I commute on a scooter through london and what pisses me off is when someone on a bigger bike who has just plonked himself in front going slowly. My motto with filtering is, if someones making quicker progress then you, pull in and let them pass. I do it all the time with the big bikes, but they never reciprocate, thinking hes just another scooter twat.
I will apologise ahmedf for not for making it clear that i do move over when safe to do so to let people overtake while filtering, the riders i mean are the ones wearing shell suits and crosser helmets thinking they are the next Valentino Rossi putting themselves and other people in danger. If you fall into that category then what can i say!
i voted the elderly, this might be something to do with a senile old c#nt reversing into my car last week causing a grands worth of damage grrrr.
I think they can all be a nightmare. They all go so slowly it makes me have to go fast just to get in front of them. My biggest thing is anyone who just launches themselves in my path with no regard for how the hell I am supposed to not hit them.
I'm with you on that - slow filterers need adding to the list. Not too bad on a short stretch but when there's miles of standing traffic as there often is on the A12/M11, for example, it's annoying getting stuck behind one. Fair enough that they're concentrating on looking ahead for lane jumpers but an occasional use of the mirrors wouldn't go amiss. On the flip side though, if there's someone who looks like they can filter at a reasonable pace then I will often let them go ahead even if I filter faster, as I'd rather follow someone else and let them take the risk of getting taken out by some numpty. I call them 'forgers', and they can come in quite handy particularly if it's a courier going home on a night!
A grumpy thread! I'm good at these! 1. I'm with you people who get unimpressed by people who put their fog lights on if it's vaguely misty. They're not mist lights. 2. Most scooter riders in London. If I had a penny for number of times I've filtered to the front of the queue and a scooter rider has gambolled playfully into the cyclists' box and stopped in front of me...'Hello! Honda Fireblade here! Compare the numbers!' 3. Stuck in a motorway queue at night and drivers who sit with foot on the brake, leaving the red light boring into my corneas. Use the hand brake! 4. Those who do not understand that both lanes 2 and 3 on motorways are overtaking lanes. And, to balance things, my own occasional absentmindedness whilst riding irritates me!
A grumpy thread! I'm good at these! 1. I'm with you people who get unimpressed by people who put their fog lights on if it's vaguely misty. They're not mist lights. 2. Most scooter riders in London. If I had a penny for number of times I've filtered to the front of the queue and a scooter rider has gambolled playfully into the cyclists' box and stopped in front of me...'Hello! Honda Fireblade here! Compare the numbers!' 3. Stuck in a motorway queue at night and drivers who sit with foot on the brake, leaving the red light boring into my corneas. Use the hand brake! 4. Those who do not understand that both lanes 2 and 3 on motorways are overtaking lanes. And, to balance things, my own occasional absentmindedness whilst riding irritates me!
