Thread: Motorcyclists and cyclists - splitting lanes and switching teams!

Originally Posted by vnx205

I'm not. Everyone has to take their turn at being stereotyped and badmouthed.

We have already worked our way through university graduates, public servants, school teachers, mechanics, car dealers, Camry drivers, Prius drivers, fast drivers, slow drivers, old drivers, P plate drivers, politicians, climate scientists, climate sceptics, D4 owners, customers, single parents, welfare recipients, banks, CEOs, city dwellers, Labour voters, Liberal voters, Greens voters, independents voters, athiests, agnostics, Christians, asylum seekers, boat people, scientists, Gen Y, Baby Boomers, and several other groups.

Next week it will be someone else's turn.

Lol.......

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

I ride a motor bike and I never split lanes when cars are moving. I do however do this when cars are stopped and providing there is plenty of room I see no problem.

I have never hit a car or mirror. If the space is tight I do not do it.

Dave.

I commute about 70km each day on the bike and exactly the same for me. On the freeway I am no quicker than a car and rarely even change lanes but will split stationary traffic at lights in the city when it is safe.

I also learnt a long time ago that getting angry at other road users is pointless and even more so when you cant do anything positive in the situation. Karma usually has a way of sorting these things out and hopefully a fine/suspension and not an accident.

Chill out, expect to be surrounded by idiot behaviour from every road user, keep a safe distance and margin for yourself and all is good.

Originally Posted by frantic

The problem a lot of syd/NSW drivers have with cyclists is that not only do they slow traffic considerably but combine that with the fact that they represent about 2-3% of road users but have had 30% of a road blocked for their exclusive use and they then proceed to ride in the other 2 lanes left for cars creating more of a log jam on a road that used to be 3 lanes, now cut to 2 and still trying to carry the same volume of traffic.
Simple question what would the cops do if you drove your landie in peak hour sydney with no tailights/stop lights and only 2nd gear as the gearbox was stuffed?

Nothing, especially if they have a caravan on the back. Isn't it the Caravanner's Code to find a busy single lane road and travel at as low a speed as they can just to hold up traffic.

Jeff

Cyclist & biker here...

Grew up & commuted for many a year in & around London, so very used to heavy traffic.

Bicycle - Generally, I'm travelling faster than a car anyway and will always overtake stationary or slow moving traffic on the offside. It's a lot safer anyway. However, I don't jump red lights nor do I "switch sides".

Motorbike - I do 'filter' and I do 'make progrss'. If I'm not able to filter through the slower moving traffic, then what's the point of being on the bike? I might as well sit in a car, add to the congestion and slow your journey down even more!!

M