Closest I've come to an accident so far

[Filterer]

Absolutely...just having a near miss had me feeling the guilts big time.

Very interesting to find out it's OK.
This must mean that lane splitting (and undertaking) to get to the front when cars are stopped at lights is perfectly legal then...w00t!

MOST DEFINTATELY!

Undertaking/lanesplitting/overtaking etc etc are all legal if the traffic is at a standstill and for all real purposes also legal if the cars are going less then 5-10km/h, faster then that and you may have to explain your actions but I've never been stopped!

The only place this doesn't apply is at pedestrian crossings (the zebra xing ones) , it is illegal to overtake the front vehicle if it is stopped to allow someone to cross (no shit) but it also means that you can't technically pull up even with them and then take off faster then them.

[WarlockNZ]

l and for all real purposes also legal if the cars are going less then 5-10km/h

Going to have to query that one i'm afraid. Sure the cops may not bust you if you and are slow and safe, (I've been told by a cop that lanesplitting moving traffic was alright as long as i did it in a safe way), But they ARE allowed to ticket you if they feel like it.

I've found nothing in the law that states if cars are moving at less than 10km/r you can pass on the left.

[Filterer]

No your right perhaps I should have worded it

"For all intensive purposes cops will ignore you if traffic is moving slowly"

Didn't mean that the 10km/h was in legislation somewhere

[ambler]

The only place this doesn't apply is at pedestrian crossings (the zebra xing ones) , it is illegal to overtake the front vehicle if it is stopped to allow someone to cross (no shit) but it also means that you can't technically pull up even with them and then take off faster then them.

How about at traffic lights then. Say the queue of cars is completely stationary, and there is room to go down on the left - can you pull up next to the car at the front of the queue and then take off faster when lights go green?

[Filterer]

Yip like i said just not at zebra crossings

[WarlockNZ]

No your right perhaps I should have worded it

"For all intensive purposes cops will ignore you if traffic is moving slowly"

Didn't mean that the 10km/h was in legislation somewhere

Most of the time they do ignore you ... i split past cops everyday and they take no notice .. however, that being said, if he/she is in a bad mood, they CAN issue you a ticket.

I'm pretty sure it's been done, i seem to recall a thread a while ago where one of us go ticketed for splitting at 20km/h .. LOL .. he was pissed off.