i have to agree with OKOW .. bikes have to use bike lanes on hiways with bike lanes . No exception to the rule as I have been told by JPJ and traffic cops.. However having said that ,SORRY guys.. I have to admit ,on the federal hiway, I DO NOT USE the bike lanes for SAFETY reasons. Until the bike lanes are made safe enough and BIG enough for big bikes n safe from "predators" , I will not use them. I do use the one on KESAS from USJ to Sg Besi though coz THAT is SAFE enough. The reasons are :
#1: The small kapchais just zoom fast coz they are small and still overtake coz they are small but on small lanes it's dangerous but they still do it.. some scrape my panniers even..and can make us big bikes lose balance.. they are small so they negotiate those VERY tight bends better and fast and these rempits dont care waaaaan... but we have to be slow in order to negotiate those tight chicanes... and they want to go fast, so they just whizz by... startles me maaan... opportunity for accidents to happen.. I am safer on the main road... have you seen how small the lanes are when mounted on a big cumbersome bike?
#2 there are predators especially at night and when there are not many traffic.. they are many whom have been robbed .. As I carry a lot of precious items, I avoid even the chance of being robbed...
#3 Federal Hiway bike lanes are not well maintained.. when it rains, it gets flooded at some stretches .. not well lit...
so far I have never been stopped by cops eventhough I pass by them. The thing is .. I can maintain my speed just the same as cars.. and act as a car would..if i go slow I ll take the left most lane and obey the traffic rules as a car would.. such as overtaking etc.. if i go fast I ll take the right most lane..and I DO NOT weave ... and the bike & I are 2 massive objects then cant be missed by other road users, hence as far as visibility is concerned , I am safe. My RT with the panniers ,is almost as wide as a Kancil so..how to use bike lane? Those small kapchais sometimes can be missed by our human eyes and also in the blindspots..Hence I understand the rule for them to use the bike lane.
However , having said all that.. I only use the Federal hiway as a last alternative and I always avoid it whenever I can.. and only on short stretches when i do use it.. If I have to go to all the way to KL , I use the NKVE or the LDP..much more fun.. much better... coz hey..I dont have to pay toll.. but guys..remember .. I have to pay more road tax than kapchais.. and more than 2.2 litre cars even... and more insurance than other equivalent cars of same value coz of loading etc.. NCB max only 25% maaa... and remember also that NO ONE is STOPPING YOU from using a bike either and join in the fun and no toll fun.. it is just a choice we make.. so dont hold grudges on choices that we are all able to make..
so, if I do get stopped by cops .. I ll just ask them to SAMAN coz hey..it is MUCH MUCH more CHEAPER than paying for repairs and repainting on my beloved bike coz of a fall .. which has happened (heart ache) and I vowed not to use those lanes where possible..
as for convoys.. bikes , cars , trucks whatever ... ALL THE SAME LAAAAH... if there is an official marshall and/or traffic cops , these officials have to stick to speed limit maaaa so as to set example as they are the authority ..so how to go above OFFICIAL speed limit.. believe me.. it gets boring and frustrating... but how to go fast.. CANNOOOOOOT maaa... so just ikut laaa... if u need to go faster and feel hindered / ticked off by the convoy.. just overtake laaa..simple.. if they are on right lane..give a double honk so that they are AWARE and go left laaa where possible ..cars/drivers also same maaa.. humans!!
as for those unofficial ones, your guess is as good as mine lah.. they do go fast and no way even if hell freezes over, a car on public roads can overtake 'em be it a Ferrari nor a Porsche... so just let it by lah..I always give way when I see 'em.. even if u r a supped up M3 or M6 just let em by lah.. power to weight ratio is like an M3 with 1000++ horsepower..how to beat that. safer for everyone.. no ego bruised here coz it is just an undisputable fact and they just want to pass through.. not asking for a race... I think all big bikers are like that.. THEY NEVER WANT TO RACE with cars.. coz it's redundant! Even among themselves they do not race.. but just going fast...
My advice is, dont take it personally.. chill out and dont make our own blood pressure hike up by such antics unnecessarilly..if the marshall, official or not is managing a traffic junction or whatever, just give way and enjoy the view lah.. if u have to go somewhere fast ..overtake lah after that.. in other words .. live with it.. I DO HAVE 6 cars ..so , I am writing on behalf of both worlds... imagine this.. if without those marshalls , u might not see the bikes exit or cross a junction one by one amongst many other reasons and u end up hitting them and hurting your precious UDM , so.. worse off than being stopped and letting em by.. right?.. and remember, u might be a sharp super duper driver but they are millions of other folks driving out there with all sorts of ailments and attitudes.. so, it is better off for everyone..be it the bikers and the car drivers.. coz , hey.. the most u might lose is a few minutes versus someone else's or own life and/or property..
In other words, control your mind and not let your mind control you! Think positive maaaa
hey, i also get ticked off by drivers and bikers that move slow on right lanes when I drive my car or my bike.. what to do... live with it lah..
that is not too bad lah.. not too dangerous but what I want to highlight now is there are BMW drivers that endanger the lives of bikers and other drivers that police reports are made about 'em.. I will post the link later... they purposely "cucuk" the bike even when they are on left lane and when the bike move aside, they slow down and continue hogging as like asking for a race.. the heck with it.. even when this bikers slow down they start to harass em.. NOW, THAT IS DANGEROUS... the sad thing is.. the complaint is made about BMW drivers..I am a BMW driver too.. :driver::106:.. just because we drive powerful BMW cars , doesnt mean we have to showboat our prowess..Do we?:dontknow:[/SIZE]
