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Filtering Through Traffic? Lane Splitting? Cycling Night Commuting Bike Blogger

4,579 views · Published 25 November 2015 · 13:29 · Indexed 20 September 2026

Channel: BikeBlogger · 2015 · People & Blogs

Should filtering or lane splitting be legal? In many countries it is legal.

Filtering through traffic allows all modes of transportation to more efficiently travel together by occupying a smaller space on the road.

Traffic engineers have to consider the use of all modes of transportation so they play nice together in a safe but efficient manner.

Being doored is no fun though.

I do not recommend filtering past long buses, streetcars, and trucks - also known as lorries - because these vehicles have large blind spots and can pinch you in a second.

I do not live in very busy city though so I am not sure what I would do in a rush hour traffic jam, especially if there were no safe bike lanes or other bike infrastructure. One of the perks of being a cyclist is being able to squeeze past things and go where cars cannot.

During this video I got into an argument with myself over whether filtering through traffic and lane splitting is OK. I noticed multiple bystanders stared at me with confusion. LOL

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