Filtering, why don't learners do it?!?!

Filtering, why don't learners do it?!?!

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anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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RemaL said:
I find it strange when i see scooter riders to big touring bikers behind a que of traffic when their is enough space to filter a lorry past
Me too smile

How's the hip coming on btw?

Fleegle

16,688 posts

175 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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RemaL said:
I find it strange when i see scooter riders to big touring bikers behind a que of traffic when their is enough space to filter a lorry past
I always wonder … ”Is that Nigel?”

RemaL

24,967 posts

233 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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garyhun said:
RemaL said:
I find it strange when i see scooter riders to big touring bikers behind a que of traffic when their is enough space to filter a lorry past
Me too smile

How's the hip coming on btw?
not bad mate, in work for a few hours today all going well

anonymous-user

53 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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RemaL said:
not bad mate, in work for a few hours today all going well
Good to hear!!

creampuff

6,511 posts

142 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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Johnny50 said:
Well i enjoyed 10 miles of epic filtering this morning behind a Police Bike smile

It was like Moses parting of the sea smile

Must say he was filtering a good 10mph faster than i normally would, but due to how the cars were moving aside it was fine.

smile
AFAIK coppers or other emergency services riders _don't_ like people tailing them as then they have to ride to keep themselves safe and keep you safe.

Johnny50

543 posts

171 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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creampuff said:
AFAIK coppers or other emergency services riders _don't_ like people tailing them as then they have to ride to keep themselves safe and keep you safe.
He certainly didn't seem to mind, and gave me a wave once the traffic cleared and he stormed ahead and i pulled off.

Hooli

32,278 posts

199 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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srob said:
Mike600F said:
I cut to the front at the Severn bridge queues - it's free for bike so I'm out the way nice and fast. Do feel a bit guilty doing it though, but its about 3 seconds wait for the guys behind, and I get to avoid a 10min wait cooking the engine on idle, So i always end up justifying it in my mind by occasionally paying for the car behind when I'm in my car - karma must be about equal biggrin
That kinda thing I don't mind at all, it doesn't hurt and is a perk of riding.

It's more if you're in a queue for something specific, like the fuel pumps that I get annoyed!
I'll vote for that, but I'll add that if the caged mong is asleep like they often are & don't move for hours when there is a gap on a pump for example then I'll go past because their stupidity means they should be on the bus.

ZesPak

24,423 posts

195 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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I think it's all down to what you're riding for.

Weekend/fair weather bikers usually haven't got a lot of traffic and "filtering/lane splitting" isn't really necessary when you only have 2 cars in front of you at the lights.
I started riding last year, my first day riding was a heavy commute of about 60km one way, the way over there I was just getting a bit used to the bike, sitting behind the cars, the way back I took advantage of the wide lanes to filter at all the lights.

For people who commute everyday I think it's a bit of a given. As said before, in good weather conditions, riding is a lot of fun, but in the winter, if I wouldn't filter, I really don't see why I'd take the bike.

As for the OP, if someone doesn't feel confident, doesn't deem it necessary, I'm ok with it, as long as they leave enough room for me to pass. The worst kind imho is the kind that wants to filter but can't, sitting behind any car blocking other bikes of getting through. How are you any different from a car that won't let bikers pass??

As for the question: "you're filtering and the lights turn green, do you join the line or go for it?". I go for it hehe

scunnylad

1,718 posts

168 months

Tuesday 9th October 2012
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These are appearing on quite a few roads near to me

Cant imagine there is much filtering on these rural roads around Cadwell Park


shadylee

754 posts

209 months

Wednesday 10th October 2012
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Heres a short vid of the sort of traffic i would normally sit in if i took the car,This is around leeds before proper rush hour...

funny enough at the very end of the video i pass said learner sitting in the traffic..

(Excuse the stupid captions,i was bored lol)

http://youtu.be/M7Jn9-UX1JQ

nice and steady nigel wink

Edited by shadylee on Wednesday 10th October 09:48