Bäste kollegor på forumet - en trevlig hälsning till alla om att hålla en trevlig ton, så forumet kan vara ett konstruktivt ställe, vart vi kan diskutera MC frågor..
Det är en vanlig missuppfattning att man inte får rulla förbi köerna.
Här har SMC något att bita i. Att informera om vad det är som gäller så att samtliga trafikanter delar på samma information. Om en bilförare inte vet vad det är som gäller idag utan bara går på ''det har alltid varit så sedan 70-talet'' så blir det farliga missförstånd. Det är naturligt att människor reagerar när de ser att ngn bryter mot trafikreglerna. Men bryter man mot dem egentligen?
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Som sagt. Alla som är ledsna borde får en mc som terapi
Vist har SMC också här ett ämna att bita i - och frågan är ganska levande..
Det "Hollandske SMC" har faktisk publicerat en text om just detta ämne - Ni har den nedan på engelska;
Overtake the queue!
Motorcyclists and queues
Since the introduction of the new (Dutch) traffic law in 1991, it is no longer explicitly forbidden to overtake with a motorcycle a slow moving or stationary queue. This is convenient, because a motorcycle is relatively small and easy to handle, certainly compared to most cars. If motorcyclists are able to overtake a queue, they help shorten it. Moreover most motorcycles are not constructed to stand still with the engine running. That is tiring for the rider and the cooling of man and technique
can cause problems. Furthermore motorcycles do not have a crumple zone, so standing still as the last vehicle in the queue should always be avoided.
In daily practice motorcyclists overtake queues in different ways. To avoid repeated discussion about what is the best way to overtake, we have now written down some tips for behaviour in a queue, which everybody can live with. We call it a behaviour code that belongs to motorcycling just like the famous motorcycle salute. When you stick to this code, you prevent possible irritation to the motorists you overtake.
What is the most preferable way to overtake?
- Use the space between the rows of waiting cars in a proper way. You don't have a right to the use of this space, but it is tolerated. In case of an accident the motorcyclist can (partly) be blamed for having caused it, depending on the situation and the behaviour of the motorcyclist.
- Ride at an appropriate speed alongside a (moving) queue. Take care that the difference in speed between you and the queue does not exceed 10 kilometres per hour. In that way you can judge car by car whether it is safe to pass it.
- Filter into the traffic line when the speed of the queue exceeds walking speed and flow with the other traffic. Use your indicators.
- Beware motorists are likely to fill gaps that arise in the other line of the queue and therefore suddenly switch lanes. That is one more reason to filter into the queue when the speed becomes higher.
- Beware in a non moving queue -especially in summer- of car doors opening suddenly.
- If you pass a queue together with other motorcyclists, behave in the same way and ride behind each other in between the lines.
How to approach a queue?
- When you come closer towards the tail end of a queue, use your mirrors to see whether the cars behind you also slow down. Reduce your speed gradually and warn the traffic behind you by signalling with the hazard warning lights (if fitted) or with the brake lights.
- If your motorcycle is the rear vehicle in the queue, use the hazard lights or brake lights to make approaching traffic aware of the queue and especially of you standing there. Always keep enough distance to the vehicle in front of you and try, if possible, to move the motorcycle between the cars in the queue: cars have a crumple zone; your motorcycle doesn't.
Where should you not overtake?
- Several parts of the carriageway are strictly no overtaking areas. In the first place the law doesn't allow it, next to that it is unsafe because some of those areas collect a lot of trash, what can cause a flat tyre or even a crash.
- Overtaking a queue never use the following road areas: the hard shoulder of the motorway, bus lanes, verges (can be very slippery when wet) and the small lane between the left (or in Britain the right) carriageway and the crash barrier on the middle of the road.
Motorists and motorcyclists together on the road
To let overtaking in queues happen in a safe way motorcyclists must take the necessary precautions, as are described in this code. But with some help and understanding from you as a motorist the cooperation between motorists and motorcyclists can run safely and smoothly.
Leave some space
We advise motorcyclists to use the space between the left-hand lane and the row of cars on the right. You will make their overtaking safer by keeping that part of the road free. Usually it is sufficient when
you use the centre of your traffic lane. Sometimes it helps the motorcyclist when you are a little to the left or right, depending on the lane you are using.
Watch out when you move aside
Queues mean sometimes moving to another lane when there is a gap. When you change lanes, please signal clearly and check thoroughly that you are not being overtaken by a motorcyclist.
Don't open car doors
A car can become quite hot when it stands in a queue for a while. Don't open your door to let some extra fresh air come in; also prevent your passengers from doing that. Can you imagine what it means for a motorcyclist when a car door suddenly opens just in front of him?
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This behaviour code is developed and supported by the National Motorway Police Corps, Police Traffic Institute, Police region Amsterdam/Amstelland, Regional Road Safety Board Gelderland, Motorcyclists Action Group, Royal Dutch Motorcyclists Association KNMV, National Road Authorities,
Royal Dutch Automobile Club ANWB, Roadsafety Research Institute SWOV, Association of Motorcycle Industry RAI, Association for Two Wheel Companies and Driving Schools BOVAG, Road Safety Institute Veilig Verkeer Nederland, National driving license testing institute CBR and the traffic prosecutor in Amsterdam.
