anyone heading to mine, watch Hart Rd!

[bugjuice]

The council have kindly done some road repairs, then just piled a heap of stone chip on the repairs, just before a speed bump. So I wrote a quick email to convay my dismay. I'll let y'all know what they come back with if you like, just to see what 'level' the LTSA is at, at the moment..

My email to them:
<blockquote>Hi,

I'd wish to make a complaint about stone chip that's been thrown on some repairs of Hart Road, Takapuna, Auckland.

I ride a motorbike and was coming home the other night. Heading down the road as I normally do, coming to the second speed bump, I saw the stone chip as it just broke into the headlight beam on the road, which at first I mistook for dust/dirt of some sort. It wasn't until I was on it and braking for the speed bump, that I found it was stone chip an inch deep, which caused me to loose control of the bike, and barely got away without dropping it.

There is no signage around the road works to indicate the hazard on the road, and it's with sheer luck that it didn't come out worse. Please sign the road for other motorcyclists in the area, and please make sure that the repairs are safe to drive and ride on.



On a better note, I did notice some fresh tar seal a few months ago on Charles Street. Someone had the courtesy and brains to throw some sand on the black tar that fills the cracks as it was setting. Subsequently, it now provides some level of grip in the wet when pulling into the road (since it's on the junction). Is this a common practice? And if not, could it be considered? There's nothing worse than that black tar stuff in the wet, it's like riding on ice. Some parts of Auckland are terrible for it. Since it has to be there, this would really make a lot of road users happy for a couple of handfuls of sand..

Kind regards
Kit</blockquote>
their automated responce:
<blockquote>Thank you for your inquiry to Land Transport New Zealand. Your e-mail has been forwarded on to the appropriate section for reply to you as soon as possible. We endeavour to reply to all correspondence within 10 working days of receipt.</blockquote>

so we'll see...
not too arsey?

[juzzer]

Well done son, will be interesting to see if they ever reply.....

[Devil]

I'd expect a reply from LTSA, i've always had good quality answers from them. However, in this case, I wouldn't be surprised if you were asked to make your complaint to the council as it is them who is in charge of the contractors who do the repairs.

As for the tar snakes, wouldn't we all love an answer to that one.

[mv.senna]

If you get fobbed off, there's a section in the HASE act which refers to creating new Hazards (for others) as a result of the work that you've done. while a public road isn't your workplace per say, it was the workplace of the contractors....hence the applicability of the Act.

Also in this case, since they've failed to implement any kind of Hazard management - i.e warning signs, detours etc...you could have a interesting time with this...

phew, gotta go have a lie-down now....brain overload.....:blink:

[bugjuice]

yeah, well I thought about hitting up the council first, but since they are the ones who 'own the roads', I could just complain straight to the government agency.

A bit of poking around, I've just found an email for the North Shore 'road safety co-ordinator'.. think I should flick this email to him/her too? or just leave it at one email?

[ManDownUnder]

ONya - push the point. They did something that nearly caused you to get hurt and your insurer to share the financial burden.

ACC would also have needed to pay out...

Maybe put them on copy? We all have a vested interest, but the council/LTSA doesn't have a financial one (not to mention they don't get to go to hospital)

I reckon you should tell them all... (insurer, ACC, Council etc). Put them all on copy to the same doc

[bugjuice]

fuckit. sent to them too. Let the race begin!

[mv.senna]

yeah, well I thought about hitting up the council first, but since they are the ones who 'own the roads', I could just complain straight to the government agency.

A bit of poking around, I've just found an email for the North Shore 'road safety co-ordinator'.. think I should flick this email to him/her too? or just leave it at one email?


Road safety co-ordinator will act on something like this fairly promptly (one would hope) given that he/she will recognise the issues relating to the Hazard management failures....

[Sniper]

Well done Buggy. Hopefully they get back to ya and farkin get their A into G and do something about it.

[Cibby]

*in short skirt, short top and trainers with pom poms*

GIVE ME A "B"

GIVE ME A "U"

GIVE ME A "G"


"GO BUGGY GO BUGGY GO BUGGY"

[bugjuice]

*in short skirt, short top and trainers with pom poms*

GIVE ME A "B"

GIVE ME A "U"

GIVE ME A "G"


"GO BUGGY GO BUGGY GO BUGGY"
fuk yeah! I get my own support cheer leading team? :woohoo:

[ManDownUnder]

"GO BUGGY GO BUGGY GO BUGGY"

what - like this?

[Cibby]

fuk yeah! I get my own support cheer leading team? :woohoo:


hehe ofcourse buggy..

Could maybe get the rest of the toxic crew involved (dover, juzzer, texmo) , but that might not be so pretty....

[Cibby]

what - like this?


yeah something like that

but in orange to match the bike :blip:

[ManDownUnder]

yeah something like that

but in orange to match the bike :blip:

more like this then?

[bugjuice]

bollox. blinged ya on the wrong one MDU!

err, back on track, as much as I love the way this is going (really really do!)..

no news yet..

[bugjuice]

GOT SOME NEWS!!!!!!!!!

News justin.. justin... the news..?? JUSTIN!!!! I need the news!!!!! pah, can't ge the staff..

anyway, just got:
<blockquote>Kit
I forwarded it to Mike for follow up.
Regards
Helen

Mike - please follow up with the people on your floor. Thanks.</blockquote
and it was CC'd to 'Mike'
Might even hold my breath for this one..

[Cibby]

more like this then?


except i have piercings.

[ManDownUnder]

except i have piercings.

righto... I'll provide the slippery nipples if you provide the proof...

[Lou Girardin]

Don't get depressed but they'll probably pass it onto the local body. LTNZ doesn't do anything constructive like building roads, they just suck up to Vicroads for more ideas to beat us with.

[SixPackBack]

except i have piercings.

Yeah i had those..........missus refused to give me sex until I took 'em out.....proud to say I lasted a whole day!

[bugjuice]

another update -

<blockquote>Kit
I saw in council emails that this had been reported and should be attended to asap.
Thanks for reporting it.
Regards
Helen

NB! You can always report problems to our Actionline (486 8600) as well - they are here 24 hours per day.</blockquote>

I guess I'll see when I get home..

[sunhuntin]

maybe they could look at putting sand or something in that goddam white paint we all love so much!

good on ya for taking action, buggy. be interesting to see if any signs appear in the area you mention.

with the storm water separation happening here right now [and has been the last 4 or more years!] the roads are patchy as hell, what with the digging, filling and "sealing" with crappy seal and loose stonage. been riding the push bike last couple of days, and have remembered how shit the roads actually are for cyclists....all the loose stones get shoved into the gutter where they are left. surely the council or whoever could sweep up the excess?