139mph in a 60

[flyingscot68]

Filtering is not illegal, in moving or stationary traffic. It is in some Euro countries though, probably Switzerland.
You should get an open face lid, much easier for getting your cheese fix on the move


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[Doc883]

Filtering is not illegal, in moving or stationary traffic. It is in some Euro countries though, probably Switzerland.
You should get an open face lid, much easier for getting your cheese fix on the move

Not illegal but there has to be a time where it's not advisable i.e when the 2 lanes of traffic are traveling at the correct speed for the road/conditions. Just this morning on the M8 a complete nugget of a biker was weaving in and out of traffic in excess of 70mph whilst traffic was flowing freely. Clearly no respect for the danger he was placing on both himself and other road users.
This article has a number of case studies where bikers have come a cropper filtering and for the ones I read the vast majority of the blame was apportioned to the biker.
http://www.markthompsonlaw.com/motorcyc ... -examples/

[Doc883]

I think we should ban cyclists then I wouldn't be nursing a broken shoulder having been knocked off my motorbike by one

How does that work for your insurance as presumably the cyclist wouldn't have cover for you to claim against. Were the Police involved and did they apportion blame to either party or simply a case of having to claim off your own insurance ?

[Shug]

Filtering is not illegal, in moving or stationary traffic. It is in some Euro countries though, probably Switzerland.
You should get an open face lid, much easier for getting your cheese fix on the move

Not illegal but there has to be a time where it's not advisable i.e when the 2 lanes of traffic are traveling at the correct speed for the road/conditions. Just this morning on the M8 a complete nugget of a biker was weaving in and out of traffic in excess of 70mph whilst traffic was flowing freely. Clearly not respect for the danger he was placing on both himself and other road users.
This article has a number of case studies where bikers have come a cropper filtering and for the ones I read the vast majority of the blame was apportioned to the biker.
http://www.markthompsonlaw.com/motorcyc ... -examples/

Of course there is. There's a police manual that most folk quote (Roadcraft) which describes filtering in slow moving traffic as a valid course of action. There's also mention of it in the Highway Code.

However, weaving in and out of traffic at 70mph isn't filtering - it's being a dick.