Motorcyclists: How many road laws do you break on your daily commute?

[Keystone19]

Ok, just a little poll for interest's sake as I was reflecting on this on my way to work this morning.

How many road laws do you break on your daily commute?

[Maverick]

Errmmm... I refuse to comment under the 5th amendement that I might incinerate myself

[Cajun]

Ok, just a little poll for interest's sake as I was reflecting on this on my way to work this morning.

How many road laws do you break on your daily commute?

well new house is only 2.9kms from work, and all 50km zone so rather hard to brake to many.

[sAsLEX]

How many road laws do you break on your daily commute?

Depends if the cops enforce the law as it is written or to their interpretation.

I know there interpretation of the bus land and bus light law differs from the law.

So how about how many tickets do you avoid on your daily commute?

To Uni it would of been:

1. Wrong Licence
2. Wrong Bike Type
3. Speeding
4. Excessive Acceleration
5. Under taking on the left ( lane split on the left of the inside lane which is the safest place o nthe road as they hug the right hand barrier but the law is not written on safety now is it?)
6. Misuse of Bus lane....
7. Outside of Hours of Licence
8. No Rego (some times )
9. No WOF (some times )

Probably some others as well.....

[PirateJafa]

Lets see...

• I sometimes exceed the speed limit
• I exceed the 70km/h L-plate limit
• I tend to filter up to the front of the lights - although I believe this is actually legal, as technically the cars are parked?
• Ride on the footpath/park on it - it's illegal if you listen to the bloody landlord of the building ranting away, but screw him. :/
• Misuse of those buslanes/B-lights around Pakuranga.

[Ragingrob]

Lets see...

• I sometimes exceed the speed limit
• I exceed the 70km/h L-plate limit
• I tend to filter up to the front of the lights - although I believe this is actually legal, as technically the cars are parked?
• Ride on the footpath/park on it - it's illegal if you listen to the bloody landlord of the building ranting away, but screw him. :/
• Misuse of those buslanes/B-lights around Pakuranga.

Have a look at http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ight=filtering

I believe lane filtering/splitting is actually legal, even when cars are moving...?

EDIT : I mean, yeah lol technically they're parked when not moving so it's legal. Don't take notice of my moving statement.

[Luckylegs]

Errmmm... I refuse to comment under the 5th amendement that I might incinerate myself

Eek, setting yourself on fire is a bit extreme ...

Oh, and I voted for more than 6... Its so dammed hard

[007XX]

I try not to, but sometimes I:

-Exceed the 70 k/hr BS rule (ok, I'll admit quite often , especially if on the motorway), but always try sticking to the 50 k/hr in suburbia, and also the 40 k/hr around schools.

-Do some filtering, but only if both lanes are stopped and there is enough room for me in the middle...also make sure to have my indicator on while I'm doing it.

That's pretty much all I get up to that's considered naughty...Don't mean to sound sanctimonious, but rules are there for a reason, and I prefer to respect them.

[sAsLEX]

but rules are there for a reason, and I prefer to respect them.

And some rules are based on silly illogical ideas, whilst other rules are just plainly poorly written and the powers that be don't even follow the rules they write.

[Pancakes]

Have a look at http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/sh...ight=filtering

I believe lane filtering/splitting is actually legal, even when cars are moving...?

Overtaking (passing on the right of the vehicle, in this case while staying in the same lane) is legal. That means the whole bike not just making sure the tyres don't hit the cats-eyes. The chance of there being enough room on the right of a car in the same lane is F-all thats why we all are on the left of the cars in the fast lane normally with the tyres just to the right of the cats-eyes and part of the bike hanging into the other lane. It's the safest but is splitting which isn't legal. If your splitting and it's legal your not, you'll be "overtaking" which is why I laugh when bikes have their left indicator going, use the right one because you have to when passing correctly (on the outside, not the inside) or at the lights you'll be passing a parked car. So stay in control (that is, percieved control too, so your not worth pulling over) indicate right and remember, you were passing on the right ok!

[007XX]

And some rules are based on silly illogical ideas, whilst other rules are just plainly poorly written and the powers that be don't even follow the rules they write.

Yes, yes I know...I've had this conversation with so many people, it has gotten a bit tiresome (no disrespect meant here sasLEX!).

So although I agree with you in principles, I do not see the point of breaking those rules just to make a point, and have to pay the price for it when I could have easily avoided it by just following them in the first place.

I don't have enough money to spare to waste on fines, nor do I have the liberty to loose my licence without my family suffering from it.

But I will reshape the world and rant and rave at the hypocrisy of the governement/ rule makers with the best around a drink or two

[sAsLEX]

So although I agree with you in principles, I do not see the point of breaking those rules just to make a point, and have to pay the price for it when I could have easily avoided it by just following them in the first place.

Only got one ticket so far commuting, for incorrect use of a bus lane/light.... but I fought it and won as the cops didn't even know the law they were enforcing.

[Grahameeboy]

What Laws........................

[fergie]

im a great big nana so obey the law to the T! YEAH RIGHT

[007XX]

Only got one ticket so far commuting, for incorrect use of a bus lane/light.... but I fought it and won as the cops didn't even know the law they were enforcing.

Good for you... me, I wouldn't have neither the time nor the inclination to waste the time neede to do this

Maybe I'm just getting too old to be bothered!?!

Besides, I don't think this is what Jill wanted to know when she put this thread up, so lets just agree to disagree, shall we?