Filtering

[Grahamm]

In London you really don't want to do that, instead filter to the front and if you get there early in the traffic lights phase and there is room before the pedestrians bit, manouvre your bike on front of one of the cars at the head of the queue, this allows other bikers to filter to the front and get in 'pole position' as it were. I know this might sound aggressive and maybe it shouldn't be reccomended, but bikers in London do it anyway and cagers are resigned to it.

I have only rarely ridden in London, but when I do, I just make sure I get out of the way of the bikers who want to do this sort of thing.

[Dave48]

60+ million people; 35million road vehicles- with the biggest percentage in Greater London/SE England. As a Londoner(by birth) & a Midlander by circumstance I am very glad I don't have to commute by any means of transport anymore. I am one lucky f****r who can ride for pleasure nowadays-mostly heading west of Brum for the joys of Welsh roads. As a retiree(& ex long distance cage,van & truck driver & two-wheel rider-including cycles & reluctant pedestrian!)) I can see the difficulties each group of road users has to face. Sadly its impossible to remove the selfish thoughtless incompetent & downright dangerous road "sharers"-but as motorcyclists we are at least aware of the dangers out there & guess we need to be entirely selfish regarding self-preservation. Theres no hard & fast rules that cover every scenario. Just have to apply commonsense! :eek

[helen]

I don't have to filter very often, but have noticed that these days more and more cars do seem to move over, create more space for you and generally acknowledge the presence of motorbikes on the road. Dunno if it's because they spend more time in traffic jams these days or what, but it has made riding the bike much more pleasurable