A rant about Auckland traffic

[Gremlin]

OK, so I would never bother posting up each and every problem, as there are waaay too many to list, but I need somewhere to release a bit of steam about some pearlers I have had this week.

To some woman in a car on Tuesday, talk on your cellphone all you like. On your own FUCKING property. NOT in the fast lane while doing 80kph, with nothing in front of you :angry2: Splitting is fine and dandy, unless you think your lane is wider than the pretty markers on the road. :crazy:

Trucks. Some of you are awesome guys. Some of you are wankers. A truck takes up the whole lane. Having 3 SITTING ABREAST on the motorway is stupid. Get your slow behemoth into the slow lane where it belongs. WHY are cops not making sure trucks stay out of the fast lane at least. They are slower, and surely there is revenue in that somewhere... Splitting past truck and trailer units is not easy, especially when they are weaving.

This caused another thing... don't weave in your lane, when I'm trying to split between a truck and bus, and the horizon narrows to almost nothing :eek5: .... yah... don't do it.

On the other hand, big ups to the truck this morning, indicating, and still used his arm to double check I had seen he wanted to change lanes.... into the fast lane :wacko:

Not to mention all the cars that occasionally move over, sometimes its not necessary, but sometimes, next to you there is a wanker trying to block. Cheers for me being able to give him/her the big fuck you.

*cough* I mean I follow all traffic laws, and I didn't split past any of the hundreds of vehicles parked everyday. :sweatdrop

[froggyfrenchman]

yeah, i cant understand how you guys can handle auckland traffic everyday!

[chris]

OK, so I would never bother posting up each and every problem, as there are waaay too many to list, but I need somewhere to release a bit of steam about some pearlers I have had this week.

To some woman in a car on Tuesday, talk on your cellphone all you like. On your own FUCKING property. NOT in the fast lane while doing 80kph, with nothing in front of you :angry2: Splitting is fine and dandy, unless you think your lane is wider than the pretty markers on the road. :crazy:

Trucks. Some of you are awesome guys. Some of you are wankers. A truck takes up the whole lane. Having 3 SITTING ABREAST on the motorway is stupid. Get your slow behemoth into the slow lane where it belongs. WHY are cops not making sure trucks stay out of the fast lane at least. They are slower, and surely there is revenue in that somewhere... Splitting past truck and trailer units is not easy, especially when they are weaving.

This caused another thing... don't weave in your lane, when I'm trying to split between a truck and bus, and the horizon narrows to almost nothing :eek5: .... yah... don't do it.

On the other hand, big ups to the truck this morning, indicating, and still used his arm to double check I had seen he wanted to change lanes.... into the fast lane :wacko:

Not to mention all the cars that occasionally move over, sometimes its not necessary, but sometimes, next to you there is a wanker trying to block. Cheers for me being able to give him/her the big fuck you.

*cough* I mean I follow all traffic laws, and I didn't split past any of the hundreds of vehicles parked everyday. :sweatdrop

What's the 'fast lane'.....?

[Grahameeboy]

yeah, i cant understand how you guys can handle auckland traffic everyday!

It's easy when you were born in London........never know what all the fuss is about.......

[MidnightMike]

You have been living there for god (Spankme) knows how long, and you notice it now :weird:

[Gremlin]

What's the 'fast lane'.....?
tis a mythical thing, but if you're quick you might find it. I have my own fast lane, except others think they can use some of it :weep:


You have been living there for god (Spankme) knows how long, and you notice it now :weird:
No, always bad, but have had some real pearlers lately... maybe I'm going quicker, so notice the slow ones more :lol:

[HDTboy]

Instead of ranting, you could do something about it. I did

[Gremlin]

Instead of ranting, you could do something about it. I did
err... what?? I just needed to blow off some steam...

OH, almost forgot a little bit of info as well.

Please don't forget to amuse me. One evening I was following a cop (in all the colours, lights etc). The light went orange. She stopped and so did I. Then a car that must have been further back than me ran the light. As it went through, the light went red. :doh:

For a sec, I wondered why the cop didn't do anything, then on went the lights, and away she went. Saw them still talking as I rolled past. :killingme

Car deserved it... if you do that around cops, you must think its normal, when it isn't. It can causes huge crashes etc. But shit, it was damn entertaining to have the box seat :laugh:

[Back Fire]

dude... its the fun off it... mobile chicanes

[HDTboy]

err... what??
I moved out of Auckland. It's not that hard to do

[Madness]

You could take the bus, but I suppose you run the risk of being late when your driver stops to assault a fuck-head. You could take a train and hope it doesn't ignite itselfinto an inferno. You could take a car and sit there for hours watching all those motorsickles whizzing past.
Admit it man, you have it pretty good considering how fucked up the alternatives are.
You could always move to welly, nice and warm here too!!
:cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold: :cold:

[Ixion]

I moved out of Auckland. It's not that hard to do

Ah-ha. That's what YOU think. Just wait a bit, and Dorkland will swallow you up.Just got to engulf Hamihole and we'll be on our way to you.

[Gremlin]

Admit it man, you have it pretty good considering how fucked up the alternatives are.
Oh yes, I see the other options everyday :crazy: I just want it better :yes:

And its very fun going between the cars and all (in fact I usually yearn for it), but not when the gap I was about to use is suddenly not there. Of course, this is not my fault in the slightest. :dodge:

yeah, as I said, just wanted to let off a bit of steam about the worse bits, the other stuff is just part and parcel, and often makes it quite neat. Just wish morons would be somewhere else.

b.b.b.b.but I can't leave auckland... auckland = new zealand.. there isn't anywhere else :spudbooge

[Madness]

b.b.b.b.but I can't leave auckland... auckland = new zealand.. there isn't anywhere else :spudbooge

That is the saddest thing I have read on here to date.

[Swoop]

You could take a train and hope it doesn't ignite itselfinto an inferno.

The only reason that they like to stop and have a smoke is because they were bought second[?] hand from Perth. There aren't any hills in Perth, so when they arrive in "no so FLAT" Auckland... SURPRISE!!!:rofl:

[Marmoot]

I've never come across this until this afternoon, but I'll share it with you guys too anyway. I don't know how common this one is....

There was a Learner in a Driving Lesson car with an instructor. I was in a Quay Street parking lot, mind you....so I suppose it is not a public road?
But nevertheless, the instructor calmly muttered a few words, and suddenly I realized that my bike and the car are looking eye-to-eye in a single lane.
A quick check that I was in the left lane confirmed my suspicions. Then the car proceeded coming closer and closer and closer.....grab my brake and put the bike to a stop, then the car calmly and innocently turned left to park.
Saw the instructor gave a smile to the learner and congratulate on a parking maneouvre welldone........

So, I suppose it is ok to teach learner the useful tips then: take the opposite lane to make parking on left a bit easier, and don't worry about incoming vehicle.

I wonder why I didn't get that tips from my driving instructor before......

[Swoop]

I've never come across this until this afternoon, but I'll share it with you guys too anyway. I don't know how common this one is....

There was a Learner in a Driving Lesson car with an instructor. I was in a Quay Street parking lot, mind you....so I suppose it is not a public road?
But nevertheless, the instructor calmly muttered a few words, and suddenly I realized that my bike and the car are looking eye-to-eye in a single lane.
A quick check that I was in the left lane confirmed my suspicions. Then the car proceeded coming closer and closer and closer.....grab my brake and put the bike to a stop, then the car calmly and innocently turned left to park.
Saw the instructor gave a smile to the learner and congratulate on a parking maneouvre welldone........

So, I suppose it is ok to teach learner the useful tips then: take the opposite lane to make parking on left a bit easier, and don't worry about incoming vehicle.

I wonder why I didn't get that tips from my driving instructor before......

So this equates to Qty: 2 uppercuts and Qty: 1 Mirrorectomy then.

[Madness]

So, I suppose it is ok to teach learner the useful tips then: take the opposite lane to make parking on left a bit easier, and don't worry about incoming vehicle.
...

I have to ask....... Where they Asians????
:doobey: :doobey: :doobey: :doobey: :doobey:

[Flatcap]

So, I suppose it is ok to teach learner the useful tips then: take the opposite lane to make parking on left a bit easier, and don't worry about incoming vehicle.



Ahh yes - a pet hate of mine. Why is it people think their cages are so long that they have to swing wide before making the turn. Do they really think their rear axel is going to mount the curb?

[sunhuntin]

seen a couple of beauties today....guy in a station wagon...followed him for about 10 mins, taking in one rather busy "main" road, 2 roundabouts and a bridge. station wagon didnt slow down coming up to or leaving the bridge. didnt even slow down. the first side wasnt overly busy, but other side had cars on all sides. he was lucky everyone was stopped at the time.

waiting at a giveway first side of the bridge, going straight through. see a car to my right start to move, so i stay stopped. older driver. bugger me if he doesnt come to a stop in the middle of roundabout and look down the "main" road to see if theres any cars. good grief! some people should totally not have their licenses! its nuts. they need to make it harder.

[SPman]

There aren't any hills in Perth, so when they arrive in "no so FLAT" Auckland... SURPRISE!!!:rofl:
No Hills? - Obviously you didnt get very far from the coast........

[Marmoot]

I have to ask....... Where they Asians????
:doobey: :doobey: :doobey: :doobey: :doobey:

Neither the instructor nor learner. Why?

But I am.

Edit: wtf....my avatar......ok, who voted for me again today? Now I need to replace my avatar again....

[Marmoot]

So this equates to Qty: 2 uppercuts and Qty: 1 Mirrorectomy then.

Ha, if the car is lowered I can probably pop my front up a bit and ride over them........Unfortunately, they were on some sort of sedan on standard ride height :blah:
It's rather hard to do mirrorectomy from head-on trajectory, I figure :scratch:

I was going to go and tell the bloody instructor about how I feel his driving lessons are, but my wifey (who was on the back seat) wants be to be a rather nice guy today......

[Waylander]

Yesterday (thursday) here in Tauranga during rush hour traffic. My lane was clear with maybe one or two cars coming my way. Other side was packed all doin speedlimit (50k) so not really stand still but no roomto cross. This idiot in a white shitter something or other comes out of a sidestreet doesn't even touch the brakes for the giveway and proceeds to barge right across the road to the other side. Lucky for him the cars on the other side saw him coming so could stop before hitting him though the tyres did squeal at the abuse.

Would have followed the dick to give him a box around the ears but was in a hurry to get to the pub.:shifty:


Ah-ha. That's what YOU think. Just wait a bit, and Dorkland will swallow you up.Just got to engulf Hamihole and we'll be on our way to you.
Take it. Then the majority of them will stop pretending they don't want to be JAFAs anyway.

[aff-man]

*hands gremlin a can of harden-up*

[Gremlin]

*hands gremlin a can of harden-up*
*hands aff-man a pair of hair clippers*

I said... I just needed to rant, I don't expect it to get better. Although I would like gaps I'm in, to not close, that was the only hairy one.

[Karma]

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[Gremlin]

:killingme :rofl:

You stole her lollipop again didn't you??

I love that pic... very funny

[Firefight]

[QUOTE=Marmoot)

But I am. [/QUOTE]


:mega: Bloody hell Marmoot !!, when were you going to tell me ?

that's it, not riding with you anymore.:no:


F/F

[justsomeguy]

I said... I just needed to rant, I don't expect it to get better. Although I would like gaps I'm in, to not close, that was the only hairy one.

Want me to teach you how to lanesplit??:blip: Oh and stop crying will you, although you do look cute in that pink frock. :baby:

[Marmoot]

:mega: Bloody hell Marmoot !!, when were you going to tell me ?

that's it, not riding with you anymore.:no:


F/F

What? Becoz I iz blek? :cry:

[The Preacher]

What's the 'fast lane'.....?

In the South Island all lanes are the fast lane :nya: