Filtering speeds / how fast do you go ?.

Ah doesn't show it too well in the video but at 1:16 the car on the right was slowly creeping to the left and the gap was quite small so didnt want to clock his mirror and if you look at 1:35 my mirrors JUST miss the guy on the left.... Just realised that I shout at someone at 3:45 to "get the **** over" as they were hogging the lane...

Originally Posted by Spank86

depends how quick you can stop.

the lorries can only move closer while they're travelling along road so if you're moving at a faster or slower speed they should collide infront or behind you.


Let me know how that works.

This is true, and like i said i have done it. I do it all the time at slow speeds, but we are talking about the 55mph situation here. I still insist that if a lorry tyre blew up next to you it would knock you sideways into the other lorry. I mean you might be lucky, but have you seen a lorry blow out? And have you seen the results of anything vs a lorry?

On that note, a little tip for noobs here: If you are riding along a fast road and you start smelling burning rubber, it is likely a vehicle infront of you is having a tyre failure. Locked lorry wheel etc... Watch out.

Ill only do it now if I'm really really impatient or am on a complete loony ride. But if im on a loony ride i usually go nowhere near dual carriageway/motorway, Too many police!

If you're directly beside the tyre when it blows I doubt it'll matter if you're filtering or not.

If you're not directly next to the tyre I'd rather be moving a lot quicker or slower than the lorry than holding position alongside it.


I certainly wouldnt want to be directly behind it unless the driver really knows what he's doing.

Originally Posted by Woogie

Ah doesn't show it too well in the video but at 1:16 the car on the right was slowly creeping to the left and the gap was quite small so didnt want to clock his mirror and if you look at 1:35 my mirrors JUST miss the guy on the left.... Just realised that I shout at someone at 3:45 to "get the **** over" as they were hogging the lane...

I see it now!

[MisterTommyH]

I was taught the 20+20 rule mentioned earlier and tend to stick to this.

So I'm never filtering when the traffic is going more than 20mph and I'm never going more than 20mph faster than the traffic I'm filtering through.

Doesn't seem very safe doing more than that to me, any faster and I wouldn't be confident that I'd be able to avoid any idiots that try to block my way

[keith_d]

I try to stick to around 30. My reasoning being that if a car does something stupid when I'm doing thirty, I've got a fair chance of either a) spotting it in time or b) surviving the collision.

One thing to watch for is when traffic first hits a queue. For some reason when they see a queue lots of drivers feel the need to change lanes, without looking or indicating! So, don't trust the buggers until they're nicely settled in their lanes.

Keith.

[NTECUK]

The A14 makes for some interesting filtering .esp 3 bikes .

[Biker Biggles]

Originally Posted by keith_d

I try to stick to around 30. My reasoning being that if a car does something stupid when I'm doing thirty, I've got a fair chance of either a) spotting it in time or b) surviving the collision.

One thing to watch for is when traffic first hits a queue. For some reason when they see a queue lots of drivers feel the need to change lanes, without looking or indicating! So, don't trust the buggers until they're nicely settled in their lanes.

Keith.

Agreed.If they are stationary you get good warning of lane changers,but its when they are slowing or speeding up after a q that they really dodge about.

Originally Posted by Biker Biggles

Agreed.If they are stationary you get good warning of lane changers,but its when they are slowing or speeding up after a q that they really dodge about.

This is very good advice for newer or inexperienced riders. There's a lot more to (safe) filtering than meets the eye.

Great video Woogie - high quality bit of 'buh bye traffic' work

Judicious yet liberal horn pipping is one of my filtering favourites, especially in rush hour A406 traffic. Sure people occasionally get ****ed off, but at least they know you're there!