Motorcycles in your bus lane

I, like many of you, have never had hassle from motorcyclists. I've spoken to quite a few serious riders through one of my mates back home and they're all very keen on road safey.

Funny you should mention that. The other day, I was filtering down the middle of the road at end of Fulham Palace Road near Hammersmith Broadway. Total gridlock. Some c*nt on a motorbike (a courier, the ones with a green logo and black hard plastic pannier-style boxes on the back) suddenly appears right up my arse, calls me a cock, and points to the kerb, so I hurl some abuse back.

The filtering space of motorcycles? Excuse me? Where does it say in the highway code that the centre of road is "filtering space of motorcycles"?

How does it put me in danger? If anything, riding on the left hand side puts me in far more danger than filtering in a prominent position. Left turning cars just don't check their left wing mirror, and cut riders up.

And as well, the speed at which I would filter through is much safer to other road users than that at which a motorcyclist would filter.

For example, yesterday I was riding down High St Ken to Hammersmith, down the middle of the road because of solid traffic jam in my lane. Pedestrians don't look and just walk out - because they don't see cars moving in the immediate lane. A motorcyclist would cause much more damage to a ped than a bike.

Also, if I had been kerb crawling, I'd have no where to maneuver away to. In the middle of the lane, I have more options and can see further down the road and spot potential hazards.

Ha . . . you misunderstood my post . . . when i am on my pushbike i regularly filter down the middle of the road, i was just trying to point out in a light hearted manner, which if you re read my original post i think you will understand, that whatever mode of transport i am using every other road user becomes annoying to me.

If you are filtering on a pushbike then motorbikes are in your way, and if you are filtering on a motorbike pushbikes are in your way!