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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 15:51

    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
    
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1381.1I spreche no GermanyBHUNA::LDICKHOFFTue Mar 12 1991 16:0112
    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
          
1381.2DankeUNTADI::LEWISHave Bike, will Ski...Tue Mar 12 1991 17:0413
1381.3Hi snail!PLAYER::KENNEDY_CTue Mar 12 1991 18:358
    
    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 ....
     
1381.4Nee Hee you rotten lot !UNTADI::LEWISHave Bike, will Ski...Tue Mar 12 1991 18:497
1381.5seen in passing :-)VOGON::MITCHELLEBeware of the green meanieThu Mar 21 1991 16:234
    
    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? ... :-) )
1381.6SSssswisshhhhhhhhh....UNTADH::LEWISHave Bike, will Ski...Thu Mar 21 1991 17:025
1381.7TASTY::JEFFERYI shot the sherrif (and the deputy!)Thu Mar 21 1991 20:557
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.
1381.8And a Rubber Button ?UNTADI::LEWISHave Bike, will Ski...Fri Mar 22 1991 11:323