Driving down the middle of the road...
Posted: Mon Sep 12, 2011 7:07 pm
Hi
I have a question which has been bugging me for a while. I am not a motocyclist and thererfore do not know what is allowed and what is not. So here we go, this might be a longer one but appreciate any answer which may clarify this for me:
Sometimes when i stand in traffic or when the traffic is moving slowly or when queuing at traffic lights, on a multi-lane road, motorcycles drive down the middle of the traffic in order to get to thefront or to simply overtake. They do not however drive on the right hand side of the very right hand lane but they go between the waiting traffic often 'pushing' the bike in order to avoid car mirrors. Sometimes when the gap between the cars is too narrow ahead the go in front of a waiting car in order to get onto the left or right of the 'obstruction'.
Whenever i see that i think it looks very dangerous. Especially when the traffic is moviing. After all as a car driver you do not expect someone to come up between you and the car next to you. You might if moving go slightly further over to the right or turn without looking to your right in that case and then hitting the cycle.
Is this legal?
I have a question which has been bugging me for a while. I am not a motocyclist and thererfore do not know what is allowed and what is not. So here we go, this might be a longer one but appreciate any answer which may clarify this for me:
Sometimes when i stand in traffic or when the traffic is moving slowly or when queuing at traffic lights, on a multi-lane road, motorcycles drive down the middle of the traffic in order to get to thefront or to simply overtake. They do not however drive on the right hand side of the very right hand lane but they go between the waiting traffic often 'pushing' the bike in order to avoid car mirrors. Sometimes when the gap between the cars is too narrow ahead the go in front of a waiting car in order to get onto the left or right of the 'obstruction'.
Whenever i see that i think it looks very dangerous. Especially when the traffic is moviing. After all as a car driver you do not expect someone to come up between you and the car next to you. You might if moving go slightly further over to the right or turn without looking to your right in that case and then hitting the cycle.
Is this legal?