[Search for users] [Overall Top Noters] [List of all Conferences] [Download this site]

Conference terri::cars_uk

Title:	Cars in the UK
Notice:	Please read new conference charter 1.70
Moderator:	COMICS::SHELLEYELD

Created:	Sun Mar 06 1994
Last Modified:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Last Successful Update:	Fri Jun 06 1997
Number of topics:	2584
Total number of notes:	63384

1381.0. "Another Motorcycle Rathole" by UNTADH::LEWIS (Have Bike, will Ski...) Mon Mar 11 1991 12:51

    Is filtering legal in Germany ?
    Apologies for asking here, but can't reach RANGER, and euro_motoring
    seems to be dead these days.
    
    I have noticed that no german bikers bother to 'filter' to the front of
    queues, and when I do it (only had the bike over here a week), it
    causes a bit of upset in the ranks.
    
    I know it is illegal in Switzerland (mind you, most swiss drivers would
    do it if they could get their cars on two wheels), but I don't know
    about here ?
    
    Wonko the Sane

T.R	Title	User	Personal Name	Date	Lines
1381.1	I spreche no Germany	BHUNA::LDICKHOFF		`Tue Mar 12 1991 13:01`	12
	It will depend on the Bundesland your in, but most likely it is not legal. HOWEVER........ most police will allow it as long as you do it at a 'moderate' speed and take due care (whatever that means). Best bet would be to contact the plods in your area. No way you should be eating someone else's exhaust fumes. If you do get stopped, speak broken German (I speak broken Engelies when stopped by the plods here... worked twice!!!), claim you didn't know and promise never to do it again. Gruss Gott Flying Dutchman
1381.2	Danke	UNTADI::LEWIS	Have Bike, will Ski...	`Tue Mar 12 1991 14:04`	13
	Gr�� G�tt... Ta for the info, I shall probably carry on as at present (behaving when there is a Deutschesplod around ;-) As for the broken Deutsche - Keine Probleme, I haven't managed to fix it yet. Amad�n (Had too many complaints about Wonko the Sane) PS might I just take this opportunity to say what a pleasure it is to note in a conference where a sense of humour is appreciated :-)
1381.3	Hi snail!	PLAYER::KENNEDY_C	The same old clich�	`Tue Mar 12 1991 15:35`	8
	Watch out Rob, some of your long distance times would upset a few people in here, and if you ever repeat what you said to me about diesels, there'd be a lynch mob on its way to Munich! We're a reasonable mob in here, we don't even complain when our pns get nicked ....
1381.4	Nee Hee you rotten lot !	UNTADI::LEWIS	Have Bike, will Ski...	`Tue Mar 12 1991 15:49`	7
	Oh, that's where I found it :-) Well, I thought as you weren't using it anymore - Mind you "Have Wartburg, Will Ski" wouldn't have the same ring to it, would it ? Amad�n
1381.5	seen in passing :-)	VOGON::MITCHELLE	Beware of the green meanie	`Thu Mar 21 1991 13:23`	4
	Maybe this should be a 'seen in passing', but when we were skiing we got up to the top of the mountain, to be greeted by the sight of a motorcycle driving down the piste...... (wasn't you was it? ... :-) )
1381.6	SSssswisshhhhhhhhh....	UNTADH::LEWIS	Have Bike, will Ski...	`Thu Mar 21 1991 14:02`	5
	Dammit - spotted :-) No, I always leave the bike at the bottom of the piste. Am�d�n
1381.7		TASTY::JEFFERY	I shot the sherrif (and the deputy!)	`Thu Mar 21 1991 17:55`	7
	RE: .5, I'd like to know how you got to the top of the piste by skiing. I find it much too much like hard work! Mark.
1381.8	And a Rubber Button ?	UNTADI::LEWIS	Have Bike, will Ski...	`Fri Mar 22 1991 08:32`	3
	I cheat - I use the T-bar (not the toyota version). Am�d�n