That's when you give their mirror the fist treatment. Also your mate is an idiot too (or maybe its you) for going down the middle of the cars stopped at the traffic lights. You did essentially the same thing to that black 4wd behind the silver ford / toyota / nissan / whatever the hell it is.

Except for the fact is is illegal and you can be fined for it.
I had a mate get fined for it recently.

Watching countless scooters filter to the front of traffic in Taiwan was nothing short of fantastic.

Lift the camera up higher next time.

I hope you have 100% medical cover so my taxes arent paying for your death wish.

Knew this would turn into a lane splitting thread after getting 2 seconds into the video.

also for those people having a cry this vid was not about lane splitting it was about the muppet pulling out infront of the car ahead.
i will upload the rest of the vid later grimy so you can eat some pie.

Looks like the guy on the bike is a bigger c**t than the guy in the car. Just goes to show, they're everywhere...oh wait...

as a tip... dont ride directly behind cars like that.. always ride in there side mirror...if that car decided to lock up rather then swerve.. you would have been f***ed..

For what it's worth, I'd be more concerned sitting in a set of lights within the traffic and someone running up my ass than splitting stationary cars.

Another reason I sit far to one side of any lane if I am stopped in traffic - if I do get ran into hopefully not sandwiched.

I don't ride that often anyway. In the last 2ish years my bike has done ~1500 k's .

Sorry but the motor cyclist lane split.... Don't.

I haven't ridden since I got cleaned up on NYE 2011 by a douche who 'didn't see me' - there's nothing wrong with lane splitting when cars are stopped, stop being idiots.

I don't mind when they lane split when everyone is stopped. Doesn't happen often but I don't like it when they then proceed to take off very slowly. Had one try to merge into the side of me because he assumed he was miles infront.

lol joe, sif make it private, f*** the whiners.

Personally I don't have a problem with it. I didn't even know it was illegal until I was told recently.
getting back to the OP I find weekends to be packed with crazy drivers.
I drive all week see no crazy drivers then come the weekend I can't go anywhere without encountering someone having a brain fart.

also for those people having a cry this vid was not about lane splitting it was about the muppet pulling out infront of the car ahead

Yes, but on the other side of the coin is the bunch of cars who are uploading the video of you "Yet another lane splitting jackass".

No matter what you think a topic is, this is a forum, so you can't tell people just to sit and nod agreeance with you. Devil's advocate is usually post number 2. And thank god.

nice evasion work by the guy in the ford

i would like to complain about other people doing illegal things, while im doing illegal things, and then im outraged when people point this out to me and i think the law should be changed to allow me to continue to do illegal things.

When someone in a car sees a motorcyclist lane splitting stationary cars they should feel:

Sure. I'll agree there. I honestly have no ill intention on a motorcycle who ends up reducing congestion given it's perfectly safe and adds no 'cost' to me in anxiety or worry about having to brake if he starts to do it during moving traffic or when up ahead someone tries to kill him and i've got to do some kind of reactive shenanigan to give space or brake hard when s*** goes wrong.

It's happened before, and it will happen again, as everyone feels their roadrules are better than the real ones.

^ I suggest feeding him. This will cool his temper and make your journey even safer.

my mum says im not allowed to ride a motor bike.

Why is the video suddenly private? Man the f*** up princess.

Biggest killer on motorbikes, over confidence, and not paying attention. That video from maxe, the first incident was unbelievable, i'd be on the brakes way earlier seeing that.

sorry made it private casue of all the negative nancys knowing exactly who i am from watching a 30sec vid. uploading the entire vid soon.
also spook i never said i was not doing anything illegal i was just pointing out the muppet not looking. but hey cool story, next time can you add some dragons and wizards and s***. peace.

When did maxe become a poo-puncher?

also spook i never said i was not doing anything illegal i was just pointing out the muppet not looking.

Soon as you lane split you became a muppet.

To quote a muppet "herdy gerdy".

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XihQeZpwqpE

gets aiight @ the 2 min mark :)

So much want for an R1.

I ride to work everyday, I go riding on weekends (sometimes lol) and I used to do track days at QR as well.

Your still a d******* for riding so agressively. I agree, that bloke was not even looking at what he was doing but you do ride more agressively then most.....and please dont tell me thats how you have to ride to stay alive. I lane split as well, but I wait for the cars to be stationary.

why would i say thats how you have to ride to stay alive? wtf that doesn't even make sense.
so was all the lane splitting aggressive in your opinion or just the last bit? the cars were stationary...then they moved...it was bound to happen at some point...lol
love you too eds

at QR they have slow, medium slow, medium fast & fast. that was medium fast.

I still don't understand why motorcyclists expect anything BUT cars intentionally trying to kill them.

I don't ride but I have had jobs couriering and postie vanning, as well as loving to drive my own car and as a result of the uncountable numbers of stupid s*** I have witnessed, I won't even take off from an intersection with an approaching car using their indicator because I don't trust them to make the turn.

Nearly everyone on the road is f*****g incompetent. I would be scared s***less on a bike in traffic because I have had an obscene amount of cars change lanes on me without looking, to the point where I always have a finger on the horn when passing cars - I would expect it to happen every time I went out if I was on a bike and harder to see.

Soooooooooooooooooooooooooooo I'm not really sure why anyone is surprised.

I wish I could ride a bike safely (ie. the f*** away from cars) because they look like crazy fun, but until I can afford to learn and exclusively use one on a track, I reckon Ill stick with cars. That and I am not beyond making a mistake and wiping myself out... at least I have a chance in a car :P

i am all for lane splitting.
here is a video of me riding to work yesterday morning.

Check out the motorcycle safety in this vid

yeah man love iom, saving to go there next year.
Cam is a bit of a legend. Guy martin is a funny f*****.

except they don't actually show that it's safe and good. they just give completely anecdotal statements about why they like doing it, along with making several unsubstantiated claims about why it's necessary and safer

deniers gonna be deniers, and repeat dumb sayings that gloss over any ideas that don't agree with them


why would you link an article that asks motorcyclists what they think of lane splitting? could you be any less objective?

just look up motorcyclist crash statistics in countries which it's legal, and actually have people who follow the road rules (Asia don't apply)

Yup, jelly jim.

Probably rages every time some dude on a bike / scooter / moto etc passes him while hes stuck stationary in peak hour traffic.

I did read that, and it's amusing that you think this makes you objective
I'm completely aware that al sorts of vehicles share the road, and I've never been anything less than completely considerate of other types of vehicles

leaping to conclusions about my motivation for commenting just continues to demonstrate your inability to be objective about the topic

Lane splitting will never make riding as safe as a car, but it certainly weighs more in our favour, giving us our own little lane, some space where a car won't go because it leads to colliding with another car. We're more likely to be hit riding in a full lane, simply because our profile is much smaller, and we're less visible.

The only downside i can think of are stupid drivers opening their doors while they're stopped, ive seen this a few times. you'd be unlucky to hit one as it opens while you're travelling at speed.

Other is aggressive drivers who simply don't like being overtaken when they're stuck. I actually had one aim at me with his bullbar, and luckily i had a path to go between cars to get away.

Also, there is one incident i know, a guy i knew personally died when he was riding past traffic on the inside, between the gutter and the cars, at speed.
Poor decision, there was a drive way coming up and he didnt slow down, and a car pulled into a drive way knocking him into a telegraph pole.

So you always need to be aware, and assume you're invisible.

Disagree.

You disagree with leaving a buffer zone around you and not making sudden movements? Interesting.

Never, rely on other road users.

Who said anything about relying on other road users? I specifically said "It's about maximising your chances of being seen".

Always assume that car you're looking at hasnt seen you

Good assumption to make and I don't disagree. However, riding more predictably increases your probability of being seen and is a necessary first line of defence IMHO.

Probability: that's what riding on a shared road comes down to. You have to swing it your way as much as possible.

Sudden movements are also acceptable on a motorcycle, though it depends on the situation. It's saved my ass many times.

To avoid a collision, sure. But I'm talking about sudden overtaking/splitting, sudden accelerating + getting along side a car to make an angry statement (like in the first vid that went private), etc.

Maximising your chances of being seen is staying out of blind spots, there isn't much else you can do

If you truly believe that then I'd suggest taking any short advanced or defensive motorbike course.