There are some proper idiots out there...

[andyscooter]

Held up Because they then have to overtake again which isn't always possible straight away

Making them overtake aggressively which puts you in danger
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[wristjob]

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[Pigeon]

Traffic lights are there to re-enact the standing 1/4 mile. Everyone goes on orange.

[Billy Balthorpe]

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2 seconds after its green and you still have not moved off?
someone is going to kill you.
if you filter to the front its your civic duty to be ready to go as it goes green .if you are one of those twats who gets surprised by the lights changing and then has to get into gear then moves off . just stay off the roads.[/quote]

No you fucking idiot, I go straight away, they wait a second to start going after I move off, otherwise they would be tailgating dangerously close and rear end me.

Fucking hell I am starting to think you are all nobikes.[/quote]

My question is. Do you use your bike primarily for hooning around with 10 of your mates and having a laugh, seeing who can get to the chippy first, etc, or do you use it because its a cheap way of getting to work?
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[Billy Balthorpe]

Is it me, or has it gone very quiet?
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[BumpingUglys]

Way I see it; filtering to the front brings about a moral obligation to get out the way as soon as, and not impede the rest of the traffics progress.

If you're fannying about in front of a line of traffic at 29mph getting prissy about the speed limit after rudeing a 4 minute queue, then you have no business being there in the first place.
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[andyscooter]

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[Tamsin]

There are a lot of idiots out there, and as we know quite a few in here too

[Petemate]

Fully agree regarding getting out of the way asap once at the front when the lights change. I KNOW it is wrong to set off on red & amber but I do and even on my little 233cc jobbie, I have long gone before the cars at the front (frequently observed in my mirrors with a quick glance) have even started moving.

PS I always give a 'thank you' gesture to everyone who moves over for me. It's nice to see so many drivers actually aware of what is going on around them.
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2008 Saab 9-3 1.9 Tid 150 Vector Sport estate
2005 Stirling Eccles Topaz 2-berth

[M.C]

[Suntan Sid]

Pistonheads!

[Dave_80]

Ive not had anyone try to block me yet but if I'm filtering at lights I try to wait until everything is stopped anyway.

I tend to get the angry bellends who don't like it and accelerate as hard as they can to try and get in front of me,is it wrong to give them false hope before pinning it?

My bike doesn't look much and in the grand scheme of bikes I suppose it isn't,but you will still need to be in something pretty special to beat it from a standing start!not like the woman who was all over the road trying to catch me in her people carrier or the goon in a x5 who had his car screaming to keep up,then I got into second...
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[Hawkeye1250FA]

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[Hawkeye1250FA]

Driving this morning instead of riding.

Came across a BMW tw@t tailgating a motorcyclist (that was stuck behind another car!).

M/C moved back to the left lane to get out of his way and he pootled past about 5mph faster than they were going in the first place!!! What was the point???

So I gave him some of his own medicine.

From his gesticulating and weaving, he really didn't like being tailgated one little bit! He tried slowing down and moving into the left lane.
He tried booting it, he had no chance.
When the traffic slowed I pulled next to him with every intention of giving him a bollocking... But his lane moved faster and I never got to him.

If they dont like being tailgated when they are in their nice warm safe metal security blankets... Why do they think its okay to do it to someone on a bike! grrr.

[bigdom86]

have you guys had anyone lunge at you with their car from oncoming traffic whilst filtering through two lanes? many parts of london all bikes just filter down the middle safely, but every now and again you get someone from oncoming traffic swerve at you to make you move over

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