This made me cringe

[BoristheBiter]

Boris would never log on if he wasn't allowed to spout shit he knows nothing about.

sorry that's your job isn't it.

He knows a thing or two about "do-do" it seems...

well that's a thing, or two, more than you.

[swbarnett]

Obviously motorcyclists are different

Actually, yes, they are different. Size matters!

I had a quick check to make sure it wasnt me.....

Likewise.

Cagers are constantly inventing new ways to cause crashes. I wouldn't want to take the risk of proving that theory wrong.

Then why do you ride on roads that have cagers? Or do you?

I would have done it much faster than that .. nothing wrong with what he did (might have been illegal - but that's not the same thing ..

If that's what you call "filtering" then it's mild ..

Agreed. Faster can actually be safer. Less time for something to go wrong and more able to get out if it does.

[Hoon]

If anything all he did wrong ("wrong" is a bit strong in this case - "could improve on" is probably better) is less weaving about while performing the maneuver. Sudden rapid movements freak out car drivers and attract unwanted attention - usually making something look more reckless than it is such in this case.

[ZeroIndex]

If anything all he did wrong ("wrong" is a bit strong in this case - "could improve on" is probably better) is less weaving about while performing the maneuver. Sudden rapid movements freak out car drivers and attract unwanted attention - usually making something look more reckless than it is such in this case.

"Sudden rapid movements freak out car drivers" ...yep, if you're going fast enough, by the time they freak out, you've passed another 3-4 cars... sometimes I miss being young and stupid

[SMOKEU]

Then why do you ride on roads that have cagers? Or do you?

I try to ride on quiet roads as much as possible

[sharp2183]

Obviously never driven a large truck have you petal.
The left hand lane finishes not far past hill road so you are forced to merge right which in peak traffic ain't so easy in a B train or 40' semi
The motorists simply won't let you in. May well be limited to 90kph , some thing I hate by the way. Plenty of distance ahead of him so plenty of stopping room.
The car on the left is merging because the lane ends, plenty of room for him to do it
All good in my eyes , exactly what I would do

Boris , gotta walk a mile in a truckie's shoes before spouting rubbish.

I ride that road every day, and also spent a fair bit of my working life driving trucks... The middle lane is the lane to be in here, no doubt. Traffic appears fast in the left hand lane here mostly because 50% of those who were in it have pulled off onto Hill Road. Then everyone remaining speeds up. I see it every single day, and often take advantage of it too.

[unstuck]

Yeah, you always have to watch out for those fucking cheeky kaffirs. It's why I left the place, as there's just too many of those dumb monkeys.

I thought you would of just tagged along with mummy and daddy, but you chose to come here by yourself. God forgive us, for we know not what we do.

[TheDemonLord]

I got a visual telling off from an Officer yesterday for doing something similar - was filtering through, traffic sped up, I sped up more, was committed to going past - so decided to get on with it and get passed safely.

Got a horn honk and a finger wave from the Bike Cop who was in the inside lane

[Banditbandit]

Agreed. Faster can actually be safer. Less time for something to go wrong and more able to get out if it does.

Yeah .. but what I meant was faster is more fun ..

sometimes I miss being young and stupid

I don't - I've become old and stupid it seems ...

[swbarnett]

Yeah .. but what I meant was faster is more fun ..

Yeah, that too.

[ZeroIndex]

Yeah .. but what I meant was faster is more fun ..



I don't - I've become old and stupid it seems ...

Since my younger days (back when I had my FZR400), I've learnt critical thinking, reasoning and being reasonable... back then I didn't know any better... used to think I was bulletproof

[mhm]

yeah really thought this was gonna be me as well. ride that road daily and will happily filter at up to 104.as others have said

a little less weaving width would've helped as cage drivers do get spooked and
am a firm believer in use a lil wrist if things do change but id say 99% time your long gone before they even notice
and most times filtering when cars are side by side is best as no cars going to merge into another,they're going to merge into a gap

as most who ride day in day out know its about visibility (and no i don't mean bright yellow anything).cagers just do not see most of us,they have far too many things distracting them and they're laxed about fender benders as they don't die or loose a limb.riders do and almost all riders i know ride with far higher focus levels then cagers ever do

and finally im also a firm believer in ride firmly but not aggressively,show others your there and be decisive about what your about to do,my guts proven itself right more times than i can remember

thats me for now

[scumdog]

...also, the cops didn't give a shit... pretty sure they were trying to solve murders, rapes and other actual crimes

Well, they would, wouldn't they - after all there's a shit-load (tm) more murders, rapes and other 'actual crimes' happening and needing solved over there compared to NZ eh....

[trustme]

almost all riders i know ride with far higher focus levels then cagers ever do

I used to think that but now I'm by no means certain. In just over half of motorcycle accidents the rider is at fault , many of those accidents are bike only, kind of suggests to me we are no better than the cagers , we just like to think we are

A motorcycle training instructor with the police commented to me that the average rider lacks basic skills. You would be surprised how many would struggle to do a feet up full lock U turn.

[yevjenko]

Got a horn honk and a finger wave from the Bike Cop who was in the inside lane

Buy that man a DB (or better yet a decent beer). Good policing