Is it Viable to have "Bike" only Lanes???

[DJ DOOWOP]

I've travelled extensively and lived in Asia for many years, motorbikes and scooters are the most pervasive transport in crowded metropolisis. Despite the smog and all, most of these cities have seperate bike lanes to accomedate Motorbikes,even on motorways, while cars travel on the outside lanes...Personally I think this puts bikers less at risk and thus not pissing the cages off from doing silly stuff...what you think? doable in NZ? OR.....Just let us use the Bus Lanes...hows that?... We pay enough dame ACC levies :bash:

[Marmoot]

they do have separate bike lines in Auckland city.
Not the motorway.

That is 'bike' as in 'BIke'. Not Motorbike, although you are allowed to use it.

[Beemer]

I'd be wary of using a motorcycle only lane - look at how many drivers bowl along at warp speed nine in bus lanes!

[Waylander]

I'd be wary of using a motorcycle only lane - look at how many drivers bowl along at warp speed nine in bus lanes!
And then just think of how any BIKES would bowl along at warp speed 9 in the bike lane.

[**R1**]

And then just think of how any BIKES would bowl along at warp speed 9 in the bike lane.If we all kept it to warp speed 8 we would be sweet

[Waylander]

Not all bikes can do that though. So we would need three lanes. One for scooters, 125's and 250s. Another for cruisers from 400 to 1100 and tourers, and another lane for sportbikes and powercruisers. All of wich would still only amount to about 1 and a half car sized lanes anyway.

[Sniper]

Not all bikes can do that though. So we would need three lanes. One for scooters, 125's and 250s. Another for cruisers from 400 to 1100 and tourers, and another lane for sportbikes and powercruisers. All of wich would still only amount to about 1 and a half car sized lanes anyway.

And in reality, it still wouldn't stop cage drivers in them

[Waylander]

Ok fair enough. So now we need to think of a barrier to go in between the lanes. (each lane will only be about half a car lane wide) that will do three things. 1; allow bikes to move between lanes 2; be safe for bikers if ther should be an off 3; do a fair bit of damage to any car that should be foolish enough to drive in the bike lanes.
Any ideas?

[Ixion]

they do have separate bike lines in Auckland city.
Not the motorway.

That is 'bike' as in 'BIke'. Not Motorbike, although you are allowed to use it.

Are we ? I have been trying to find a definitive answer to that. My impression was that we were not allowed to.

[Sniper]

Ok fair enough. So now we need to think of a barrier to go in between the lanes. (each lane will only be about half a car lane wide) that will do three things. 1; allow bikes to move between lanes 2; be safe for bikers if ther should be an off 3; do a fair bit of damage to any car that should be foolish enough to drive in the bike lanes.
Any ideas?

Cordex?......

[Waylander]

Have to tell me exactly what the hell that stuff is mate cause I aint got a clue

[**R1**]

Ok fair enough. So now we need to think of a barrier to go in between the lanes. (each lane will only be about half a car lane wide) that will do three things. 1; allow bikes to move between lanes 2; be safe for bikers if ther should be an off 3; do a fair bit of damage to any car that should be foolish enough to drive in the bike lanes.
Any ideas?can we add snake pits, jumps, and grind rails? then we would have the hell arcade styles lanes, and set up a forum to compare high scores:doobey:

[Sniper]

Have to tell me exactly what the hell that stuff is mate cause I aint got a clue

Cordex is basically an explosive cord used for breaking down doors ect. Makes a hell of a bang. Heard a funny story that if you wrap it around someones neck.......... maybe its not funny.

[Waylander]

Now that's just getting silly.

[Finn]

We can't even afford roads so I think bike only lanes are a dream. Nice idea though but it ain't gonna happen especially with this government.

What's with the bus lanes anyway? If people can't afford a car or choose to take the bus then why should our tax dollar give them the benefit?

[Sniper]

Im never silly...... see, this is my serious face.

Just a bit of lateral thinking. If us as bikers rally for more roads, I wonder how much extra tax on petrol the Govt will put on for us. Fuckers

[Marmoot]

Are we ? I have been trying to find a definitive answer to that. My impression was that we were not allowed to.

Yes. And if you're scared, pop in to Auckland City Council building and get a leaflet detailing it (available over the counter). Keep it in your bike storage to show anybody who says otherwise.


I'm not talking about Motorway bus lanes, though.

And I'm not talking about narrow bicycle lanes that snake around pedestrian footpath either :bash:

[Ixion]

I'm presuming you mean the ones about 2 foot wide , along the road edge? Like on Tamaki Drive ?

[Marmoot]

I'm presuming you mean the ones about 2 foot wide , along the road edge? Like on Tamaki Drive ?

The ones on the road you can use. The ones raised about 5-10cm above road surface (and full of scantily-clad beautiful ladies on roller blades........damn, they're sexy) you can't use on bike. Ah foog that, you can't use! Only I can use!

[Coyote]

Cagers wouldn't see its a bike lane and drive on it anyway

[DJ DOOWOP]

Hey Fellows, just wanted to vent my frustrations on Auckland traffic, the infrastructure is obsolete, comparing to Europe we don't even have a fucking subway making us look like third world country....
and if bikes continue to "split lanes" with cages it's just gonna cause more collisions and eventually someone will do something, but it's better to be preventive then reactive..... I rode 150cc scooters in Asia for years and they all had bike only lanes, accidents are rare and if it happens it'd be a scratch and graze as oppose to getting hit by a cage you might die...
What the fuck they spend our tax and fuel tax and fucking acc levy not to mention the registration fee on anyways...... build more buslanes?? more lanes just cause more congestion more fuckers want to take cars to work and more pollution......
Excuse my language this is not aimed at yall!!...

[Sniper]

Hey Fellows, just wanted to vent my frustrations on Auckland traffic, the infrastructure is obsolete, comparing to Europe we don't even have a fucking subway making us look like third world country....
and if bikes continue to "split lanes" with cages it's just gonna cause more collisions and eventually someone will do something, but it's better to be preventive then reactive..... I rode 150cc scooters in Asia for years and they all had bike only lanes, accidents are rare and if it happens it'd be a scratch and graze as oppose to getting hit by a cage you might die...
What the fuck they spend our tax and fuel tax and fucking acc levy not to mention the registration fee on anyways...... build more buslanes?? more lanes just cause more congestion more fuckers want to take cars to work and more pollution......
Excuse my language this is not aimed at yall!!...

This gets up hackels up a bit and one thing that pisses me off is when they say NZ doesn't have this or doesn't have that.

Move somewhere else that does if you don't like it. :finger:

[Marmoot]

This gets up hackels up a bit and one thing that pisses me off is when they say NZ doesn't have this or doesn't have that.

Move somewhere else that does if you don't like it. :finger:

Yea, man. Agree on that.
I'm tired of someone saying NZ is not this is not that. Move to somewhere else if you don't like.

I'm really tired of this whinging in New Zealand. In my previous country nobody whinges and protest the government like this. This country is appaling

err....not that I whine....... :whistle:

[Beemer]

And in reality, it still wouldn't stop cage drivers in them

That's what I was meaning, not that bikes could go faster in the dedicated lanes, more than car drivers would use them too! :doh: