What's the legalities on lane-splitting etc?

[BikerDazz]

Been using my bike for commuting and in traffic queues I'll often pass all the cars and sit at the front at a red light or just overtake everyone till I get to the intersection or green light. I don't do it all the time, just when it looks okay.
Today I slid up the side of a line of cars to a red light and kind of straddled the lanes between the vehicles going straight ahead and those turning right. Then noticed a cop car on the other side of the lights - thought I wonder if I'll get away with this and I did, but...

Any productive advice/insight would be cool thanks.

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

Been using my bike for commuting and in traffic queues I'll often pass all the cars and sit at the front at a red light or just overtake everyone till I get to the intersection or green light. I don't do it all the time, just when it looks okay.
Today I slid up the side of a line of cars to a red light and kind of straddled the lanes between the vehicles going straight ahead and those turning right. Then noticed a cop car on the other side of the lights - thought I wonder if I'll get away with this and I did, but...

Any productive advice/insight would be cool thanks.

heaps of threads on here about that if you look

[Tink]

Been using my bike for commuting and in traffic queues I'll often pass all the cars and sit at the front at a red light or just overtake everyone till I get to the intersection or green light. I don't do it all the time, just when it looks okay.
Today I slid up the side of a line of cars to a red light and kind of straddled the lanes between the vehicles going straight ahead and those turning right. Then noticed a cop car on the other side of the lights - thought I wonder if I'll get away with this and I did, but...

Any productive advice/insight would be cool thanks.

Lane spliting is illegal, BUT in saying that depends on the copper.. like anything... what you did I would say they ignore... its on the motorway cause cages don't look in the rear mirror

[p.dath]

Lane spliting is illegal, BUT in saying that depends on the copper.. like anything... what you did I would say they ignore... its on the motorway cause cages don't look in the rear mirror

Note quite as black and white as that Rocketgal.

The legal section of the Wiki has lots of info on Lane Splitting and Filtering - and how to do it legally.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/wiki/Cate...otorcycle_Laws

[Tink]

Note quite as black and white as that Rocketgal.

The legal section of the Wiki has lots of info on Lane Splitting and Filtering - and how to do it legally.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/wiki/Cate...otorcycle_Laws

so your saying its legal to split in new zealand... oops stand still... I didn't mention filtering... ssshesh beginner here... ps we are talking about NZ... drivers that don't majorically understand bikers. hic

[BikerDazz]

Note quite as black and white as that Rocketgal.

The legal section of the Wiki has lots of info on Lane Splitting and Filtering - and how to do it legally.

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/wiki/Cate...otorcycle_Laws

Ah sweet, that clears it up, cheers.