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PostPosted: 22:41 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

depending on the gap i filter to the front and stay in the middle, i know i have the acceleration to be able to pull in front before the cars so its not a prob
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PostPosted: 22:52 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I filter to the front on my pedal bike.

Track stand whilst at the front and as soon as the lights change I f*ck off rather swiftly. Not caused me any problems yet but sometimes I feel a tw*t.
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PostPosted: 22:53 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't cross the white line so if there's a gap in front of the leading car then I'll go into it, if not I'll stay between them.


If it's at a light controlled pedestrian crossing then I stay a couple of cars back as it's illegal to 'overtake' the leading car at a pedestrian crossing.
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PostPosted: 23:08 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

God, yeah ... as often as possible Mr. Green

The only time I don't is if there are a pack of boy racers. Then I pootle at the back, and let them sit up the front and do that silly racy thing they like to do.

Otherwise, I snake my way through whenever I can ... twisting and trying not to catch my knuckles on wing mirrors.

If people see me coming, and pull over a bit to the left, I always make a point of smiling winsomely into their window and saying thank you.

So long as I can see when the light changes colour. I don't like it if I can't see that. Even if I have to crane my neck Laughing
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PostPosted: 23:10 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I jump red lights if it is safe to do so.
pussies.
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PostPosted: 23:13 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

hellkat wrote:

The only time I don't is if there are a pack of boy racers. Then I pootle at the back, and let them sit up the front and do that silly racy thing they like to do.


They are there for showing up...woman up Laughing Beat their asses Wink
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PostPosted: 23:14 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Whats the offence for going over the white line, and where there is a box infront for bikes does that include us .. ??? Thumbs Up Karma


Its called being a knob.. and no it doesnt include you..might do in some parts of london as motorbikes are allowed to use a few cycle lanes.
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PostPosted: 23:14 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was encouraged to filter a lot on my way back from my test by my instructor. Used to do it on lessons from time to time because my instructor knew I could make a quick getaway.

These days I judge the junction, traffic conditions, state of drivers around me and I filter where it feels safe to do so. I do it less when I'm out with Mrs angryjonny as she's less used to being cheeky. It's pointless filtering if I'm going to have to stop and wait for her to catch up. She's getting more aggressive though. Soon she'll be as naughty as she is in a car.
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PostPosted: 23:16 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

What do people do if they are filtering and the light turns green?

If you're say, 3 cars from the front, do you gun it or hang back?
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PostPosted: 23:17 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Mr. Green Laughing Laughing

lol @ Ariel, haha, yeah. Pussies!

I like trying to get down the middle of the two lines on Lower Thames Street, which is a proper bugger in the morning. Its really narrow and heavy traffic, always full of lorries. Most bikes go down the bicycle lane, but I hate having to do that, so if I possibly can, I go thru the middle, all the while telling myself "The bicycle lane is for PUSSIES!"

Only when its really dangerous/packed do I go down there.
I'll even sit not-at-the-front-of-the-lights, just to prove to myself that I'm not a bicycle-lane-using pussy.
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PostPosted: 23:20 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

##Paddy## wrote:
They are there for showing up...woman up Laughing Beat their asses Wink


LOL, but I don't trust them. They go off in all different directions, trying to prove they are the macho-est and fluffing their chicken strips. Fukkem.
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PostPosted: 23:21 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Cheers for that Pikey ...... Middle Finger


Laughing a pikey... wow, never been called that before, what on earth brings you to that conclusion Question
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PostPosted: 23:22 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

MonkeyKnuckle wrote:
What do people do if they are filtering and the light turns green?

If you're say, 3 cars from the front, do you gun it or hang back?


Nah, I usually hang back and drop in behind, until I can get a bit of a gap.
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PostPosted: 23:22 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

hellkat wrote:
##Paddy## wrote:
They are there for showing up...woman up Laughing Beat their asses Wink


LOL, but I don't trust them. They go off in all different directions, trying to prove they are the macho-est and fluffing their chicken strips. Fukkem.


TBH, you'd have me from the lights, and im not in a slow car... as long as you go straight..sorted Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 23:27 - 27 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

MonkeyKnuckle wrote:
What do people do if they are filtering and the light turns green?

If you're say, 3 cars from the front, do you gun it or hang back?


gun it to the front if there is room and no junctions coming up to T bone me
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PostPosted: 01:01 - 28 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I stop over the white line, in cycle boxes etc when I can.

I do not fancy being the meat in a two car sandwich because someone doesn't like me skipping the queue.

To quote the last old fuck that took offence and screamed at me for filtering:

"WHAT THE BLOODY HELL DO YOU THINK YOU'RE PLAYING AT!!! IT"S A RED LIGHT EVERYONES WAITING" after tooting and pulling up next to me.

Some people are mental and they are impossible to reason with because they don't have a clue and think they are right.

The reason it's done is to put me in a safer position. Obviously this assumes there is decent room between the white line and the actual junction.

Have good observations and you're unlikely to get caught. Just don't do it in front of traffic police.
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PostPosted: 01:41 - 28 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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N1 David, my exact point and thoughts ... Thumbs Up Karma


Just remember that the risk is 3 points and a 60 pound fine for using cycle boxes and going over the white line. Make sure there isn't a red light camera either. That is in the situation where police see you, then they actually care and also don't have something better to do. Then if you explain why you do it and that you've been a victim of road rage before and believe it's a safer position then they MIGHT be decent enough to just give you a telling off.

Also, when nipping in front of a queueing car, it could be worthwhile to take a look at the person that you're nipping in front. Some generalisations can be used to reduce the chance of picking the wrong person to nip in front of. In my experience, it has always been men who have gone out of their way to try and tell me off for filtering or whatever. I guess it's their ego or trying to be the alpha male or whatever. So it might be less likely a situation if you pulled in front of a middle aged woman instead of a man.

One of the biggest advantages of placing yourself at the front is there's no chance of anyone trying to race you, and for the next section of road there's no one to hold you up and dictate the speed that you do.
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PostPosted: 03:59 - 28 Jul 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

i use the footpath, so there is no need to filter,
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