I filter most days as its dual carriageway for the 5 miles in.
My speed through stationary is 20-30 mph (dictated by the rider in front) and upto 40 in moving. Above 40 back into the traffic flow.
I have filtered on the m6 around Liverpool and Manc at about 50 when the Liverpool suburbs (North Wales) have went to the football. Somedays, I do go "ah f*** it!!" and sit in the chains of traffic.
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Originally Posted by Lozzo
What bugs me about filtering in rush hour is the hordes of "go nowhere adventurous" BMW GS riders in their BMW Dakar style textiles and Schuberth lids going into London - none of them use the huge alloy panniers that are built to traverse Africa, but they're always fitted - as a consequence they can't get through the gaps. That doesn't stop them from blocking every available route through the cars for other bikes though, and they really take offence when four letter expletives are thrown their way as they're told to eff off out of the way to make room for people who can ride a decent bike properly. The BMW GS... the biking equivalent of the Chelsea Tractor Range Rover, complete with clueless pilot.
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But I agree with a few on the scooter nutters and make sure I'm well ahead or well behind them, and those BMW Smugmoblies with panniers *sniggers*