How do drivers in <Your Town Here> React to Filtering?

bloodiedathame · 10 May 2016 at 16:54

IC3 said:
I won't...

My instructor actively encouraged it.

"You're on a bike, you're meant to be making better progress than the rest of the traffic!"

NooBish AbbZ · 10 May 2016 at 17:24

I often filter to the front of the traffic even on roundabouts, never given it a second thought to be honest..

Sandycheeks · 10 May 2016 at 18:19

Apart from the odd person (especially some chick in a 4x4 last week who wasn't blocking me on purpose but thought her jeep was 3' wider than it is) it's usually pretty good here but then tonight on the way home (after reading part of this thread) some guy in a merc decides to stray over the line to stop me from passing.
I was coming up to a "T" junction with traffic lights and a big queue and I always ride past on the right and nip back in to go straight across but this guy decided to be a jerk...so I passed him anyway.

Tefal · 10 May 2016 at 23:35

Manchester is generally decent

SPG · 11 May 2016 at 05:07

No bother in Derby/ Notts really.

I remember a NOVA driver back in the day who had a ago and made me drop the old VF800, got back up caught him at the lights and stuck my Steel Toecap right in the door at the next lights and left him

ttaskmaster · 12 May 2016 at 11:37

Nomisf said:
Since I moved back to Reading however, I have noticed a lot less tolerance for filtering. While there are a large majority of people who leave a gap, or move over I have also been dangerously blocked, verbally abused, chased and hassled once, and even had one gentleman get out and try to push me off the bike for "Breaking the law on queue jumping" . ?

Depends what time you're filtering.
Generally it's OK and on certain busy roads most drivers will expect you. Rush hour is worse as, despite most folk again expecting you and leaving room, the ***** out then will be ***** no matter what vehicle you're in.
However, you also have to do your part and not ride like a **** too...

TripleT said:
Yer we filtered a bit on lessons, I wouldn't do it on your mod2. No point and not worth the risk!

^ This.
Where progress can be made without increasing any danger to you, it's fine. You can even filter on your test.
But most riders won't have the skill level and if you stuff it up even in minor ways, it's an automatic fail.

bloodiedathame said:
My instructor actively encouraged it.
"You're on a bike, you're meant to be making better progress than the rest of the traffic!"

As above, so long as you can do it safely, it's fine.

cyclops12 · 12 May 2016 at 12:03

ttaskmaster said:
Depends what time you're filtering.
Generally it's OK and on certain busy roads most drivers will expect you. Rush hour is worse as, despite most folk again expecting you and leaving room, the ***** out then will be ***** no matter what vehicle you're in.
However, you also have to do your part and not ride like a **** too...

^ This.
Where progress can be made without increasing any danger to you, it's fine. You can even filter on your test.
But most riders won't have the skill level and if you stuff it up even in minor ways, it's an automatic fail.

As above, so long as you can do it safely, it's fine.

My instructor told us to filter during the test, he said "you don't buy a bike to sit in traffic".

Was a lot less traffic back then though

tom_e · 12 May 2016 at 12:04

I bought a bike to pick up chicks, so far I've just used it to filter

wazza300 · 12 May 2016 at 12:31

You don't kamikaze filter either like I see most bikers do,crazy

Captain · 12 May 2016 at 12:50

tom_e said:
I bought a bike to pick up chicks, so far I've just used it to filter

Depressing times

we should start a club!

cyclops12 · 12 May 2016 at 12:52

tom_e said:
I bought a bike to pick up chicks, so far I've just used it to filter

Pmsl

Junglist · 12 May 2016 at 12:57

tom_e said:
I bought a bike to pick up chicks, so far I've just used it to filter

my bike has had the inverse effect. My girlfriend absolutely hates my bike. So much so that I named my bike Leah 2.0 as it never complains.... She didn't take kindly to that either.

ttaskmaster · 12 May 2016 at 13:00

tom_e said:
I bought a bike to pick up chicks, so far I've just used it to filter

If she ain't already on her own bike, she ain't worth the time of day!

IC3 · 12 May 2016 at 13:08

Its hard to find a feminine woman that rides, most of the time they're already taken or are either really old... and or butch

Junglist · 12 May 2016 at 13:16

thinking about it, do you really want a woman who rides? Riding, as well as gaming, is my form of escapism at the moment. It's how I spend my me-time. Having my girlfriend intrude on that would just bother me after a while I think. It's MY thing. lol

IC3 · 12 May 2016 at 13:24

My mate has a girlfriend who rides, and I mean she can ride... they seem like a happy couple. I guess this could get boring after a while, or you would just walk out with your keys whilst the other half isn't watching you. But, there're also bright sides to it... like same interest.

I wouldn't mind trying to see if it worked for me, I'm a social person when I need to be. But in my free time, I prefer to be alone... it sort of gives you that break from all the BS surrounding you.

Junglist · 12 May 2016 at 13:45

Heh, my and my girlfriend are completely opposite. She's well educated, I am not. She doesn't really care for gaming whereas I do. She mostly hates my music choices and my love of cartoons/anime and manga - I hate her love for watching First Dates. She's a drinker not a smoker, I'm a smoker and not really a drinker.

On paper we are completely incompatible yet we've been together for 4 years now and not having everything in common really makes me appreciate the things which we do enjoy together.

She's moving to Malaysia for 2 years in a few months - no doubt I'm going to be a husk of a man when she leaves lol. Will be spending much more time with my bike then.

wazza300 · 12 May 2016 at 13:52

@IC3 You need a fat bird,one with plenty folds so no one will ever steal her from you

Captain · 12 May 2016 at 13:58

wazza300 said:
@ic3 You need a fat bird,one with plenty folds so no one will ever steal her from you

But that means he can never get rid of her lol..