Overtaking in rush hour traffic...legalities

**wezo** · 17th November 2008, 15:19

Having a big loud bike usually means when the traffic is almost at a crawl most will move over slightly and let me past on the right hand side, often staying within the lane. I have no problem doing this when safe and will only travel 10k faster than traffic. However a coupe of times i'm cruising past traffic and a police car is in the same line. I've never been bold enough to overtake a cop and will usually slot back in and wait it out with the other cages.

So am i being a wuss? I'm not undertaking (on left side) Your comments please. Maybe if there are cops on here, what would you do if i came past you at a safe speed?

**Jacko2** · 17th November 2008, 15:30

Sorry, but had to laugh when I saw where ya from.
Can't visualise Rush hour and Nelson going together.
You might ask a local copper.

**Waxxa** · 17th November 2008, 15:34

You can lane split; keep right of the cars, within the same lane with indicator on. no worries.

**madbikeboy** · 17th November 2008, 15:39

If you were from hamiltron, you'd pass on the back wheel, buck naked, your boyfriend holding on for dear life to you and his bottle of JD.

If you were from Auck's, you'd ride on past without a second thought, cause if the cop is sitting in traffic, he'd be going at a standstill just like every other cage.

If you were from Vegas, you wouldn't dare overtake, they might pull you over and invite you and your wife to one of their "parties", worse still, someone might shoot you.

If you were from Welly Massif, you'd stop and have a chat, likely you'd be related, and lets face it, sooner or later you'll run into the cop again, normally at a brothel in Tawa or Santa Fe.

If you were from the Coromandel, you'd ride past really fast, all of 30kph, and you'd ride around and around until the buzz wore off, or you ran out of cheezels.

If you were from South Auckland, you'd tell him and his video crew to fuck off, winning this weeks episode of Cops or Police 10/7 for most sightings.

But, if you lived near Helensville, you'd quietly go about your business and not look him in the eye - it'd likely be Ginga Cop, he is a local transvestite who likes fucking boys in leather (get it??).

MBB

**slimjim** · 17th November 2008, 15:41

fuck yea not on left please....and loud aren't always best..lights on please .

.and not in their blind spot...and what you reckon a cop is gona open his door an chase you down.

...

...lordy what i'd give to see that happen..

**wezo** · 17th November 2008, 15:53

heh heh. nelson rush hour is a relative term.

**vgcspares** · 17th November 2008, 15:55

You actlike you're feeling guilty , they'll sense it and pull you because they know you'll stop. Wizz by all confident like and they'll ignore you, what choice do they have ? Done it on the highyway and it works a treat.

**WuZards-Eugene** · 17th November 2008, 15:58

Carry on past like youre doing nothing wrong, just the daily commute

Always works for me lol, and I go past them every second day without any problems

**wezo** · 17th November 2008, 16:00

This is Nelson. its not gridlocked. If a cop wanted to, it'd be very easy to just put his lights on and pull out onto the middle shoulder and catch up with me. I'm more interested in understanding the legalities of such a move.

**slimjim** · 17th November 2008, 16:12

well you won't know til you try ..

.fearfull of what..

.

**vifferman** · 17th November 2008, 16:20

Originally Posted by wezo

This is Nelson. its not gridlocked. If a cop wanted to, it'd be very easy to just put his lights on and pull out onto the middle shoulder and catch up with me. I'm more interested in understanding the legalities of such a move.

If you pass on the right, have your indicator on, don't exceed the speed limit and don't cross any yellow lines, then you're not breaking any laws. However, if it's multiple lanes and you cross the lane markings so you're effectively in a lane to the left of a vehicle in that lane then the cop could bust you for that.

It's a bit of a grey area - they can dream up something to ticket you for, or bend an existing thing (careless use or summat) if they are pissed off with you passing.

**warewolf** · 17th November 2008, 16:26

Originally Posted by wezo

heh heh. nelson rush hour is a relative term.

The size of the problem is the same as in Auckland - but the scale is different.

It takes 3x longer to travel in Nelson in peak hour, just like it does in AKL. ie a 5min trip takes 15mins, rather than 15 to 45mins as in AKL. And ditto to the duration peak hour lasts, and the number of people affected.

**pzkpfw** · 17th November 2008, 16:43

I see a lot of riders in the morning, in Wellington, passing cars on the right of the car (as they are supposed to) but with with their left indicators on. Doh.

**rainman** · 17th November 2008, 16:47

I am a regular lane splitter and although I try to stay to the right of the cars and never cross the white line etc that is not always possible. I used to wuss out over HP cars in the lanes too but I reason if I'm not being a dick and riding dangerously they'll leave me alone. So far so good.

Of course, if there's a HP motorcycle ahead, that's a different story.