Cage queue passing - Experiences & protocols?

[90s]

But why would you indicate to pass a car on the right while staying in the same lane as that car. Surly you indicate to notify a change of lanes, not to notify a pass in the same lane? If you pass while remaining in the same lane as the other vehicle, you don't need to indicate?
True or False?

My understanding of the road code and lansplitting is that lanesplitting is not technically legal, although as I indicated, sensible lanesplitting is generally ignored. What is legal is overtaking stationary and parked traffic within your lane. You always need to indicate overtaking. In reality you do not really stay in any one lane, but that is what you can conceptualise.
Apparently if the cops decide to pull you over for lanesplitting the first thing they can get you for is overtaking without indicating, so always indicate overtaking. If you are indicating and the traffic is moving, you can say you were completing your overtaking maneouvre and merging back in. If you are riding like a twat then they can take you for dangerous driving or a variety of other things.
Hopefully realising that we are 'allowed' to laneplit if responsible puts the focus back on responsible riding.

[ZeroIndex]

I've almost hit a lanesplitter with my cage before, and I don't think it was my fault at all. I was going along a stretch of 2 lane highway around a relitively tight corner side by side with another car doing about 65kph, and this idiot on a white cruiser shoots between us - no lights, no gear and no brains. If you're going to split make sure you do your best to let people in front know about it and don't do it on an overtly retarded place like that.

Damn that's reckless, you should be more careful...

[Sidewinder]

I've almost hit a lanesplitter with my cage before, and I don't think it was my fault at all. I was going along a stretch of 2 lane highway around a relitively tight corner side by side with another car doing about 65kph, and this idiot on a white cruiser shoots between us - no lights, no gear and no brains. If you're going to split make sure you do your best to let people in front know about it and don't do it on an overtly retarded place like that.

you should be more careful. bikers are more valuable than cage drivers.

[Sidewinder]

I've almost hit a lanesplitter with my cage before, and I don't think it was my fault at all. I was going along a stretch of 2 lane highway around a relitively tight corner side by side with another car doing about 65kph, and this idiot on a white cruiser shoots between us - no lights, no gear and no brains. If you're going to split make sure you do your best to let people in front know about it and don't do it on an overtly retarded place like that.

no if you let cars know your coming there allover the road, its better to pass them fast then look behind you and see them panic and be n00bs and get shitty, if they don't move i wont hit them like i did the car that was in the bike park last night.

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[terbang]

Just go to the front of the Que because you can. Watch out for cars that may, accidentally or intentionally, shift in front of you.

[ZeroIndex]

no if you let cars know your coming there allover the road, its better to pass them fast then look behind you and see them panic and be n00bs and get shitty, if they don't move i wont hit them like i did the car that was in the bike park last night.

gay cagers

That was barely intelligible... can you rephrase that?

Let me try:
No... if you let cars know you're about to lanesplit between them, they'll just try get in the way. It is better to just go hooning past, and then they can get all fidgety.

The last sentence is about some dick that parked his white car in the bike parking in town, so Sidewindow ended up with some white paint on his exhaust

[Cynos]

I commute 50km into Christchurch each day, I live to the north of Christchurch, so I get to deal with the Rangiora/Kaiapoi traffic. I'll spend most of my time on Main North Road travelling up the middle... generally I'll be doing it at 40km/h and I'm reasonably happy doing so while the cars are creeping along, but the moment they're getting close to my 40 I'll merge back in, because when they get to that speeed, that's when they start playing silly buggers and changing lanes all over the show.

I had to lanesplit initially because my bike's cooling system was screwed (and I had the idle set too high) and waiting in queue caused it to overheat. By the time I'd got that sorted, I was sufficiently over my fear of lanesplitting - and yeah, it takes me 45 minutes to get to work in the mornings now, if I wait in queue, you can add another 30 - 45 minutes to that time, I may as well drive my damned car.

I figure that being able to lanesplit is the plus to balance the minus of frosty mornings at 100km/h - besides, if more people rode motorbikes and lanesplit, there'd be less congestion.

[Sidewinder]

I commute 50km into Christchurch each day, I live to the north of Christchurch, so I get to deal with the Rangiora/Kaiapoi traffic. I'll spend most of my time on Main North Road travelling up the middle... generally I'll be doing it at 40km/h and I'm reasonably happy doing so while the cars are creeping along, but the moment they're getting close to my 40 I'll merge back in, because when they get to that speeed, that's when they start playing silly buggers and changing lanes all over the show.

I had to lanesplit initially because my bike's cooling system was screwed (and I had the idle set too high) and waiting in queue caused it to overheat. By the time I'd got that sorted, I was sufficiently over my fear of lanesplitting - and yeah, it takes me 45 minutes to get to work in the mornings now, if I wait in queue, you can add another 30 - 45 minutes to that time, I may as well drive my damned car.

I figure that being able to lanesplit is the plus to balance the minus of frosty mornings at 100km/h - besides, if more people rode motorbikes and lanesplit, there'd be less congestion.

my favourite is lane splitting between 2 cars when ones trying to pass the other, it gives them the shits when you do that twice as fast as there moving

[avgas]

Don't use the bus lane unless everyone can see you.
noise is your friend.
Also if you look threatening, people will notice you more often. Kinda stupid really.

[avgas]

You have a DR650 and you don't lanesplit? Just get over it and speed... Lanesplitting in 60km/h zones at 100km/h+ is what riding a motorcycle is all about

Ah yes, quotes from the 10 foot tall unbroken.....don't worry i was there before.

[ZeroIndex]

Ah yes, quotes from the 10 foot tall unbroken.....don't worry i was there before.

I'm slowly coming around...

[mdb]

If I'm on a piece of road I don't normally ride I'm far more cautious than normal. However on my daily commute there are many places I split so as not to add to the congestion ;-) I've quickly learnt the places that the winners who need to be in a different lane all of a sudden change so keep both eyes open and look for cover.