Giant motorway holdup

[Old Steve]

Thankfully I rode the bike this morning.

Got on to the Bridge going south and the traffic just was stopped. Filtered all the way to Newmarket flyover (6 km?) and there was an accident involving two cars. A people mover was on it's side facing the wrong way against the outside wall of the flyover and a car nose into the center wall, two out of four lanes closed.

By the time I reached the accident site there were four bikes filtering in a group, and once passed the accident the road was almost empty - great ride from there to work.

Bet the tail back went right up the northern motorway before it started moving at any speed.

One for the bike!

[Maha]

People are stupid, inattention while driving is primarily the cause of accident's on a Motorway. Any M/way accident is a needless and avoidable, yet they still happen because of the first three words of this post.

[jellywrestler]

People are stupid, inattention while driving is primarily the cause of accident's on a Motorway. Any M/way accident is a needless and avoidable, yet they still happen because of the first three words of this post.

fuck off, it's always speed and alcohol according to the officialis, always...

[EJK]

fuck off, it's always speed and alcohol according to the officialis, always...

Majority of NZ <strike>keyboard warriors</strike> community says Chinks.

[Gremlin]

People are stupid, inattention while driving is primarily the cause of accident's on a Motorway. Any M/way accident is a needless and avoidable, yet they still happen because of the first three words of this post.
Yeup. Still plenty on their mobile (how many drivers think hands free includes putting it on speaker and holding up to your face?!), following too close and not watching the road ahead...

Some simple basics would improve the situation greatly. Oh, and stop fucken gawking at an accident when passing. You're part of the fucken problem.

[5150]

Toaster got stuck and so I burned my toast this morning. Was 5 minutes late to work because of it..... DAMN :rolleyes:

[EJK]

Toaster got stuck and so I burned my toast this morning. Was 5 minutes late to work because of it..... DAMN :rolleyes:

You sure it's not John Key's fault?

[5150]

You sure it's not John Key's fault?

Only if he fucked with my toaster.... <_<

[BrendonF]

Majority of NZ <strike>keyboard warriors</strike> community says Chinks.

LMFAO, haven't heard that saying since I left Auckland 10 yrs ago.

They only just allowed filtering in QLD (late last year), so its not well practiced there, so coming back to kiwiland has got me doing it again.

[Puffin' Billy]

Oh, and stop fucken gawking at an accident when passing. You're part of the fucken problem.

This.
Aucklanders are terrible. All it takes is a car with its bonnet up on the side of the motorway and everybody needs to slow down and have a gawk. Another hour in traffic for the sheeple because everybody needs to slow down to look at another broken down poxy holden...

[50Shades]

I clicked on this thinking there had been a good old fashioned American style "holdup" only to find it is just another day in Auckland!

[Swoop]

Headed west through Westgate at 9.40 this morning. Traffic still parked and attempting to get towards town.

I laughed.

[Akzle]

Headed west through Westgate at 9.40 this morning. Traffic still parked and attempting to get towards town.

I laughed.

i didn't.

and i still did.

[nzspokes]

Meh just filter that shit. No biggy.

[sidecar bob]

You guys are fuckin screwed, and this is just the start of it.
A mate over from the UK recently said that the only time you aren't in a traffic jam on the M1 is at 4am, get used to it Aucklanders.

[nzspokes]

You guys are fuckin screwed, and this is just the start of it.
A mate over from the UK recently said that the only time you aren't in a traffic jam on the M1 is at 4am, get used to it Aucklanders.

Meh, will just mean the yokels wont get shit overnight.

[sidecar bob]

Meh, will just mean the yokels wont get shit overnight.

The smart companies are moving south. Cheaper rent, cheaper staff & no traffic woes.
Brother has set up their NZ headquarters just down the road from me.

[mada]

Motorways have become so clogged I often see scooters on them. :laugh:

[TheDemonLord]

Had a fun time coming home - Police had to stop the Motorway top pick up a Cargo Strap.

So I filtered to the front - had a lovely clear stretch of HW1 by Wairau park - once the Cop had cleared the strap - gave us the Thumbs up to Proceed.

Clear Motorway + Hayabusa + good excuse to try my hand at 0-100 = Fun.

And for a few seconds - I had clear Motorway ahead of me, Clear motorway behind, in peak hour traffic.

[sidecar bob]

And for a few seconds - I had clear Motorway ahead of me, Clear motorway behind, in peak hour traffic.

Ahh the simple pleasures of Aucklanders.
Did you just see what you wrote?
Down here you can have that & a fast winding TT on your own every night on your 12 minute commute. But hey, Auckland is where it's at apparently.

[nzspokes]

The smart companies are moving south. Cheaper rent, cheaper staff & no traffic woes.
Brother has set up their NZ headquarters just down the road from me.

In other words they cant afford a site in Auckland or skilled staff.

[Gremlin]

The smart companies are moving south. Cheaper rent, cheaper staff & no traffic woes.
Brother has set up their NZ headquarters just down the road from me.
I don't understand the obsession with the CBD. Why does everyone want to be there? Albany has a business park, Highbrook as well, and that's still main Auckland (plenty of other options). Instead we have people commuting from the north to south of the bridge (and v.v) not to mention from Hamilton...

Then again, I'm hardly a saint. I don't commute much, but travelling between clients can mean anything between Orewa and beyond Pokeno (ideally never those 2 or close, in a day).

[swarfie]

In other words they cant afford a site in Auckland or skilled staff.

You've got to be kidding yourself to think there's only skilled people in Dorkland, wake up and smell the roses mate. There's real skills all over this fine country and some of us get to work in 7 minutes on a pushy:2thumbsup

[TheDemonLord]

Ahh the simple pleasures of Aucklanders.
Did you just see what you wrote?
Down here you can have that & a fast winding TT on your own every night on your 12 minute commute. But hey, Auckland is where it's at apparently.

I like Auckland.

And yes, it was a simple pleasure - the only problem was that I was just starting to really enjoy it when I noticed the needle tick passed 100....

[Berries]

In other words they cant afford a site in Auckland or skilled staff.
I thought that all those Asians you had up there worked for peanuts?

[pzkpfw]

This.
Aucklanders are terrible. All it takes is a car with its bonnet up on the side of the motorway and everybody needs to slow down and have a gawk. Another hour in traffic for the sheeple because everybody needs to slow down to look at another broken down poxy holden...

It's not Aucklanders, it's just people.

I've been in jams here (Wellington) caused by people slowing down for the flashing lights warning them of the tractor mowing grass well off the road.

When the road's at capacity, the slightest slow-down at some point makes the traffic build up.

[nerrrd]

The smart companies are moving south. Cheaper rent, cheaper staff & no traffic woes.
Brother has set up their NZ headquarters just down the road from me.

Down the road from 'buttfuck nowhere?' That'll look good on the letterhead :lol:.

[Tazz]

You've got to be kidding yourself to think there's only skilled people in Dorkland, wake up and smell the roses mate. There's real skills all over this fine country and some of us get to work in 7 minutes on a pushy:2thumbsup

Up until a few weeks ago I had a 2 minute walk for $100 a week, and that was central *cough* city *cough* :laugh:

[swbarnett]

Albany has a business park, Highbrook as well, and that's still main Auckland (plenty of other options).
Yes, but where will the bosses have their liquid lunches?

[jasonu]

Majority of NZ <strike>keyboard warriors</strike> community says Chinks.

That's my bet.:2thumbsup

[jasonu]

Down here you can have that & a fast winding TT on your own every night on your 12 minute commute. But hey, Auckland is where it's at apparently.

Buy you couldn't afford the bike or the petrol because all the jobs are in Auckland...

[WNJ]

Ahh the simple pleasures of Aucklanders.
Did you just see what you wrote?
Down here you can have that & a fast winding TT on your own every night on your 12 minute commute. But hey, Auckland is where it's at apparently.

My TT to Hamilton from (40km N/E of) every evening can be between 20 mins or an hour if I feel the need including 90% twisties, fuck it's good, :woohoo:

[Swoop]

Up until a few weeks ago I had a 2 minute walk for $100 a week, and that was central *cough* city *cough* :laugh:

$100- a week?

You need to mention the "minimum hourly rate" to your boss...

[Tazz]

$100- a week?

You need to mention the "minimum hourly rate" to your boss...

Not seeing the connection between rent and boss :scratch:

[sidecar bob]

Buy you couldn't afford the bike or the petrol because all the jobs are in Auckland...

But at least I can expierence roll on acceleration to 100kmh more than once a year & don't find it so exciting as to need to post it on the net, it's almost mundane in buttfuck nowhere these days actually. :msn-wink:

[nzspokes]

Buy you couldn't afford the bike or the petrol because all the jobs are in Auckland...

Well around my work there is at least 5 $15 million + warehouses being built. Will be heaps of new jobs. Good staff get good money as they are hard to get up here.

[BuzzardNZ]

Well around my work there is at least 5 $15 million + warehouses being built. Will be heaps of new jobs. Good staff get good money as they are hard to get up here.

They'll just end up hiring Asian's at cheap rates, wait and see.

[Smifffy]

But at least I can expierence roll on acceleration to 100kmh more than once a year & don't find it so exciting as to need to post it on the net, it's almost mundane in buttfuck nowhere these days actually. :msn-wink:

Shhhh they're already eyeing up the bay, traffic already sucks in Taus and house prices are heading into orbit. Leave 'em 'enjoying the good life' in Aucks I reckon.

[Smifffy]

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[Banditbandit]

But at least I can expierence roll on acceleration to 100kmh more than once a year & don't find it so exciting as to need to post it on the net, it's almost mundane in buttfuck nowhere these days actually. :msn-wink:

Yes. I get a 20-minute blast to work, mostly on the open road with just enough traffic to make it fun ... and the occasional pop for spice ..

and the biggest issue in the nearest town is whether to let people ride their horses in town, because they shit on the street and leave hoof prints in the berms .. (I'm serious ... ) and the front page picture on yesterday's newspaper was of kids who had grown giant pumpkins .. ya gotta love small town New Zealand ..

[Swoop]

Not seeing the connection between rent and boss :scratch:

Well, if you are walking to work to earn $100- per week...

[sidecar bob]

Yes. I get a 20-minute blast to work, mostly on the open road with just enough traffic to make it fun ... and the occasional pop for spice ..

and the biggest issue in the nearest town is whether to let people ride their horses in town, because they shit on the street and leave hoof prints in the berms .. (I'm serious ... ) and the front page picture on yesterday's newspaper was of kids who had grown giant pumpkins .. ya gotta love small town New Zealand ..

Let me guess, Taneatua?

[Tazz]

Well, if you are walking to work to earn $100- per week...

It was costing me $100 a week to live somewhere it took me 2mins to walk to work from ;)

I guess if you took into account the running costs of my shoes, it was really $102.50 or something.

[Banditbandit]

Let me guess, Taneatua?

Wrong .. I sometimes go that way - to play in the Waimana Gorge .. it's not 20 minutes from Taneatua to Whakatane - it's only 12 ks ..

[Grumph]

and the biggest issue in the nearest town is whether to let people ride their horses in town, because they shit on the street and leave hoof prints in the berms .. (I'm serious ... ) .. ya gotta love small town New Zealand ..

Fuck yeah, the bastards crap everywhere and leave my road frontage like a ploughed field...Dog owners have to pick up their animals crap - why don't horse riders have to do the same ?
Next pony club that comes past is going to be told to cross the road...

[Gremlin]

and the biggest issue in the nearest town is whether to let people ride their horses in town, because they shit on the street and leave hoof prints in the berms .. (I'm serious ... ) and the front page picture on yesterday's newspaper was of kids who had grown giant pumpkins .. ya gotta love small town New Zealand ..
Every time I've been in Opotiki I've seen at least one kid bareback on a horse in town... makes me chuckle that I'm definitely not in a city any more...