On a motorbike is weaving in and out of traffic illegal?

Phate · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:25

Hi Guys,

Quick question. If your on a motorbike or scooter is it illegal to weave in and out of traffic? Assuming your not doing it like a complete plank?

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L0rdMike · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:27

How does one weave in and out of traffic in a way that doesnt make them a complete plank?

Phate · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:28

L0rdMike said:
How does one weave in and out of traffic in a way that doesnt make them a complete plank?

Say if traffic is stationary going down the middle of the lanes at a slow speed?

Howard · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:31

Phate said:
Say if traffic is stationary going down the middle of the lanes at a slow speed?

It should be. This is very annoying when the bike is practically on my side of the road (I'm driving along in the opposite direction to them) and they act as if I need to move out of the way :rolleyes:

DRZ · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:31

Filtering is legal, yes.

Phate · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:32

Howard said:
It should be. This is very annoying, particularly when the bike is practically on my side of the road (I'm driving along in the opposite direction to them) and they act as if I need to move out of the way

Well disregarding the fact some power rangers ride like complete bellends this doesn't answer my original question

Phate · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:33

DRZ said:
Filtering is legal, yes.

Excellent, thank you.

Does it still apply if you have only done your CBT and you are on a hairdryer and have L plates on?

EDIT: Before anyone starts no I haven't done this

(don't even have a CBT)

Sagalout · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:34

Filtering is legal. Weaving and filtering on the left isnt.

Doesnt matter what license you have.

Phate · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:35

Sagalout said:
Filtering is legal. Weaving and filtering on the left isnt.

Doesnt matter what license you have.

Perfect, thank you

DRZ · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:35

Yes.

Generally there is a rule of 20:20 - don't filter if the traffic is moving faster than 20mph and don't go more than 20mph faster than the traffic you are filtering through.

Filtering is a perfectly acceptable aspect of riding a motorbike, its something that most bikers will do and done right its pretty safe and shouldn't **** off people in cars. Car drivers that have never had any bike experience also need to learn to respect this and use their mirrors more in traffic!

Howard · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:38

I always try and move over a bit when I see a biker filtering, and occasionally get a thank you

but it does annoy me when they take the mickey. That 20:20 rule sounds sensible

paradigm · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:41

DRZ said:
Filtering is a perfectly acceptable aspect of riding a motorbike, its something that most bikers will do and done right its pretty safe and shouldn't **** off people in cars. Car drivers that have never had any bike experience also need to learn to respect this and use their mirrors more in traffic!

True, but the bikerchoads also need to realise that doing it on a motorway near a junction is retarded.

I've seen so many bikers fall foul of this (most of them breaking the 20:20 rule though).

mr jamez · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:44

That sounds like lane splitting, You'll have traffic either side of you and you're sat in the middle. The traffic will be staggered so you move left to right hitting each of the gaps.

Pretty dangerous but its a very quick way of moving through flowing traffic, be warned though you have a good chance of wiping yourself out doing this.

No idea if it is legal of not, I would imagine it could be seen as 'eratic'. Normal filtering is perfectly legal provided you do not force cars to move out of your way, ride over solid/double white lines, ride aggressively, overtake the lead car on a crossing with zig-zags, go round islands etc.

AHarvey · 10 Apr 2009 at 11:46

Sagalout said:
Filtering is legal. Weaving and filtering on the left isnt.

Doesnt matter what license you have.

It is if the traffic on the right is stationary or hardly moving as it would be in a traffic jam on the motorway. Just like it is legal to do so in a car in these circumstances.

As long as the biker isn't being a pleb (which 10% are) most police officers wouldn't bother with them.

Weaving in and out of traffic it's moving at pace is illegal though as far as I am aware. depends on your definition of weaving though!

Flukester · 10 Apr 2009 at 12:19

L0rdMike said:
How does one weave in and out of traffic in a way that doesnt make them a complete plank?

erm same way you sit in a car stuck in traffic looking a complete plank ?

filtering through static / slow moving traffic is legal if done without driving dangerously, as is moving to front of traffic light jams... i've moved to front along police on many occasions, no probs.

MrMoonX · 10 Apr 2009 at 12:23

what annoys me is when bikers filter on the left on a 3 lane motorway at 70mph when im in the outside line, if they just waited I would pull in, but normally they just overtake on the left, are they trying to get killed?

Flukester · 10 Apr 2009 at 12:27

Phate said:
Well disregarding the fact some power rangers ride like complete bellends this doesn't answer my original question

and some car drivers do also :confused:

what sort of post is that, if it's flame bait works well on flukester lol

Flukester · 10 Apr 2009 at 12:28

MrMoonX said:
what annoys me is when bikers filter on the left on a 3 lane motorway at 70mph when im in the outside line, if they just waited I would pull in, but normally they just overtake on the left, are they trying to get killed?

annoys me when cars undertake on motorway at 70 also, are they trying to kill me ?

Overlag · 10 Apr 2009 at 12:57

Flukester said:
annoys me when cars undertake on motorway at 70 also, are they trying to kill me ?

then we need to assess why a car (or bike) is able to undertake. Probably means that you are lane hogging, hence the need for the car (or bike) to undertake you, Keep left unless overtaking.

*not you or mrmoonx personally, just all middle/outsidelane morons*

Scania · 10 Apr 2009 at 13:14

Some (not all) bikers have a stupid habit of trying to get past artics that are taking a wide swing right, to turn left.

More than a few times I've nearly collected one!

And I've lost count of the biker accidents I've seen on motorways caused by them weaving in between drivers that don't use their mirrors......