Auckland "can't merge properly day"

[R6_kid]

I must have missed the advertisement for this as I was doing my best to merge properly all day. However I witnessed some of the worst merging and lane changing attempts I have ever seen, probably about 10-12 of them in one day.

Ranging from a person attempting to charge up the outside of me at the top of an onramp, a van that decided that lane changing when level with my front bumper is a safe maneuver, people creating lanes where there are none, not leaving any space between cars at 90kmh when there are two onramps straight after each other... I have been truly astounded by how much shit driving I witnessed today. :eek5:

Luckily I drive a Volvo so both my passenger and I were 'safe' but I'm feeling a bit nervous about taking the bike to uni in the morinng :crazy:

[PirateJafa]

Man up, pussy.

Today was actually "put a cop car directly in front of Jafa on the Pakuranga Highway so he has to piss along at 75km/h" day. Both going into the city AND coming back! :angry2:

[Gremlin]

Sounds like you don't fit in... in Auckland.

Every day is a race to beat that show off faggot in front, and show how you can multi-task better. If you get home and you've missed every car, you win! :2thumbsup

[p.dath]

Perhaps the extra complication of the weather yesterday pushed some people's driving abilities.

[Morcs]

Perhaps the extra complication of the weather yesterday pushed some people's driving abilities.

Indeed. Funny how a bit of rain makes car drivers go even slower...
Even on a bike it pissing rain its still a piece of piss to maintain the speed limit and above...

[Pixie]

Indeed. Funny how a bit of rain makes car drivers go even slower...
Even on a bike it pissing rain its still a piece of piss to maintain the speed limit and above...

"If you push your speed on corners you will die with absolutely no warning.None.No warning at all.You will not be warned etc."

I still don't know what "push your speed means".Do they mean push your car?Simple solution - don't run out of gas.

[Swoop]

A vehicle is fitted with a horn, for exactly these reasons.
d'Aucklanders fail to "tootle melodiously". A big set of FUCK-OFF airhorns alleviate a lot of problems.

[sAsLEX]

They turned the on ramp traffic lights on heading north from Devo last night....... first time I have seen congestion at that point...... another fantastic innovation brought to you by the labour govt.

[R6_kid]

I held the horn on at the van - he was probably 20cm off my bumper when he finally got into my lane. The thing that worried me is that I continued to see this sort of thing happening throughout the day as I drove from the North Shore out to Howick, then to Westgate before heading back to Howick.

When I was rejoining the motorway from the T2 lane coming from the South Eastern Highway I had already speed matched the traffic and lined up with a gap, but the lady that I was intending to pull in front of decided that I shouldn't be there, closed up the gap, and then beeped her horn at me like I should have tried to merge somewhere else - perhaps with the concrete wall on my left. :wacko:

[firefighter]

A vehicle is fitted with a horn, for exactly these reasons.
d'Aucklanders fail to "tootle melodiously". A big set of FUCK-OFF airhorns alleviate a lot of problems.

You'd think so, but we've tried that in the trucks and it's still a nightmare at times!

[avgas]

stop talking on your cellphone while driving then

[Bounce001]

I held the horn on at the van - he was probably 20cm off my bumper when he finally got into my lane. The thing that worried me is that I continued to see this sort of thing happening throughout the day as I drove from the North Shore out to Howick, then to Westgate before heading back to Howick.

When I was rejoining the motorway from the T2 lane coming from the South Eastern Highway I had already speed matched the traffic and lined up with a gap, but the lady that I was intending to pull in front of decided that I shouldn't be there, closed up the gap, and then beeped her horn at me like I should have tried to merge somewhere else - perhaps with the concrete wall on my left. :wacko:



Theres your problem - driving in areas so close to Howick!

[NDORFN]

They turned the on ramp traffic lights on heading north from Devo last night....... first time I have seen congestion at that point...... another fantastic innovation brought to you by the labour govt.

You know, I don't think I've ever read one of your posts. I find myself transfixed on your avatar then realise how much time I've spent on the thread and move on.

[PirateJafa]

Theres your problem - driving in areas so close to Howick!

I first learnt to drive in Moscow. And that was only slightly worse than driving around Chowick and Thailand Park.

[Danae]

On Mt Eden Rd it is always 'can't merge properly day' :pinch:

[imdying]

Get an old Falcon, brush it black, tint the windows, fit some bull bars... doesn't matter whether people merge correctly or not then.

[R6_kid]

Haha, that intersection at the top with the priority bus lane is one of the most annoying places to drive/ride through in Auckland!

[slofox]

Not just d'Auckland today...the Tron was full of fuckwits as well...


Ever noticed that if you are a tad late you get stuck in huge lines of cars with some doddering old fart in front doing 40k..? Everywhere I went this morning...everywhere. Should be fuckin' shot! :mega::ar15::ar15::ar15: