I'm glad to have started a nice little thread on here and I would like to say on the subject of filtering that I am firmly in the camp of it being one of the joys of two wheels. That said, I do stick to the 20 20 rule and in fact mostly only filter carefully through standing traffic at walking pace.

I am a cager as well as a commuting/touring scooter rider. As we ride on two wheels we respect other riders when we are in the cage . Most cagers have never experienced two wheels so they are obviously jealous that we can make progress whilst they are in standing traffic or crawling along. If I choose to use the car then I accept the queuing/stationary traffic that's my choice but I would not hold up any two wheelers progress.

I wonder if it's really because non bikers don't even realise that it's legal, and a perfectly acceptable way of riding?
They just see it as against their perception of the highway code...

Deeping wrote:

gn2 wrote:Folk like that are best given a vigorous ignoring to.
Or a well aimed boot depending on your preference.

Why make yourself more of an idiot than the car driver? Criminal damage conviction is not going to help you get past these idiots.

I was thinking more of in the knackers after enticing aforesaid idiot out of his cage.
But my personal preference is the vigorous ignoring

I get more hassle from "bikers" than I do car drivers. Something about riding a scoot that pisses "bikers" off?

Recently I parked the PCX beside two bikes, on one was seated an instructor wearing a flip helmet and his pupil was on the other.
The instructor was taking his role very seriously indeed and setting a good example of proper "biker" conduct.
The reason I know how seriously he was taking his role was that he set an excellent example of staring off into the distance and totally ignoring the friendly scooter chap who insisted on saying hello.
Its really important that direct access candidates are quickly brought up to speed with these advanced "biker" techniques.

gn2 wrote:Recently I parked the PCX beside two bikes, on one was seated an instructor wearing a flip helmet and his pupil was on the other.
The instructor was taking his role very seriously indeed and setting a good example of proper "biker" conduct.
The reason I know how seriously he was taking his role was that he set an excellent example of staring off into the distance and totally ignoring the friendly scooter chap who insisted on saying hello.
Its really important that direct access candidates are quickly brought up to speed with these advanced "biker" techniques.

I usually get a nod from instructors if they're not too busy herding suicidal learners past busy junctions.

Yep, most instructors are fairly friendly chaps out on the road.
Not this one.

I had an incedent a few days ago while putting my helmet on after stopping at a shop on my way to work. A car drove slowly past, the driver glaring at me and pointing. What was that all about? I wasn't even moving!