For all you city filterers

flat spot · World Chat Champion Joined: 29 Aug 2003 Karma :

https://www.motorbikestoday.com/news/Articles/filtering_law.htm

Makes a change.

Paivi · World Chat Champion Joined: 30 Sep 2005 Karma :

You'd think they'd bother to spell it correctly.

Davis v Schrogin is how it's known as.
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Jenkinz · Scooby Slapper Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Karma :

Good to know, was filtering through town today and was going past a police car, was a bit wary and made sure I went the right way round the traffic island.

Am I right in thinking that your allowed to filter past traffic even if its on a double whites in the middle of the road as long as there going less than 10mph and its safe to do so?
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highland biker · Spanner Monkey Joined: 17 Nov 2007 Karma :

Good news

shame im too much of a pussy to filter Embarassed

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Bofh5 · World Chat Champion Joined: 25 Oct 2007 Karma :

bout bloody time !!!
i filter every day to and from work and some of the things cagers do takes a lot to be believed.

This needs to be made very public so that car drivers are made fully aware then they will be more inclined to look and look again when stopped or crawling.

Ask any car driver (non biker) and they will tell you that you are breaking the law by filtering. I get abused often by twats who then wind their windows up and pretend they didn't say anything when you approach them.

Passengers leaping out of cars is one of the best. I was so close to an accident involving once of these muppets recently.

I was filtering towards a set of lights 300 yds or so down the road when 50 yds in front a passenger door just gets flung open and this tosser gets out.
He then proceeded to do an impression of a goldfish (vacant expression and mouth opening and closing) as he turned and looked at where the blaring horn was coming from....me.

a second or so later and either he'd of opened the door straight into the side of me or i wouldn't have been able to stop in time.

i don't understand what gets into these strokers. If i'm in the car and about to open my door or the kids are getting out etc i always check. i don't want a nasty repair bill so i double check.

It's not f...ing rocket science.

I still think that everyone going for any kind of driving license should be made to do a CBT first so they are more aware of other road users.

Rant over....apologies for long bitching post
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st3v3 · Super Spammer Joined: 16 Oct 2006 Karma :

[quote="Bofh5"
This needs to be made very public so that car drivers are made fully aware then they will be more inclined to look and look again when stopped or crawling.

Ask any car driver (non biker) and they will tell you that you are breaking the law by filtering. I get abused often by twats who then wind their windows up and pretend they didn't say anything when you approach them.[/quote]My dad (used to bike many years ago) says filtering is wrong and shouldn't be done, had a go at me once and I replied "show me anywhere it says it's illegal" but he couldn't. Thing is, that's him who used to bike; how many cagers that have never biked would know anything but this? Mad

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LeeR · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Karma :

I don't mean to burst anyone's bubble but this is a repost and the fact remains that although the judge in this particular case found in favour of the biker, each case will be assessed on it's merits.

I'm currently awaiting the outcome of a similar accident I had in October 07, and though my solicitor is well versed in case law, they pointed out the case of Davis & Schrogin although a precedent is not a change of law per se.

With regard to the legality of filtering the Highway code only offers the following information:

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Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

Out of interest, what is the deal with the hatched areas? Can you use them to overtake? I was riding through them overtaking standing traffic and am just wondering now whether that may have been unlawful?

LeeR · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Karma :

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Shay HTFC · World Chat Champion Joined: 18 Mar 2007 Karma :

Jenkinz · Scooby Slapper Joined: 08 Feb 2008 Karma :

Sounds legal or at least acceptable to me as long as your going slowly while doing it.
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LeeR · World Chat Champion Joined: 12 Dec 2006 Karma :

Personally I think the first point is subjective and therefore each to their own, sort it out if and when you get stopped for it referring to rule 130. On the second point I think it's largely black and white and will probably result in 3 points.
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leiba1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Karma :

I don't filter unless the traffic is absolutely stationary. But I still came unstuck when the passenger in a stopped car decided to get out as I was passing. It wasn't the classic 'drive into the door', he actually opened the door onto me and wedged me up against a parked car.

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leiba1 · Trackday Trickster Joined: 27 Apr 2007 Karma :

I was aiming to turn left at the traffic lights a few feet ahead of me. The parked car was illegally in my lane. I've learnt from it, I stay behind them in situations like that now. But looking at that ruling, we're in a no win situation when it comes to cars and illegal manoeuvres. The biker was taken down by a driver doing a U turn so he was on the other side of the traffic to me.