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> as any rider who has ever waited at lights should be able to tell you. You should always filter straight to the front of the line at a stop light to avoid be
by aianus 10y ago
> as any rider who has ever waited at lights should be able to tell you.
You should always filter straight to the front of the line at a stop light to avoid being hit from behind.
- jwarzech 10y agoIn the U.S. lane splitting is only legal in certain states.
- nhangen 10y agoThat's a recipe for getting your ass kicked, or at least targeted for an attempt.
- aianus 10y agoWhere do you live so I can avoid going there?
- nhangen 10y agoIt's like that everywhere in the US. Not always legal, and also incredibly rude (frowned upon).
- throwaway049 10y agoContrast with the UK where 'filtering' is legal [0] and I have never heard anything negative about it. Riders filtering won't cause me as a driver any delay. [0] Rule 88: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-motorcyclists-83-to-88 https://www.gov.uk/guidance/the-highway-code/rules-for-motor...
- manarth 10y agoNot just legal, but recommended. You can fail your motorcycle test for not filtering when appropriate.
- J-dawg 10y agoI've always found the American 'no-filtering' rule incredibly strange. Whenever I'm stuck in traffic in the UK (in a car), it's a completely normal sight to see bikers and cyclists filtering to the front of the line. I've seen large motorbikes fitting through gaps that simply don't look big enough, but I've never actually seen anyone get a wing mirror knocked off. (I guess bikers develop a very accurate mental picture of how wide their bike is). Nobody considers it rude, as it doesn't slow down the cars in the slightest. The bikes simply fit through the gaps. Can anyone explain the American take on this?
- nhangen 10y agoAmericans would have problems with this for 3 reasons: 1. You're cutting in the line. Most people wont say anything if you do it in person, but I can guarantee you they're thinking about saying something, and in their cars something to the effect of "this is why motorcyclists get themselves killed." 2. You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. This is especially problematic when there are multiple bikes that have "filtered." 3. Usually (almost always) the people that do this are riding sport bikes, and sport bikes have a bad reputation in this country for riding recklessly and dangerously. You'll never see someone on a Harley doing this, for example. This is not common, but here's a recent example in my area of what happens when a motorcycle gets under someone's skin: http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/fhp-driver-runs-over-motorcyclist-in-apparent-lutz-road-rage-incidentw/2279625 http://www.tampabay.com/news/publicsafety/accidents/fhp-driv...
- aianus 10y ago> You're cutting in the line. Is it really cutting in line if I can get to 30mph in the time it takes the leading car to move his foot to the gas pedal? Nobody is being delayed. > You're creating a traffic jam because now there are 3 vehicles and 2 lanes. That's not how you filter. You go to the front between the lanes and then move over in front of one of the leading cars. This also allows others to filter behind you.
- nhangen 10y ago
- abstrakraft 10y agoLegal and encouraged in CA.