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[SARGE]

on the way to work this morning on the NW.. i was politely informed by a very nice Police Officer that riding in the BUS LANES ON THE MOTORWAY is illegal. :weird: :whistle:

thankfully, he let me off with a warning and told me the council will be sorting it out soon.. one way or another ( i say we SHOULD be allowed to use them.. your thoughts?)


thanks Officer.. you have a great day.. Donuts on me next time..

[Smorg]

I got pulled over doing the same thing was told that it was illegal but when i mentioned the law change he asked for my name and address didnt check my lisence WOF or Rego didnt write anything down then left saying that " i'd be hearing from him" :weird:

By the way sarge dont know if you remember me i was in the other weekend looking to trade in my CBR for a 98' Fireblade you had anything turn up?

[hondacmx450]

i think we should be abel to use the bus lanes thay r always late anyway

[SARGE]

By the way sarge dont know if you remember me i was in the other weekend looking to trade in my CBR for a 98' Fireblade you had anything turn up?


nothing yet Smorg.. we are having a shit-fight with our agent in Japan over a container that was SUPPOSED to be here 2 weeks ago.. im adding you to my buddy list though and will PM you if anything shows up

[Smorg]

nothing yet Smorg.. we are having a shit-fight with our agent in Japan over a container that was SUPPOSED to be here 2 weeks ago.. im adding you to my buddy list though and will PM you if anything shows up

Most excellent :ride:

[Lou Girardin]

You just saved $500, drinks on you tonight?

[SARGE]

You just saved $500, drinks on you tonight?


i was told by the Officer that it waws only a $150 fine ( was that NZ$ or GB pounds ?...lol)

[TonyB]

I know there have been 3.25 Million threads on this subject, but Transit and the TA's need to get their shit sorted out and their heads out of their collective arses!

Auckland has severe congestion, parking problems in the CBD. AND petrol is becoming veeeery expensive- allowing bikes into bus lanes will go along way to solving these problems. There must be hundreds of people up there who are looking at petrol prices ruefully, and thinking about buying a bike to commute on. If they knew they could also get to work MUCH faster by riding in bus lanes, that would be enough to nudge them into getting a bike. Then everyone would be better off.

OK- rant off, I've finished stating the obvious now. :drinkup:

[Pancakes]

My new buddy in blue told me last night that once the new bus lanes were done bikes are going to be allowed no them but I spose it's like getting paid. Once the moneys in the bank your sweet and not before.

[Magua]

My new buddy in blue told me last night that once the new bus lanes were done bikes are going to be allowed no them but I spose it's like getting paid. Once the moneys in the bank your sweet and not before.

Which bus lanes are you talking about?

[Jonty]

I know there have been 3.25 Million threads on this subject, but Transit and the TA's need to get their shit sorted out and their heads out of their collective arses!

Auckland has severe congestion, parking problems in the CBD. AND petrol is becoming veeeery expensive- allowing bikes into bus lanes will go along way to solving these problems. There must be hundreds of people up there who are looking at petrol prices ruefully, and thinking about buying a bike to commute on. If they knew they could also get to work MUCH faster by riding in bus lanes, that would be enough to nudge them into getting a bike. Then everyone would be better off.

OK- rant off, I've finished stating the obvious now. :drinkup:

Interesting point on people buying bikes because of high fuel prices. The strange thing is that my CBR uses about the same amount of gas as my old 1.8L Primera around town (possibly even more). I know I probably wouldn't save any money if I swapped the bike for the car.

[Lou Girardin]

i was told by the Officer that it waws only a $150 fine ( was that NZ$ or GB pounds ?...lol)
Now that is weird, a guy at AMPS got a $500.00 ticket for that very thing. (I saw it).
Maybe the rate is higher for the fat cats on the Shore?

[TonyB]

Interesting point on people buying bikes because of high fuel prices. The strange thing is that my CBR uses about the same amount of gas as my old 1.8L Primera around town (possibly even more). I know I probably wouldn't save any money if I swapped the bike for the car.
Thats cause you've got a thirsty bloody Honda! :msn-wink:
I actually meant little commuter type bikes, not sports bikes, but yeh, you'd have to pick carefully.

My FZR1000 is pretty good on gas, but it's fuggen hopeless on tyres. I mean getting 5000k or less from a set from tyres doing mostly quiet commuting is bloody hopeless!

[SARGE]

Now that is weird, a guy at AMPS got a $500.00 ticket for that very thing. (I saw it).
Maybe the rate is higher for the fat cats on the Shore?

was he riding a Harley by any chance?.. ( cuz we all know that stuff for a Harley is WAY more expensive....)

[outlawtorn]

was he riding a Harley by any chance?.. ( cuz we all know that stuff for a Harley is WAY more expensive....)
nope, he was riding a beamer

[SARGE]

nope, he was riding a beamer


that explains it then..

[Pancakes]

Mag'. I was on the causeway and stopped just before the "pick-a-part" off-ramp. (Patiki?). I presumed the roadwords there are to put buss lanes in but when I emailed transit one time about 3 weeks ago they said their answer to bikes in the buss lane was "too dangerous for bikes to cross on/off-ramps with cars merging so no." oh, and that they are worried bikes will hold busses up, I would cos I can't do 100 on gravel 2 inches from stopped cars but I a little puss. Not like those highly skilled bus drivers, never been hit by one of those, no sir. But now I'm just ranting

[TonyB]

Mag'. I was on the causeway and stopped just before the "pick-a-part" off-ramp. (Patiki?). I presumed the roadwords there are to put buss lanes in but when I emailed transit one time about 3 weeks ago they said their answer to bikes in the buss lane was "too dangerous for bikes to cross on/off-ramps with cars merging so no." oh, and that they are worried bikes will hold busses up, I would cos I can't do 100 on gravel 2 inches from stopped cars but I a little puss. Not like those highly skilled bus drivers, never been hit by one of those, no sir. But now I'm just ranting
Transits reasoning is horse shit! According to the way they think, bikes should never be allowed to travel in the left hand lane :rofl: They need to take a look at the way it's done in pretty much every other country that has bus lanes, and then get over themselves.

[Pancakes]

Yeah, Its crap reasoning. I cycle couriered for 3 years and have been cycling almost daily for the last 14 years including the Whenuapai - city commute, (just over an hour, not bad for 1/2 HP eh?) They don't realise how aware cyclists and bikes are of the dangers around them, mainly because of the concequences. I've told people getting into couriering etc "you don't have dings on bikes". Do these people think bikers have the same psycology as a boy racer in an air-bagged cage? I like my legs, arms and face the way they are. (Well the face could be better, hehehe)