My new hobby

[Slyer]

Just got to ask, why do most riders lane split. I just wait behind the cars in traffic, just as they have to wait. Is it because some are impatient ( no offense meant) or because of the balance at near stationary speed.
Doesent really hurt to wait at a line of traffic at the lights, does it?

You need to try living closer to auckland.
I used to save maybe 30 minutes on my commute from lanesplitting.
I currently save about 10 minutes or so riding up to the front of kilometre long queues.

[motorbyclist]

Just got to ask, why do most riders lane split. I just wait behind the cars in traffic, just as they have to wait. Is it because some are impatient ( no offense meant) or because of the balance at near stationary speed.
Doesent really hurt to wait at a line of traffic at the lights, does it?

firstly, it saves me over an hour day when I have to make an 8am lecture. 15 minutes of that is just at ONE traffic light.

secondly, my bike overheats if I sit in traffic

thirdly, I overheat if I sit in traffic

finally, I don't like start/stop traffic crawling along with the "rubber band" effect - especially when the wanker at the front of the queue he's caused is doing 40kph tops, causing him to arrive at every set of lights as they go orange on a road (seemingly) phased so that 50kph will get you straight through unimpeded

additionally, it just feels better.... plus I'm usually running late.

[vgcspares]

firstly, it saves me over an hour day secondly, my bike overheats if I sit in traffic
thirdly, I overheat if I sit in traffic
finally, I don't like start/stop traffic
additionally, it just feels better.... plus I'm usually running late.

what he said, plus

why ride a bike like you drive a car - what's the point of that ?

it would be like Germany with speed limits

[madbikeboy]

MotorB probably means lane-splitting AT excessive speeds. I've a biker for that once myself - generally if someone nuking it past me or MotorB splitting, they'd have to be doing well into the "excessive" speeds

Nuking it past you - you mean, actually moving without feet paddling along the tarmac like I hear you do.

[Ragingrob]

Nuking it past you - you mean, actually moving without feet paddling along the tarmac like I hear you do.

What! Do other people have engines or something?

[motorbyclist]

Nuking it past you - you mean, actually moving without feet paddling along the tarmac like I hear you do.

saves gas that way