Aussie commuting traffic is fastest and safest in Perth and the worst in Sydney, according to a new statistical analysis... Read More
(Sponsored post on lane splitting for our North American readers) Lane-splitting is the act of riding a motorcycle between the... Read More
If you think Australian road rules and lane filtering rules vary substantially between states, how about the USA where the only two states with lane splitting have completely different rules! California has now been joined by Utah which has recently legalised lane splitting, while several more states are considering lane-splitting... Read More
Roadside signs, advertising billboards or electronic mobile signs on busy commuter routes advising motorists that lane filtering is legal would... Read More
Lane filtering around trucks can be dangerous simply because riders can be invisible to the truck driver, even if you... Read More
The father of a young rider who was rammed from behind by a driver who had previously tried to block him from legally lane filtering says road rage against riders is on the rise. Daniel Lee of Brisbane says his 23-year-old son, Lucas, was “rammed up the butt” by the... Read More
Charges against a driver who is shown in a video and photograph to swerve toward legally lane-filtering riders have stalled... Read More
Just when will drivers learn that lane filtering is now legal? This latest video of a driver trying to hit... Read More
The Australian Capital Territory today (October 9, 2018) joins much of Australia with permanent motorcycle lane-filtering rules after a successful 30-month trial period. However, fines and demerit points for lane filtering offences have still not been detailed. During the trial period, no fines were issued. We will update readers when penalty details... Read More
Forty months after NSW allowed riders to lane filter and the laws have since spread throughout the country, drivers are... Read More
Motorcycle riders should be able to filtering between traffic and the kerb like cyclists, lane filtering fines should be lowered... Read More
A simple lane filtering rule change could save the lives of riders who filter to the front of traffic at the lights and then take off immediately on the green. That’s what most lane-filtering riders do. However, they run the risk of being hit by vehicles from the side running a... Read More
Riders have been urged to challenge lane filtering fines in court to press the point that they are confusing and... Read More
“Signs, signs, everywhere are signs, blocking up the scenery, breaking my mind, do this, don’t do that, can’t you read... Read More
The most dangerous place to ride a motorcycle is in traffic, according to statistics, but it can still be fun and you can do a lot to stay safe. Traffic is dangerous: There are many vehicles close to you that may not see you; there is more oil on the... Read More
The video below shows the danger to lane filtering riders of a driver who gets out of their vehicle while stopped... Read More
Have you copped tyre punctures while filtering through traffic? You’re not alone, according to Queensland Motorcycle Breakdown Service. They have... Read More
South Australian riders and representative groups want to join most of the rest of Australia, California, Asia and Europe in legalising lane filtering for motorcycles and scooters. The group, called Ride to Review (RTR), has drafted a Lane Filtering Submission which is now being made public. RTR Spokesman Tim Kelly says... Read More
California is the first US state to allow lane splitting, with riders possibly allowed to split lanes at up to 50mph... Read More
Edge filtering will never be allowed across all states so long as Queensland – the only state that permits the... Read More
Australia seems no closer to getting uniform lane filtering rules, judging from the comments of state ministers and shadow ministers about our recent reader poll. The top reader responses from the more than 2500 votes cast in our poll were calls for more driver education about the benefits of lane filtering for... Read More
Drivers are still not understanding new rules that allow riders to filter to the front at traffic lights leading to... Read More
While Australia has largely embraced lane filtering over the past two years, the US has been moving slowly toward lane... Read More
The year of 2015 will go down as one of the best for Australian motorcyclists in a long time with significant law and road rule advances plus more to come in 2016. The first advance this year was the further introduction of lane filtering in Queensland and the start of... Read More
Signs showing riders where legal lane filtering ends and recommences are being erected in Victorian cities to mark the beginning of the... Read More
As lane filtering becomes legal in more Australian and American states, drivers are expected to become more jealous but less... Read More
Now that lane filtering (or lane splitting as it’s called in the USA) is becoming legal in more and more places, drivers may want to get in on the action. READ ABOUT LANE FILTERING LAWS Well, maybe they can with this concept car called the Lane Splitter. It’s like something... Read More
Riders and their representatives have called for an education campaign for all motorists to alert them to the new rules... Read More
If you think Australian road rules vary between states, how about the USA where five states are considering lane-filtering rules... Read More
As NSW and Queensland accept lane filtering as a traffic-jam buster, other states are idling over the issue and an American petition has been started. In the USA, California is the only state to allow lane filtering or splitting. On December 2, a petition to the Obama administration was started... Read More
A Californian university study has shown that riders involved in crashes while splitting lanes or filtering in traffic were much... Read More
California, which is the only state in the US that allows motorcycle lane-splitting, has just avoided nefarious attempts by the... Read More
From tomorrow, NSW will introduce lane-filtering laws and in three days a Queensland discussion paper that includes allowing different lane filtering rules will end. READ MY STORY HERE Australia has been a Federation since 1901, yet more than a century later we are still confusing motorists with laws that vary from... Read More
The mercury was bubbling at the old century mark and we were riding big faired Touring Harleys in stop-go traffic... Read More