Boi racers, bikes and pedestrians - Ak City Council has gone bonkers

[paturoa]

Check out this lunacy.

I'd hate to be a cop - how the fuck would they police this lot.

Combine blind pedestrians (some with prams), boi racers, fuck nuckle scooter riders and the Mormon Few............. into one space.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10578461

[Thani-B]

Its nuts. They expect Jafa's to not run down pedestrians?

[Skyryder]

Well what do you expect from John Banks......some sembalnce of intelligence??:jerry:
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Skyryder

[The Pastor]

it will work great

[slofox]

Well what do you expect from John Banks......some sembalnce of intelligence??:jerry:
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Skyryder

+1 on that Skyrider...

[Cheshire Cat]

This should be interesting :laugh:

[Sketchy_Racer]

Suckers.

What's one dumb* auckland pedestrians mowed down by a vehicle? A problem

What's two dumb* auckland pedestrians mowed down by a vehicle? Still a problem

What's all the dumb* predestrians in auckland mowed down by vehicles? Problem solved.

(* smart people wouldn't get mowed down, or in some cases wouldn't live in auckland)

[R6_kid]

This already happens everyday all around Auckland University. The amount of students that have decided they have the right to walk on the road, straight in front of moving vehicles amazes me. I've even had to stop at green lights to wait for students to cross, and usually more tag along behind them too.

Part of me thinks that designated 'shared' roads would be a good thing. In all likeliness motorists will probably avoid the roads where possible, and hopefully it will teach uneducated drivers a little bit about spatial awareness and driving with a little bit of courtesy when they do use them.

[PirateJafa]

Its nuts. They expect Jafa's to not run down pedestrians?

People have been expecting that from me for years.

Still hasn't happened to date.

Ramming SPEED!

[MattRSK]

"understanding that personal responsibility is something we all need to have"

Haha good luck with that.

[McWild]

Hmm that's odd... the date on my computer says 16th June...

April fools isn't in June!

[idb]

It works in places overseas.
In one town in Germany they even took out the traffic signs.
Doesn't anyone have any faith in Auckland motorists?

[Hidalgo]

The saddest part is that, Auckland council never come up with there own comtemporary ideas, which will meet need of aucklanders.
Instead they try to copy something from holland, netherland and other european countries. Its totally different culture.

[peasea]

It works in places overseas.
In one town in Germany they even took out the traffic signs.
Doesn't anyone have any faith in Auckland motorists?

That's actually pretty funny dude.
No, it's fuckin' funny.:laugh:

[jono035]

The saddest part is that, Auckland council never come up with there own comtemporary ideas, which will meet need of aucklanders.
Instead they try to copy something from holland, netherland and other european countries. Its totally different culture.

Yeah, there were a couple of cities in Europe where they tried a similar thing... They took away all the kerbs, just leaving small hollows for drainage. They were trying to get both pedestrians and motorists to realise that a kerb doesn't offer any protection, so motorists would slow down and pedestrians would be more vigilant... As I recall it worked quite well, improved pedestrian safety and slowed traffic by a considerable amount...

And as you said, they're going to do the same thing expecting the same result and then act surprised when a boy racer parks on top of their grandma during a crap attempt at a burnout. A kiwi equivalent to the autobahn over here would be a gigantic death trap...

[BiK3RChiK]

It works in places overseas.
In one town in Germany they even took out the traffic signs.
Doesn't anyone have any faith in Auckland motorists?

PMSL That's hilarious!:rofl:

[PrincessBandit]

Great, one more reason to get out of Aucks asap! Thank goodness my trips into the "city" are as few and far between as I can make them.

[Skyryder]

Mind you the positive side of this is that you can park on the footpath or right next to the table while you are sipping your latte.

Truth be on this Banks just wants to be seen on his Harley.



Skyryder

[Brett]

Am I the only one who thinks that this is a great idea and will add an awesome sense of culture to that part of the city?

[jono035]

Am I the only one who thinks that this is a great idea and will add an awesome sense of culture to that part of the city?

I think it's a great idea if it works... it's not like those inner city streets really carry any traffic anyway, and at 50km it's a little dangerous...

I just don't think it's going to work...

[PirateJafa]

Am I the only one who thinks that this is a great idea and will add an awesome sense of culture to that part of the city?
It will be a great idea if it works.

I agree wiith Skyryder - being able to park your motorbike a metre away from your table at a cafe will be great - you get the showoff factor as well as unbeatable security. Win!

[carver]

C

Combine blind pedestrians (some with prams), boi racers, fuck nuckle scooter riders and the Mormon Few............. into one space.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=10578461

we ride on the pavement anyways

i did some scooter style riding on the gixxer recently

[Brett]

It will be a great idea if it works.

I agree wiith Skyryder - being able to park your motorbike a metre away from your table at a cafe will be great - you get the showoff factor as well as unbeatable security. Win!

Yay for poser points, I didnt think about that :)

[paturoa]

Am I the only one who thinks that this is a great idea and will add an awesome sense of culture to that part of the city?

Nope - but you may be the only one that thinks my beloved city isn't full of retards that would ...

[PirateJafa]

Yay for poser points, I didnt think about that :)

Psst... you can't pose with a gixxer, mate. It's like owning a BMW or Commodore - technically it's fast, but every middle-aged man has one. ;)

Except for Chrislost, that was a impressive gixxer!

[caseye]

Mad I tell ya, Mad! It can't work.They can't believe for a heart beat that Dorklanders ( cheers for that Bikerchick) will respect walking victims Um, I mean pedsestrians.

[6ft5]

Man what can you say, mixing all types of traffic....what's with that? How am I going to be able to make mistakes, oops, speed or do a wheely....bugger my bike doesn't do those, hmmm....don't think it will work personall. :done:

[vindy500]

it might work in europe, but then they dont have retarded new zealand drivers...

[6ft5]

yep found that out the hard way too

[skidMark]

with all the fuckwit drivers in auckland... this is going to end badly...all this money they put into road safety....then do this....

i think ill go "have a word"

[sosman]

Only a Toss pot would want to ride there bike threw town(no foot path area's)when there's other places you could be riding instead,unless yr only interested in doing rolling stoppies towards pedestrians...then its all good:Punk:

[Badjelly]

Warning, Will Robinson, this is a duplicate thread. See

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=101464

I like the original better.

[jono035]

Isn't it "Danger, Will Robinson"?

[Chrislost]

Its nuts. They expect Jafa's to not run down pedestrians?

I thought that was what was expected of me? Thats why i got bullbars!

I have not had much luck however, im only sitting on 30 points so far...

[Badjelly]

Isn't it "Danger, Will Robinson"?

Yeah, I know, but I thought that a duplicate thread on Kiwibiker, however bothersome, doesn't quite qualify as dangerous.

Did you know that the phrase "Danger, Will Robinson" was said only once (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger,_Will_Robinson) on Lost in Space? This was during episode 11 of season 3, "The Deadliest of the Species".

[motorbyclist]

i might just say that while it works overseas, overseas they also have driver training.

having on many occasions had to ride around the city on a scooter hauling a trailer, i can safely say the proposed plan would probably work on those one way streets like high street where is is practically the case anyway. BUT....

pedestrians in auckland are retarded. as is 90% of the traffic. i forsee a lot of bruised shins, angry drivers, scratched paint and pedestrians complaining about diesel fumes.

but what do we expect from auckland city council? they solve conjestion by making roads like queen street so slow and impractical the traffic is forced to use other roads, even at 1am on a weeknight. obviously this isn't all too bad idea if queen st didn't cut the cbd in half, and they aren't taking the same approach to every other road in the CBD. seriously, these wankers need to be put in the life of an actual aucklander; trying to get from a to b and being thwarted at every step, while their interview/lecture/appointment/meeting/bus/ferry/train/job starts without them.

the whole point of roads are to transport goods/people. if the roads fail to do that the people and businesses they service will suffer. sitting outside having a coffee is all nice nd good, but if it takes an hour to get there no-one will bother

and for posing with your bike:
do you honestly think they'll (legally) let you park there? hell no! not a car at any rate, otherwise it'd become one giant parking lot. this is the council that values trees and buslanes over parking (actual statement on their website)

[motorbyclist]

oh, and a protip for anyone riding along queen st:

the other night i had to stop by a mate's apartment building to borrow some notes. turns out that if you ride down the footpath rather than the road, it is not only faster, but your bike doesn't overheat either.

this was at midnight on a wednesday.

[jono035]

Yeah, I know, but I thought that a duplicate thread on Kiwibiker, however bothersome, doesn't quite qualify as dangerous.

Did you know that the phrase "Danger, Will Robinson" was said only once (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danger,_Will_Robinson) on Lost in Space? This was during episode 11 of season 3, "The Deadliest of the Species".

I wasn't 100% sure as only know the quote as a quote! There are a few oddball quotes like that floating around though. My particular favourite is the often misquoted Simpsons line 'My eyes, the goggles do nothing!'. Small things that have stuck long after the memory of the context has faded...

[skidMark]

Am I the only one who thinks that this is a great idea and will add an awesome sense of culture to that part of the city?


What, roadkill pedestrians?...

[Kwakajack]

People have been expecting that from me for years.

Still hasn't happened to date.

Ramming SPEED!

The thing is, what works well in major cities in Europe and the US probably will not work here. There has been too much segregation of peds and cages for so long now that to intermingle the two will result in cargnage. Many small towns as well as the ancient market centres in Europe and in the UK have had this kind of integrated setup for generations before cars so avoidance at slow speeds is normal. That, and peds are not as quick in reality to clear out of the way of an oncoming speeding cage like they are in the movies. The lack of driving skill on NZ roads, and the lack of awareness of peds will doom this idea, to the pile of well-meaning but fucked up ideas that have gone before.

[paturoa]

Warning, Will Robinson, this is a duplicate thread. See

http://www.kiwibiker.co.nz/forums/showthread.php?t=101464

I like the original better.

I looked, I searched, I goofed.

Guess I'll just have to fall on my keyboard, to put you put of your misery.