Esmonde Road on-ramp, bus only lane

[p.dath]

<silly rant>
To the rider I keep seeing heading along Esmonde Rd (in Takapuna, Auckland) and onto the on ramp heading towards Auckland City in the lane labelled "Bus Only" then via the special bus transport lanes before crossing onto the motorway - mate your going to cop a big ticket one day.

I'm pretty sure you can't ride in lanes labelled "Bus Only", and especially not move across the special bus transit lanes along the motorway.

I don't know what the size of the ticket would be, but you really stand out being the only non-bus vehicle in those lanes and that area of the motorway. And if you stand out to me, your definitely going to stand out to any patrolling Police car.
</silly rant>

[crynsie]

Also, have you seen how fast those buses go in those lanes!!

Would not want to be on the wrong side of a careering bus as it tries (pushes) to merge into the bridge traffic...

[The Pastor]

<silly rant>
To the rider I keep seeing heading along Esmonde Rd (in Takapuna, Auckland) and onto the on ramp heading towards Auckland City in the lane labelled "Bus Only" then via the special bus transport lanes before crossing onto the motorway - mate your going to cop a big ticket one day.

I'm pretty sure you can't ride in lanes labelled "Bus Only", and especially not move across the special bus transit lanes along the motorway.

I don't know what the size of the ticket would be, but you really stand out being the only non-bus vehicle in those lanes and that area of the motorway. And if you stand out to me, your definitely going to stand out to any patrolling Police car.
</silly rant>
mate calm down, everyone dose it, and theres not a thing the cops can do about it.

[Finn]

<silly rant>
To the rider I keep seeing heading along Esmonde Rd (in Takapuna, Auckland) and onto the on ramp heading towards Auckland City in the lane labelled "Bus Only" then via the special bus transport lanes before crossing onto the motorway - mate your going to cop a big ticket one day.

We should applaud people like this. Council & Transit (or whatever this defunct org are now called) are the enemy. Seek and destroy.

[The Pastor]

hang on one min kiwibiker!


was he speeding? cos if he was, woe be unto him! speeding is the only problem we have in nz.

[boomer]

Another look at me, look at me

Drama queen...

[The Pastor]

Another look at me, look at me

Drag queen...



You ok mate?

[boomer]

You ok mate?

yeah, you want a cuddle?

[The Pastor]

nah mate, saw your mother last night, got all the cuddles i neeed.

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[boomer]

nah mate, saw your mother last night, got all the cuddles i neeed.

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you'd do well.. shes dead.

[Hiflyer]

...............awkward

[The Pastor]

...............awkward
yeah im going to end this conversation now.....

[2wheeldrifter]

yeah im going to end this conversation now.....


Eh??????????????????

[Hiflyer]

I wonder how much the tickety would be.. and the other penalties/laws that surround it... (cue ixion)

[SpankMe]

Yep, been ticketed doing that. Was a couple of years ago, so can't remember how much it was.

[Gubb]

Mind your own damned business. Did he kill you? injure you? or even slightly maim you?

No, then fuck off back to your own world and leave people to make their own mistakes without cunts preaching the gospel at them.

[YellowDog]

<silly rant>
To the rider I keep seeing heading along Esmonde Rd (in Takapuna, Auckland) and onto the on ramp heading towards Auckland City in the lane labelled "Bus Only" then via the special bus transport lanes before crossing onto the motorway - mate your going to cop a big ticket one day.

I'm pretty sure you can't ride in lanes labelled "Bus Only", and especially not move across the special bus transit lanes along the motorway.

I don't know what the size of the ticket would be, but you really stand out being the only non-bus vehicle in those lanes and that area of the motorway. And if you stand out to me, your definitely going to stand out to any patrolling Police car.
</silly rant>
If it's a 2009 silver GSXR, then I have seen it. He's not going that fast ('cos I kept up with him) but he is using as much of all lanes of the 5 lane road as possible.

Pretty slick really.

Me thinks that only a biker cop could catch him.

[Indiana_Jones]

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-Indy

[MDR2]

Aren't the bus lanes in auckland available to bike also? or is that just inner city.. or am i just confused...

[danchop]

but im pretty sure you can use any buslane except on the motorway itself?esmonde road probably a bit diff cause the buslane carries on to its own little bus expressway, so i spose hes ok to use the buslane up that point and then get back onto the normal cageway,i like the buslane on the onewa ramp which i use cause its a really cool corner on that bridge

[lanci]

Well I intend to ride the entire busway one morning, just for a laugh really :Police:

Who's gonna join me???

[danchop]

Well I intend to ride the entire busway one morning, just for a laugh really :Police:

Who's gonna join me???

it would make an awesum dragway

[Usarka]

Well I intend to ride the entire busway one morning, just for a laugh really :Police:


Do it backwards bro.

[p.dath]

Aren't the bus lanes in auckland available to bike also? or is that just inner city.. or am i just confused...

It varies by city (remember Auckland consists of many), but lanes marked "bus only" are an exception.

[p.dath]

but im pretty sure you can use any buslane except on the motorway itself?esmonde road probably a bit diff cause the buslane carries on to its own little bus expressway, so i spose hes ok to use the buslane up that point and then get back onto the normal cageway,i like the buslane on the onewa ramp which i use cause its a really cool corner on that bridge

The lane is marked "bus lane only".

[Squiggles]

Motorways are transit controlled, the "bus lanes" on the motorway are emergency stopping lanes (cant be certain on the north shore ones, but suspect its still the same as the others), theres a workaround that allows buses to use these stopping lanes...A motorcycle cannot. In the city bus lanes are for bikes & cyclists too.

[The Pastor]

it would make an awesum dragway
already done it.

[Indiana_Jones]

already done it.

I want to have your babies.

-Indy