Originally Posted by
achoo
Filtering forward might be illegal in your jurisdiction. It's also really dangerous to filter forward to the right of a line of cars where many of those cars are likely to make a right turn - you have a really good chance of being right-hooked if you don't make it all the way to the front before traffic starts to move.
It's also a big F.U. to any drivers annoyed by your presence.
Not only is filtering "permissible" where I live, It's encouraged! While we have a growing number of bike lanes around Auckland, we also have many roads that simply do not have room for a dedicated bike lane, but, where the transport agency has seen fit to alocate and paint full width bike boxes at stop lights. Cyclists are encouraged to filter forward when safe to do so and start from the box at the front of the line. Most of the motorists "get it" that it's better to have the bikes together at the front than scattered throughout the traffic. It's easier to pass 4 cyclists at once, even if two abreast, than it is to pass 4 individual cyclists.
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