Safety message for splitters talking off at the lights

[Mikkel]

Qualification: Turning lanes dont count :P

Straight ahead lanes. Just stay out of the way!

Nah, I always make sure that the people at the front are aware I am there. Best way to make sure they see you is to move into their field of view.

The distinction between turning and straight ahead lanes is pretty irrational as well.

Dunno about you fellas, but it does happen quite often that I "filter" to the front even if there's only one straight ahead lane... (We actually have roads like that down here.)

[Devil]

The distinction between turning and straight ahead lanes is pretty irrational as well.

Nah snot. The likelyhood of someone roaring off on a turning lane is slim. Plus sitting out to the side on a bike trying to jump ahead is a bit dodgy.

It's the ones that pull in front of you then have the reaction time of an elephant. Yes, people on bikes do it to.

[vifferman]

I "filter" to the front even if there's only one straight ahead lane..

I don't generally lanesplit, as there's no real point on the roads I commute on. However, if I'm on a bit of motorway and the traffic's not moving I will.
OTOH, I filter to the front at the lights a lot of the time, especially in the morning, as I hate sucking up fumes from all the cars taking off at the lights. Plus by the time all the cretins go, "uh... oh... say wha..? Oh yeah - the light's changed..", and put their knobs away, put the car in gear, taken the handbrake off, etc., the light's nearly ready to go orange again.
That just won't do, in the Wacky Races! To win, you have to floor it the millisecond the light changes.

[Coldrider]

There's alot of cages around that are getting into the 0 to 100kph in 6 secs category and they can be on top of you real quick if you split and head to the center of the lane. Alot of small motorcycle capacity riders over estimate their cycles acceleration.

[Coyote]

The VFR's quite happy taking off with very few revs on board, but sometimes I've been a bit dozy. Great, innit? Split to the front, then stall on the line. Not a good look...

My VFR's electrics die whilst I'm idling so it appears I've stalled at the lights

They magically restart after the traffic has zoomed past me.


I've noticed my commuting style has become more aggressive and tend to be lanesplitting through traffic that isn't travelling much slower than the limit. It's not a good habit, especially since I always noticed the car I dodgiely passed a minute ago is now right up my arse at the lights because the lights will always, ALWAYS soak up any time you might have saved since they don't recognise you and don't delay turning amber. Actually, remembering this is making me angry, that's why I'm aggressive...

[vifferman]

I've noticed my commuting style has become more aggressive and tend to be lanesplitting through traffic that isn't travelling much slower than the limit. It's not a good habit...

So don't do it!

[Morcs]

Qualification: Turning lanes dont count :P

Straight ahead lanes. Just stay out of the way!

I always pull in front of a car.

2 reasons:

1) in case another bikes comes through, he can also get to the front alongside me,

2) for whatever reason I dont pull away (breakdown, stall etc..) its much safer to hold up a lane of traffic, than be stuck in the middle of 2 lanes of traffic with fuckwit cagers trying to get past on either side.

Screw cages. I own the road.

[sunhuntin]

Alot of small motorcycle capacity riders over estimate their cycles acceleration.

i dont... i still havent got over some 7 years of push biking to school and back every day, so im still stuck on push bike speeds. im a sook when it comes to speed. i wont overtake unless i know i can get past easily, and i wont lane split [cept once when i was stuck in the round the lake taupo traffic and the ginny was turning my legs into a roast, lol.]

[Coyote]

So don't do it!

But it's not nearly as entertaining

[Str8 Jacket]

But it's not nearly as entertaining

Funerals are not there for our entertainment.

[The Stranger:Me]

Yep, this fucks me right off too. Just because we're in a car doesn't mean we dont like to give it a blat.

Biggest bug bear, the people who split up the middle and then pull infront of your lane. Just stay in the middle you cunt!

I mostly stay in the middle and let a shield go first anyway.
Rather a cage were hit by the red light runner than me. Soon waste them on the other side of the intersection.

[Mikkel]

There's alot of cages around that are getting into the 0 to 100kph in 6 secs category and they can be on top of you real quick if you split and head to the center of the lane. Alot of small motorcycle capacity riders over estimate their cycles acceleration.

I wouldn't say a lot. Some, but still even on my 250 I can do it in ~5 s. And from 0 to 50 km/h it's probably as fast as anything rear-wheel driven is likely to be. Not that many Enzos or Carrera GTs around - at least not where I commute.

I don't generally lanesplit, as there's no real point on the roads I commute on.

Come visit the Garden City and experience the morning rush-hour. It is truly terrible. I love my bike, if for no other reason then simply the fact that it allows me to move at a reasonable pace at any time of the day.
I've gotten to the point where I get irritable and annoyed whenever I have to go in to the centre in the car...

[Coldrider]

I wouldn't say a lot. Some, but still even on my 250 I can do it in ~5 s. And from 0 to 50 km/h it's probably as fast as anything rear-wheel driven is likely to be. Not that many Enzos or Carrera GTs around - at least not where I commute.

A motorcyclist who can't out accelerate a cage he has lane split is a real loser.

[vifferman]

Come visit the Garden City and experience the morning rush-hour. It is truly terrible.

I was lucky when I lived there, as I only had to commute from St Martins to Riccarton. So, of course, I varied the route, and added some extra long-cuts from time to time. It was good getting up to 160km/h on the way to work, and stretching my 7km commute to 20 or more.

[Coyote]

Funerals are not there for our entertainment.

Get a pop up, 'Quote Notification: Str8 Jacket', think "oh dear, she's angry at me for that comment". Sure enough

If I really had the guts to get myself killed, you wouldn't have known me. And I don't intend to. All my stupid mistakes and actions were thought of as stupid in hindsight and I learn not to do anything like them for the future .

Like selling those RG's. Damn I miss them.