Lane-splitting at 90kph!

**sAsLEX** · 8th April 2008, 19:24

Originally Posted by Edbear

However, it is also true that "The Faster You Go, The Bigger The Mess".

The difference between hitting a car/truck at 60km/h and 80km/h is significant

Yeah if you smash into the guy doing 60 at 90 you are in trouble, where as if you hit the guy at 80 whilst going 90...........

You listen to the radio/tv too much.

**Brett** · 8th April 2008, 19:25

Originally Posted by Morcs

Oi! im one of the cnuts who canes it down the NW (sometimes)

I give myself just 25 minutes to get from west harbour to onehunga every morning...

Nothing wrong with that. I do Pakuranga to Kumeu each day in about 35 mins at the legal speed limit.

**Morcs** · 8th April 2008, 19:45

Originally Posted by Brett

Nothing wrong with that. I do Pakuranga to Kumeu each day in about 35 mins at the legal speed limit.

Would that be the legal speed limit of no more than 20kph faster than the cars, upto 50kph whilst lane splitting?

**Swoop** · 9th April 2008, 14:55

Originally Posted by fizbin

North western around St Lukes

Phew, wasn't me then...

I was terrorising the northern m-way last evening. What a fu*ked up piece of road that is!!!

**Forest** · 9th April 2008, 16:47

Originally Posted by Edbear

...when they collide...

I was thinking more about the rider's visibility.

When you're lane splitting at say 40km/h faster then the surrounding traffic, then a cage driver probably won't see you when he checks his mirrors before changing lanes.

**Kittyhawk** · 9th April 2008, 17:07

If you are lane splitting fast enough by the time a cage reacts the biker has already passed

**Usarka** · 9th April 2008, 17:11

the rider wasnt wearing gloves either......

**jrandom** · 9th April 2008, 17:12

Originally Posted by Kittyhawk

If you are lane splitting fast enough by the time a cage reacts the biker has already passed

Kittyhawk speaks truth.

One of the keys to safe filtering, I've found, is to figure out the limitations of what the cars can do in a certain space and time, and to get through the available gaps with enough briskness to minimise the possibility of being taken out by any of the maneuvers that could be pulled if they haven't realised I'm there.

That doesn't necessarily imply tearing through traffic Ghost Rider style, but rather putting oneself in a safe position as much as possible and spending the shortest amount of time possible in less-safe positions. Actually, if you watch the Ghost Rider videos carefully, even he takes that approach.

Of course, when the cars are stopped or barely moving and have nowhere to go, riding up the 'bike lane' between them becomes a straightforward exercise.

**Edbear** · 9th April 2008, 17:19

Originally Posted by Forest

I was thinking more about the rider's visibility.

When you're lane splitting at say 40km/h faster then the surrounding traffic, then a cage driver probably won't see you when he checks his mirrors before changing lanes.

Agreed, mind you, I don't trust them to see me no matter what speed I'm doing....

**Kittyhawk** · 9th April 2008, 18:01

Originally Posted by Usarka

the rider wasnt wearing gloves either......

what about underpants?

**Ragingrob** · 9th April 2008, 18:08

Originally Posted by Finn

Well what the fuck were you doing in the right lane? People like you should have their licenses suspended and fined $1000. The more lanes you give kiwi's, the more they just spread out and fuck around.

Keep left, pay attention or take the fucken bus.

Can I say, what the fuck? Why can't he be in the right lane? He was keeping left... He was paying attention...

So, what the fuck?

**Weaver** · 9th April 2008, 21:09

Originally Posted by jrandom

Kittyhawk speaks truth.

One of the keys to safe filtering, I've found, is to figure out the limitations of what the cars can do in a certain space and time, and to get through the available gaps with enough briskness to minimise the possibility of being taken out by any of the maneuvers that could be pulled if they haven't realised I'm there.

That doesn't necessarily imply tearing through traffic Ghost Rider style, but rather putting oneself in a safe position as much as possible and spending the shortest amount of time possible in less-safe positions. Actually, if you watch the Ghost Rider videos carefully, even he takes that approach.

Of course, when the cars are stopped or barely moving and have nowhere to go, riding up the 'bike lane' between them becomes a straightforward exercise.

In addition, the faster a car is traveling the longer it takes to change direction. A car doing 100kph can't just quickly flick the wheel and change lane like a bike can. If they tried, they would soon find them selves in the barrier.
I feel alot more comfortable splitting traffic thats moving around 80kph than traffic thats crawling around 20kph

**Ixion** · 9th April 2008, 21:15

An important lane splitting wisdom is that the REAR of a car can't move sideways much at all. But the front can. Watch the front wheels.

(Lane splitting is dangerous and of doubtful legality. nana does not endorse it and you should not do it, except for urgent medical reasons (eg, being terminally sick of being held up, that's medical, right) )