filtering

hornett · 27 Feb 2012 at 18:52

Few questions on my ride home there are two chances to filter.

The first one is two lanes meeting a round about. I want to go the first left at the round about what is the best way for filtering if at the end I need to be in the left lane.

The second I need to be in the right lane to go straight over. Is it ok to use the left lane and the try and get back in. Undertaking ?

hornett · 28 Feb 2012 at 10:38

Here are the roundabouts

First one: http://imgur.com/pQLAw think is pretty clear cut, I just filter down the middle and then ease my way back in before the end

Second one i'm unsure of http://imgur.com/COvvk as I could use the empty left lane, but would that be considering undertaking?

hornett · 28 Feb 2012 at 10:47

koolpc said:
Dont you think there would be less accidents etc if bikes / cycles werent allowed to filter? Most of the time it is hard to notice when they zoom past you!

Can't comment on that, the areas I am doing it are 40max and I am only doing 5mph just ticking over going past.

Suppose if I blasted past at stupid MPH then yes I am asking for trouble

hornett · 29 Feb 2012 at 09:25

Well being a noobie I have been doing a bit of filtering on my daily commute, but only where the road allows me. Few times I have thought I could go for it only to see someone flash a car out further up.

hornett · 3 Mar 2012 at 16:36

I do that at traffic lights, as long as there is a good gap