleaning his bike for his test tomorrow. Good luck Speight_Bud. Get rid of the L plate and up to 100Kmh is free from here on in.

[froggyfrenchman]

didnt fail the licence coz thats the only points i lost... still dont see why i was failed on that section...

[Gixxer 4 ever]

didnt fail the licence coz thats the only points i lost... still dont see why i was failed on that section...

That's the point I was making.
He had a power trip me thinks.
Good on ya for doing so well. But then again you could teach him to ride with the k's you have on da seat.

[El Dopa]

Blowout??
The fuckwit's living in the 50's
Tubeless tires don't blowout

He was pretty old.

A greater concern would be riding a line round, say, a left-hander where you're setting yourself up to go into the corner by moving over to the right, and meeting some bull-barred twat coming the other way who can't resist crossing the centre line as they take the corner.