Would you undertake here ? - SV650.org

13-03-07, 07:47 PM

2 lanes to a T junction with lights, RH lane is always full, LH lane is always empty, can't filter on the outside 'cos its too narrow and on a LH bend, so I sit like a pillock behind a 100 yard queue in the RH lane, every day for 3 years.

Why don't I sneak through on the empty inside lane and nip into the front of the RH lane at the lights

? I don't know, but something is stopping me, is there some unwritten taboo about this situation ? I've never seen another motorbike sneak through, but pushbikes and scooters always do !

13-03-07, 07:49 PM

probably shouldnt but i would 100%.

13-03-07, 08:06 PM

without a doubt, but with my wits about me and if the lights were red

Rich · 13-03-07, 08:09 PM

Go for it, just be causious though and watch out for pesky peds. I can't see much wrong with it!

13-03-07, 08:09 PM

If it's a stationary line of traffic, it's not technically undertaking, is it? Nowt wrong with positioning yourself advantageously.
I'd do it, and probably did it on a daily basis on my commute.
Just watch out for the twonk who decides they wanted to go left after all....

13-03-07, 08:09 PM

Definitely

(keeping an eye for laney-changey types of course)

Sid Squid · 13-03-07, 08:14 PM

Yes.

Absolutely no reason not to, the usual checks and cautions apply of course, no more and certainly no less than when one makes any other manoeuvre or overtake.

13-03-07, 08:18 PM

Here's what I would do:

Mirror check, shoulder check, down a gear or two, bimble past the traffic to the front of the queue and stop infront of the car at the head of the queue and make a bit of noise to make the dirver know I am there.

Then be the first away

Matt

13-03-07, 08:34 PM

Yeah, I would.
You could always not go right to the front, if that would put you too far out into the road you are joining. Stop a car or two or three back wherever the best looking gap / softest looking driver is.

And assume that someone is definitely going to pull out from the queue at the last second. You just have to guess who it will be

13-03-07, 08:38 PM

I would but slowly and carefully

13-03-07, 07:47 PM	#1
oldjack Guest Posts: n/a	Would you undertake here ? 2 lanes to a T junction with lights, RH lane is always full, LH lane is always empty, can't filter on the outside 'cos its too narrow and on a LH bend, so I sit like a pillock behind a 100 yard queue in the RH lane, every day for 3 years. Why don't I sneak through on the empty inside lane and nip into the front of the RH lane at the lights ? I don't know, but something is stopping me, is there some unwritten taboo about this situation ? I've never seen another motorbike sneak through, but pushbikes and scooters always do !

13-03-07, 07:49 PM	#2
p90ade Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Would you undertake here ? probably shouldnt but i would 100%.

13-03-07, 08:06 PM	#3
John 675 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Would you undertake here ? without a doubt, but with my wits about me and if the lights were red

13-03-07, 08:09 PM	#4
Rich Member Mega Poster Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 1,089	Re: Would you undertake here ? Go for it, just be causious though and watch out for pesky peds. I can't see much wrong with it! __________________ RIP Hovis - Unlucky Boyo

13-03-07, 08:09 PM	#5
CoolGirl Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Would you undertake here ? If it's a stationary line of traffic, it's not technically undertaking, is it? Nowt wrong with positioning yourself advantageously. I'd do it, and probably did it on a daily basis on my commute. Just watch out for the twonk who decides they wanted to go left after all....

13-03-07, 08:09 PM	#6
the white rabbit Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Would you undertake here ? Definitely (keeping an eye for laney-changey types of course)

13-03-07, 08:14 PM	#7
Sid Squid No, I don't lend tools. Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Skunk Works, Nth London Posts: 8,680	Re: Would you undertake here ? Yes. Absolutely no reason not to, the usual checks and cautions apply of course, no more and certainly no less than when one makes any other manoeuvre or overtake. __________________ If an SV650 has a flat tyre in the forest and no-one is there to blow it up, how long will it be 'til someone posts that the reg/rec is duff and the world will end unless a CBR unit is fitted? A little bit of knowledge = a dangerous thing. "a deathless anthem of nuclear-strength romantic angst"

13-03-07, 08:18 PM	#8
Alpinestarhero Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Would you undertake here ? Here's what I would do: Mirror check, shoulder check, down a gear or two, bimble past the traffic to the front of the queue and stop infront of the car at the head of the queue and make a bit of noise to make the dirver know I am there. Then be the first away Matt

13-03-07, 08:34 PM	#9
mac99 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Would you undertake here ? Yeah, I would. You could always not go right to the front, if that would put you too far out into the road you are joining. Stop a car or two or three back wherever the best looking gap / softest looking driver is. And assume that someone is definitely going to pull out from the queue at the last second. You just have to guess who it will be

13-03-07, 08:38 PM	#10
600+ Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Would you undertake here ? I would but slowly and carefully