Filtering speeds / how fast do you go ?.

I usually only filter in first gear. If the traffic is moving fast enough to be in second or higher then I won't bother.

[NTECUK]

I use the London bus lanes and a holographic projection of agy

Originally Posted by Spank86

Depends on the day and how comfortable I feel.

I usually obey my rule that I won't filter at or near the speed limit however much I want to but I've been known to do it at 50 or below if theres a decent gap between cars.

Usually though it's 30 and down for safetys sake, even if I DO do it at higher speeds it's not for long.

You liar! Last Sunday you were filtering at 90+ on the A3!

Thankyou for posting my speed in kph again but I still think you're exggerating slightly.


Like I said usually and not for long, and only in the interests of insanity and pratting about.

[Balky001]

In my A13 commuting days filtering did get a bit mental but I do enjoy a nice A road filtering session ocassionally at legal speeds

[andrewsmith]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

Yeah don't see much point of filtering when traffic is moving at the speed limit if I'm just going somewhere, the risk vs reward equation of extra progress or chance of getting a pull doesn't work out for me.

This!

I have had to filter at 50+ on the M6 around the Liverpool, Manc, M62 debacle where road rules seem to be unheard of (that or be squashed)

Till now I considered myself as a guy who filters but I don't any more .

I filter only if cars are either completely stationery (in city) or moving bellow 10mph or so (basically almost not moving and this only on highways).

What scares me a lot is watching other guys filtering between two cars (next to each other) at 40mph in tunnels....I would need to have a new set of underpants ready to use to talk myself into this

[yorkie_chris]

That's safer than it looks. a) they can hear you b) they're less likely to pull into the side of the car than into you if you were just overtaking them normally and c) if they do start moving towards you just gas it.

Fair points, especially point b) makes a good sense. But still, I'm just a bit of a for this. And I'm even glad for that

[NTECUK]

I more on edge with slow to stationary.
1 pedestrians suddenly appear.
2 when gaps appear drives randomly swop lanes
3 people hope out on the passenger side..