Filtering..

[freddieb]

I don't want to focus on the negative here BUT this type of manoeuvre is potentially dangerous.. Saw a rider trying to do this up towards West Ashton traffic lights from Yarnbrook, yesterday evening in the rain about 6 oclock.. talk about putting yourself into a dangerous position...Jeez! Filtering into on coming traffic, nowhere to get in, stopped in the lane of oncoming traffic... I mean c'mon.. Yes filtering is part and parcel of riding but only if it's safe surely.. I supose I'm saying, don't just do it because you can get to the front of the queue, a little more self presevation required at times... Cheers..

[Mark_Able]

I don't want to focus on the negative here BUT this type of manoeuvre is potentially dangerous.. Saw a rider trying to do this up towards West Ashton traffic lights from Yarnbrook, yesterday evening in the rain about 6 oclock.. talk about putting yourself into a dangerous position...Jeez! Filtering into on coming traffic, nowhere to get in, stopped in the lane of oncoming traffic... I mean c'mon.. Yes filtering is part and parcel of riding but only if it's safe surely.. I supose I'm saying, don't just do it because you can get to the front of the queue, a little more self presevation required at times... Cheers..

Oooooooh! : Weren't going tother way was you Freddie?

[freddieb]

Yeah I was.. had to swerve and everything.. >

[Nooj]

Always have an escape route, riding into the oncoming traffic with nowhere to pull in is just dumb.

[Nelly]

Always have an escape route, riding into the oncoming traffic with nowhere to pull in is just dumb.

Ditto that

[Mitch9128]

I find when aiming for small gaps, the faster you go, the longer but slimmer you become. So faster = betterer, especially when filtering into oncoming traffic.

[ChrisJo]

I find when aiming for small gaps, the faster you go, the longer but slimmer you become. So faster = betterer, especially when filtering into oncoming traffic.

Really? I'd change your name to 'Deathwish' if I were you..

If you feel the urge to filter, it should be done slowly so as to give you time to react to any change in the traffic.

[Jon_W]

Always have an escape route, riding into the oncoming traffic with nowhere to pull in is just dumb.

Too True!!!!

[Jon_W]

I find when aiming for small gaps, the faster you go, the longer but slimmer you become. So faster = betterer, especially when filtering into oncoming traffic.

Saw someone try this theory yesterday. He just made it accross the front of the articulated lorry!!!

[Mitch9128]

[quote author=Mitch9128 link=1294948358/5#5 date=1294991329]I find when aiming for small gaps, the faster you go, the longer but slimmer you become. So faster = betterer, especially when filtering into oncoming traffic.

Really? I'd change your name to 'Deathwish' if I were you..

If you feel the urge to filter, it should be done slowly so as to give you time to react to any change in the traffic.[/quote]

Or go so fast, that you beat any change in traffic