Etiquette when filtering

I dont think this one has been mentioned. Not strictly your filtering but it will help others

When slowing for a red light that will make you first in the queue, stop about a bikes length back from the line. this will give space for anyone filtering and also allows you room to safely get out of the way from any vehicle approaching too fast.

[timwilky]

Filter?, queues?. sounds like you lot need to find roads where the car/mile needs to be measured in fractions. Get out your towns and ride on nice open roads

[yorkie_chris]

Originally Posted by timwilky

Filter?, queues?. sounds like you lot need to find roads where the car/mile needs to be measured in fractions. Get out your towns and ride on nice open roads

Always nice, but I don't think leeds university fancy upping sticks and shifting somewhere more pleasant.

Anyway, riding in traffic can be good fun.

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by Baph

That kind of implies that the gap wasn't there to start with, if you have to find it upon arrival at the front of the queue.

i don't know about you but when i've filtered down the side of queues over a mile long down A roads, it's very hard to see the gap at the front, or even where the front is

in the short term you shouldn't start to filter unless you can see a gap, to get back into, but if while you're filtering and you see another gap further ahead just go for that one, or the next one, or the next one...

anyway, you knew what i meant

[yorkie_chris]

I want to try a commute on your KTM

[the_lone_wolf]

Originally Posted by yorkie_chris

I want to try a commute on your KTM

high riding position = excellent view

wide bars = lots of broken wing mirrors

Originally Posted by nakedblue650

Today I filtered between two rows (up the middle ) of traffic to a red light on a one way system, safe in the knowledge that the cars at the head of the queues were not over zealous Ferarri or Lambo owners, to be greetd by another biker in the opposite direction shaking his head vigourously at me!

Have I breached an unwritten rule or something?

No, he was probably on a BMW and jealous of your superior bike and ability to easily get it through a gap narrower than 50 feet.