20mph under isn’t illegal in general. Whatever the law says, the law says. I know that the minimum legal speed on a freeway is 40mph, which is at least 25 under the maximum.

a) You are right. There are some places where a motorcycle could overtake with no risk for anyone and a car couldn’t. But laws are meant for vehicles without dinstinction between 2, 4 or 18 wheels; and if you are using that road, you should obey them. My opinion as a rider when I get stuck behind a slow vehicle: pull…

What’s “spot on”? Are you saying he has a total right to be a douchebag and do what HE wants no matter what? No matter that he lives in a social world with a bunch of other people?

your attitude is why bikers get a bad name.

I ride motorcycles and have for over 20 years now. Have I passed people on a double yellow before when I was younger? Absolutely. Do I do it anymore? No way. Is it always wrong? Yes, for at least two reasons: (1) it means you are out of driver expectation (same as bicyclists running stop signs even when it’s “safe” -…

I don’t have any issue with bikes, but your attitude hear does nothing but harm to other bikers. The law and rules of the road still apply to you. Your bike does not give you a free pass to ignore certain laws because you feel like it.

THIS!

a) You probably don’t ride. Believe me, there are plenty of places that are unsafe for a car to pass where it’s no problem for a bike (either due to the bike being able to do the pass or simply because of things like better sightlines due to lane positioning etc). So it comes down to The Law vs. common sense, being…