filtering

Foghorn Leghorn · 2 Mar 2012 at 20:24

DanF said:
That kinda makes it worth it, probably made him even more annoyed

I have to filter every day either on my bike or motorbike in London, you just get used to it as a flow around things. Everyone does it on two wheels including police and ambulance bikes.

He moaned constantly, ear plugs are great

SpeedFreak · 2 Mar 2012 at 20:36

I would say that filtering should be no more than 10mph above the traffic flow speed. Other than that I have no issue, I would do the same on my bike.

edit: as for the guy opening the door, well done for keeping your temper in check.

MADMAN69UK · 3 Mar 2012 at 15:10

Thoughts on THIS type of manoeuvre?

growse · 3 Mar 2012 at 15:37

SpeedFreak said:
I would say that filtering should be no more than 10mph above the traffic flow speed. Other than that I have no issue, I would do the same on my bike.

edit: as for the guy opening the door, well done for keeping your temper in check.

I once went on a 45 min observation ride at a bikesafe event, and got chatting with some of the police who were doing the observations. The subject of filtering came up, and they mentioned that the guidelines they work to / teach other is based on a 20/20 rule: Don't filter at a speed more than 20mph faster than the traffic, and don't filter when the traffic is going faster than 20mph. So in theory, the 'fastest' they'd recommend filtering (should conditions allow) would be 40mph between traffic going at 20mph.

Seemed reasonable at the time, wondering if anyone else has heard that.

hornett · 3 Mar 2012 at 16:36

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

gillywibble · 3 Mar 2012 at 16:59

MADMAN69UK said:
Thoughts on THIS type of maneuver?

No issues, apart from the spelling of manoeuvre

helpimcrap · 3 Mar 2012 at 18:35

This should give you an idea of what to do...

miller745 · 3 Mar 2012 at 19:28

MADMAN69UK said:
Thoughts on THIS type of maneuver?

Apart from being halfway across the junction with the red light showing, nothing

Dogbreath · 3 Mar 2012 at 19:45

MADMAN69UK said:
Thoughts on THIS type of maneuver?

The hatched area has dashed lines so quite legal to use it. Only thing I would say is keep an eye on your mirrors for any dozy sods meandering out of the left lane as the approach the junction.

MADMAN69UK · 3 Mar 2012 at 19:47

gillywibble said:
No issues, apart from the spelling of manoeuvre

That's spelt correctly... if u're American

miller745 said:
Apart from being halfway across the junction with the red light showing, nothing

Half? Maybe a 5th, tops!

Gotta get a good start so u can cut in front of the lead car without p***ing him off too much

MADMAN69UK · 4 Mar 2012 at 12:12

gillywibble said:
No issues, apart from the spelling of manoeuvre

Fixed!