Bike Cop must have been low on quota

**WarlockNZ** · 15th February 2008, 09:10

I've done a search and found that i'm not the fist guy to get a ticket for lane splitting from officer number KSF016.

Yes, yes, I know it's called passing on the left and it's wrong, but if drivers obeyed the law and kept left, edit: at least i think thats the law .. lol, there would be a big space on the left of the white line and not on the right.

LOL... oh well, back to puddle jumping.

**ManDownUnder** · 15th February 2008, 09:13

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

Yes, yes, I know it's called passing on the left and it's wrong, but if drivers obeyed the law and kept right, there would be a big space on the left of the white line and not on the right.

Where and when?

**WarlockNZ** · 15th February 2008, 09:14

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Where and when?

Northwestern.. today ... 8:17am

**ManDownUnder** · 15th February 2008, 09:16

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

Northwestern.. today ... 8:17am

Bugger dude - was that you I passed near Patikit this morning then. Black SV thou middle lane being very very sedate... well back from cars etc.

Me red RF with high mounted hard luggage. Would have been about ... 8:35 at a guess.

**WarlockNZ** · 15th February 2008, 09:18

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

Bugger dude - was that you I passed near Patikit this morning then. Black SV thou middle lane being very very sedate... well back from cars etc.

Me red RF with high mounted hard luggage. Would have been about ... 8:35 at a guess.

Silver SV tho, yellow jacket, unless he pinged someone else ... LOL .. but thats where he got me.

**ManDownUnder** · 15th February 2008, 09:22

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

Silver SV tho, yellow jacket, unless he pinged someone else ... LOL .. but thats where he got me.

oh ok - why?

Were you blazing along or just sidling through? I've split both ways for yonkies and been pulled twice (and spoken to only)... I don't think I'm the slowest either.

Maybe a style thing?

**The Pastor** · 15th February 2008, 09:31

I hope i never get a ticket for lanesplitting, although i stop if i spot a bike cop.

**WarlockNZ** · 15th February 2008, 09:46

Originally Posted by ManDownUnder

oh ok - why?

Were you blazing along or just sidling through? I've split both ways for yonkies and been pulled twice (and spoken to only)... I don't think I'm the slowest either.

Maybe a style thing?

I was taking it really easy, what with the rain and all, i think he was going to let me off, but spotted my radar .. LOL ... he wrote radar down next to my name in his note book ... HA HA.

**Swoop** · 15th February 2008, 09:49

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

Northwestern.. today ... 8:17am

Hmm. Saw him just after Patiki off-ramp about that time. No customers with him but appeared to be completing some paperwork after seeing a customer...

Bummer.

**Waxxa** · 15th February 2008, 09:50

If you didnt know before you'll know now...lane-splitting is illegal and carries a $150 fine, I believe. WarlockNZ can confirm the fine price.

I was pulled over on the motorway a while back by a bike-cop and he gave me a warning that time, but you can only go down lines of traffic if that traffic has "stopped or stalled". If the traffic is moving, its a no-no!

Not to say that I dont lane-split my self, but I'm very wary of the cages.
And some of the speeds I've seen of bikers lane-splitting is crazy KBer's. Especially some dude on a 250, L-licence, zig-zagging at speed in peak hour up the Nothern Mway...he will get splattered.

**Finn** · 15th February 2008, 09:59

I didn't buy a motorcycle just to sit in traffic with idiots. This is preposterous!

**JKWNZ** · 15th February 2008, 10:04

Lane split passed mufti's this morning and last night no problems on the North Western. Didn't see them til its too late but they were OK with it... at 30-40kph though...

This morning there was some guy on a black 650+? filtering down the right of the right lane i.e. next to the concrete barrier!

Was that a marked car?

**discotex** · 15th February 2008, 10:15

I've split past numbers of bike cops without problems in the past. Even past two who were riding two abreast like a cage.

May have just been lucky so far but either way I'll risk a fine every couple of years to keep out of the traffic.

**WarlockNZ** · 15th February 2008, 10:17

Originally Posted by Waxxa

lane-splitting is illegal and carries a $150 fine

It is indeed a $150 fine, no demerits tho.

and it's not lane splitting thats illegal, its being on the right hand side of the white line (thereby passing the car on the left) that is illegal.

Originally Posted by Finn

I didn't buy a motorcycle just to sit in traffic with idiots. This is preposterous!

Why yes, yes it is ... LOL

Originally Posted by JKWNZ

This morning there was some guy on a black 650+? filtering down the right of the right lane i.e. next to the concrete barrier!

And this is completely Legal, dangerous as hell!!, but legal ...

All together now ... WHAT THE??

**90s** · 15th February 2008, 11:24

Originally Posted by WarlockNZ

It is indeed a $150 fine, no demerits tho.

and it's not lane splitting thats illegal, its being on the right hand side of the white line (thereby passing the car on the left) that is illegal.

When they are moving, that is.