parting of the sensory
I don't get it.Originally Posted by DangerousBastard
You allegedly live in Edgecumbe. What real world experience do you have with the type of lanesplitting those of us who communt in D'Auckland or Wellington have to do?
Even if you haven't ridden in D'Auckland much, Shirley you must realise that communtering here is a stoatally different ballgame to riding in the Deep, Dark Wilds of up-town Edgecumbe.
... and that's what I think.
Or summat.
Or maybe not...
Dunno really....
Forum whore
And there was me thinking you couldn't get any more International than Edgecumbe.
L-Plate Rider
Thank you for all the replies, and opinions
As i said i commute everyday and have some dopey idiot do the pull in front of you stunt each day with plenty of time to brake and i hold my breath and travel on.
My issue and what got me thinking is the guy insisted i had no right to be passing through the middle and i was unsure of my legal obligation before i decided to re mold his door with my boot.
If you are going 40km p/h and you know what you're doing and concentrating, its plenty of time to slow down to stop or at least change safe direction with a pillion, its just an annoyance when i watch where I'm going but some half asleep tin head can just do as they please. I will be commuting on Monday and i will no doubt see that tosser again and the satisfaction of pulling the finger and getting to work 30min before he does will make my day!
L-Plate Rider
FYI - I am in Wellington and the worst of this sh*t is the Ngauranga fly over before the SH1 & @ merge
Double shot!!
Take a look back at what I have typed in this thread, and quote me and ask a with a relevant question instead of attempting to discredit.
Steve
"I am a licenced motorcycle instructor, I agree with dangerousbastard, no point in repeating what he said."
"read what Steve says. He's right."
"What Steve said pretty much summed it up."
"I did axactly as you said and it worked...!!"
"Wow, Great advise there DB."
WTB: Hyosung bikes or going or not.
Forum whore
Yay another bitching thread !!!!
Forum whore
Why do you make it so easy?
Double shot!!
For you to show your lack of character? Keep doing it, Steve.
Steve
"I am a licenced motorcycle instructor, I agree with dangerousbastard, no point in repeating what he said."
"read what Steve says. He's right."
"What Steve said pretty much summed it up."
"I did axactly as you said and it worked...!!"
"Wow, Great advise there DB."
WTB: Hyosung bikes or going or not.
Whisky Tango Foxtrot?
If he pulls that shit again (changing lane without indicating) then you have my permission to do any/all of these things:
- *555 his number plate, complain that this car changed lanes without indicating almost causing an accident.
- removing a wing mirror.
- kicking a door in.
- doing bodily harm to the driver.
Unfortunately you are only legally allowed to do the first one. I wont personally mind if you do more, but the police might.
----------------------------------------------------
"If the cops didn't see it, I didn't do it!"
- George Carlin (RIP)
Forum whore
I know you guys. I let you into a gap in front of me on Molesworth St and your lovely wife gave me a friendly wave and I followed you onto the motorway.
Welcome to KB btw.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
snot crasher
legal/illegal :slap: just take his wing mirror as a souviner and be on your merry way giving him a polite 1 finger wave
L-Plate Rider
Just move the passengers wing mirror so he can't see down the side of his van, give him the one finger salute and *555 him, that way cops can't get ya for vandalism.
L-Plate Rider
I believe Dealer is correct. Had a cop try to do me for dangerous driving cos I was lane splitting. I went and spoke to the chief traffic cop (back in days of MOT) and got it sorted. If in same lane as car, passing on left is classed as undertaking and therefore illegal. Passing on the right of car, no problem!
BTW any else noticed that the cars typically only swerve across lanes when the traffic is moving slowly? hence making lane splitting dangerous at slower speeds.
Forum whore
YUP. Split there every day and usually pass a couple of coppers too. NOt once have I had a warning, raised hand or grumpy screaming cager - BUT I don't split fast AND I am always prepared to stop on a dime. I look really far ahead and use cars as shields. I also tend to run in a lower gear so that the throbby vtwin exhaust alerts them to my presence...this I am sure makes a huge difference! I hardly ever get people cutting me off as if I wasn't there.
Does get tiresome though doesn't it - it's not like they get any further ahead with their constant lane changes...I wish there was a bike only road to and from work with lots of nice corners too!
Coal Burning XV Rider!
Hey now there's an idea, why can't we riders use the emergency or bus lanes on the motorways?
A lower gear on a V Twin is always a great idea, they definitely can't say they didn't know you were there.
Here in Ak lane splitting is dangereous at all times, done with skill, smoothness and a certain amount of respect for your fellow motorists it's perfectly acceptable to most of them and more importantly to the copper sitting in his car going nowhere fast when you go by them.
However I'm increasingly seeing folk on 250'swith "L Plates" motoring frantically through traffic at break neck speeds, it is giving all of us a bad name.
Wish we could have a meaningful one on one chat with some of these hero's.
Every day above ground is a good day!:
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