Not sure... best or worst everyday maneuver I've seen

[daemonoid]

Was on the A413 today in my cage (little ford ka), just where it meets the A40. Accelerated away from the lights fairly briskly up to 50 with a bmw x5 on the inside pretty much matching me. Out of nowhere a bike (didn't catch the make never mind the model - but it was a commuter hack with a top box) but it flew in between me and the X5 - we were so close though he had to jink between the wing mirrors just like i do at about 10mph when filtering.

One hell of a skilled maneuver at the pace he was going (70-80 I'd estimate) but can't imagine there's too many of them left in him!
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[m0l0t0v]

[Feasty]

I think about doing this every day! The number of times I'm in the right hand lane of a dual carriageway stuck behind a car that refuses to go faster than a car in the inside left next to them is infuriating, however personally it's just too much of a risk so I stay behind until the traffic slows enough for me to filter through...

On another note, being a biker and seeing a Ford Ka in front of me trying* to outdo a BMW X5 would automatically make me roll my eyes and try to get past the Ka as quickly as possible. Are KA's even allowed in the 'fast lane'!?


* I'm not saying you were doing this by the way...
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[daemonoid]

It's a short stretch of dual carriageway, 3 lanes towards a roundabout and we'd just left the lights. I normally accelerate quicker than most despite my puny car then switch to the middle so i can hit my turn off, but this time the X5 matched me up the inside - think he was turning right so we both wanted each others lane.

It was just the gap at the speed. Imagine filtering at 30 through very tight stationary traffic - hard enough, but then adding 50mph to everyone's speed! The X5 was in the middle lane so the bike could've gone up the inside of him which might've been easier although equally as illegal.

Wouldn't call him stupid biker, just ballsy and the 'jiggle' between the mirrors reminded me of my own movements just done a lot more deftly at speed.
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[daemonoid]

[m0l0t0v]

Undertaking isn't illegal

The speed is however!
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[fra-zzr]

might be wrong but i thought undertaking was legal but illadvised?
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[daemonoid]

[m0l0t0v]

Undertaking is perfectly legal. It's just not recommended and frowned upon. If they were to pull you over for other things though, speed, dangerous driving they can use it as evidence and to back things up.

But undertaking, within the speed limits is entirely legal

Considering I've undertaken quite a few police cars on dual carriageways and motorways and never been pulled would also say something I'm sure.
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[tzr]

You forget your speed sometimes, I've been filtering through stationary motorway traffic only to look down at see 50/60mph on the clocks.
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[bikedemon99]

I know what your saying about bikes filtering too fast and we all fall foul of it from time to time, last week before I got the flu I was filtering and clipped mirrors and there was an immediate beep from the car but I was already gone so yep I was going to fast and miss judged the width of my big Rickman fairing with the mirrors at car wing mirror height, oops.
I bet the drivers was saying "f*"king bikers
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[thx1138]

I've filtered my way along the A421 during heavy roadworks, from the west ide of the M1, heading eastt. Happily overtaking all the cars, until it gets to the last few hundred yards, where it's just too tight, too dicey, and no room to filter. Pull into the line of traffic, and watch astounded at acourier who carried on going past at 30+ between the trucks, with a fag papers space either side of the mirrors.

[swiftb]

Im pretty sure it is highly illegal to undertake, unless in slow moving traffic where the lane you are undertaking is stationary, or when somebody is turning right across the carriageway, then you can. It states about this somewhere in the highway code i think. Ive always been under the impression its illegal anyways

[daemonoid]

[m0l0t0v]

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[swiftb]

Well i'l be damned
I always had it in my head it was actually illegal, my mrs even plays fuck with ppl who do it when were in the car together
I must admit to doing it myself now and then if some 'lane hogging' mo fo really winds me up, tho I would never have done it if plod were about as i'd expect to get pulled and shafted for it. I still think if you did in in front of a traffic cop, he would shaft you for 'without due care' or something similar, but i'l carry on trying my best not to find out!

[Graham88]

Wow, that's a cool thing to know that it's not illegal, I do it to prove a point to middle lane hoggers but always thought I'd be in the wrong. Cheers

[hmmmnz]

that doesnt sound too bad,
ive done the same thing but clipped both mirrors of both cars,
not a good look
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[m0l0t0v]

[D O G]

Meh.

Splitting between two cars which are right next to each other is pretty 'safe' IMO. They are very unliklely to close the gap between themselves to the extent I would not be able to get through, and you can observe their behaviour for a few seconds before taking the decision to go through if you are a bit unsure.

Used to split between cars at an indicated 100 on the M3 regularly, when the cars were doing 65-80. Never had a brown trouser moment.

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