To white-line or not to white-line

**DrDee** · 26th January 2005, 20:26

I am a white-liner, but I sort of impose some rules on myself to try and minimise the chances of going for a skate... I will wait for traffic speed to drop to below 30kmh before I duck down between the lanes and go fast enough only to stop the FZR from being all 'chuggy', the hard thing is trying to predict which of the cars is going to do a last minute lane change without indicating (apparently in Auckland if the lane change takes less than 3 seconds there is no need to indicate, go figure). I have found generally cars will try and give you room if they spot you coming, but I have noticed some riders stop and wait in the traffic like a car?

What is the general consensus on white-lining?

**Slingshot** · 26th January 2005, 20:31

General consensus is that a search on lane splitting or filtering will yield all the discussion you'll ever need on the subject.

**inlinefour** · 26th January 2005, 20:51

We have them about NP and I find them quite handy to use at peak congestion. Few cagers get a wee bit shitty thou

**XTC** · 27th January 2005, 08:03

I used to do it on the north western when i lived in henderson. Same thing just trickle down between the cars when giong slow or stopped. Every now and then i'd come across this dick in a small white jap car (not many of those) who would move over as I got next to him and try to crush me.... This went on for a few months until I got so pissed off that one day when he tried it I kicked his mirror off as i went past.....
Not proud of it but hopefully he got the message - dunno didnt see him again or maybe he couldn't see me coming. Some motorists do take exception to you getting home before them....

**Coyote** · 27th January 2005, 08:16

Should we have a sticky thread on lane splitting/filtering? Might be easier for all of us

**XTC** · 27th January 2005, 08:24

Christ if we had a sticky thread for every topic brought up in this forum there would be no new posts.....
You do not have to read / reply if you do not want to.....

**Dodgyiti** · 27th January 2005, 08:27

White line slippery when wet,
White line slippery sometimes when dry,
White line area can reduce without warning,
White line area collects loose materials and stores them for lanesplitters,
White line area has a legal definition that does not agree with lanesplitting,
White line altercations cause much humour to insurance companies,

Well thats all off the top of my head, perhaps there are more to add ?