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davylynne
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PostPosted: 13:44 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Look before you lane-split! Reply with quote
Whilst pootling down the bike lane on the A14 this morning another bike came up the Godmanchester slip road. It disappeared from my view behind a convoy of lorries before popping out from in front of the lorry just few bike lengths ahead without stopping to take a look.

Its pretty rare to find another bike lane splitting at the same point but it does happen so please look!

Can you image all those car drivers p*ssing themselves with laughter if we'd collided? Now that would be embarrasing...

I think the bike's registration began HF02 or KF02, I wasn't really looking at the plate. They had a pillion on.

Sorry - that's not supposed to be a name-and-shame... just wanted said person to know! Thanks.

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ncrn
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PostPosted: 13:50 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeh I can vouch for the whole look before you move thing, I missed one shoulder check whilst filtering through Bristol on sunday and nearly got wiped out by a citreon driving through a bus lane.. Sick
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bazza
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PostPosted: 16:00 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Re: Look before you lane-split! Reply with quote
davylynne wrote:
lane splitting


ITYM Filtering.

HTH. HANFD.
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Feasty
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PostPosted: 16:08 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Re: Look before you lane-split! Reply with quote
bazza wrote:
davylynne wrote:
lane splitting


ITYM Filtering.

HTH. HANFD.


KPRM riding, HHD MMSP and then KLP.
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chris-red
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PostPosted: 16:12 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I always check before filtering, I would rather hit a car than a bike, cars look softer.
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davylynne
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PostPosted: 16:21 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
I've only ever collided with another bike.. Actually it collided with me. The mouth of the junction I was stopping at was about 30ft wide and he still managed to run into the back of me!

At least it wasn't a 4x4...
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Finglonga
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PostPosted: 16:54 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Re: Look before you lane-split! Reply with quote
davylynne wrote:
Whilst pootling down the bike lane on the A14


What's a bike lane? Never seen one before.https://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/finglonga/Finglonga%20Inc/ne_nau.gif
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davylynne
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PostPosted: 17:10 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
The bit between the cars. I must admit they didn't give them much thought when they were designed. All those slippery white lines and cats eyes right in the middle...
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Finglonga
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PostPosted: 17:51 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
davylynne wrote:
The bit between the cars. I must admit they didn't give them much thought when they were designed. All those slippery white lines and cats eyes right in the middle...


Pray tell, who told you they were a bike lane?
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kitty kat
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PostPosted: 19:42 - 06 Nov 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
OMG I thought that bit was just for me, and those bits with the dotted lines and the diagonal lines in the middle, are they not bike lanes either Question
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Sir Black Pig
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PostPosted: 13:22 - 08 Nov 2007    Post subject: Re: Look before you lane-split! Reply with quote
davylynne wrote:
lane splitting


bazza wrote:


ITYM Filtering.

HTH. HANFD.


beanfeast wrote:


KPRM riding, HHD MMSP and then KLP.


WTF? Mr. Green
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Sir Black Pig
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PostPosted: 13:23 - 08 Nov 2007    Post subject: Re: Look before you lane-split! Reply with quote
davylynne wrote:
lane splitting


bazza wrote:


ITYM Filtering.

HTH. HANFD.


beanfeast wrote:


KPRM riding, HHD MMSP and then KLP.


WTF? Mr. Green
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