Red, Amber, Green and B

[dawnrazor]

Have you noticed the city council is busy shoe-horning buslanes into road networks around the city, they're those bright green swathes of asphalt peppered about the place that most cagers think are pretty coloured carparks.

At some intersections the traffic lights have been augmented with an additional 'B'. 'B' is for bus you see and when 'B' lights up then the buses are free to go, unfortunetly the 'B' is white, the logic not stretching to making it green.
I recently witnessed mass confusion from all drivers at the head of the junction - no one knew what to do and there was lots of looking about and moving and stopping and looking at what everone else was doing, was very funny really - you could almost see the cagers trying to work out what 'B' was for.
I decided it was for Bikes and filtered up through the traffic and cleared the junction, shaking my head and having a laugh!

On the same topic, the new road layout at the bottom of parnell rise now has the "straight on lane" heading directly towards a traffic island, have seen one prang already, but the newly squeezed in buslane looks lovely and the 'link' drivers think so as well (every 10 mins 9-5, and every 20mins after hours and w/ends), money well spent that, maybe if there is anything left over the council might spend it on road repairs and other road hazards.

Anyways at least we can still use them, that pisses off the cagers no end:blip:

[Finn]

Yeah, it's an awful lot of effort considering hardly anybody uses buses.

[McJim]

They're actually motorcycle lanes - we just let bicycles and buses uses 'em. Perspective - we gotta get the right perspective. I love 'em in rush hour.

[Str8 Jacket]

B is for bike and the green matches my bike oh so well.... But seriously I know what you mean, its the same down here in Wgtn. Just wish they could find/use non-slip paint, especially with all the rain around lately!

[dawnrazor]

B is for bike and the green matches my bike oh so well.... But seriously I know what you mean, its the same down here in Wgtn. Just wish they could find/use non-slip paint, especially with all the rain around lately!

I have noticed that in heavy traffic useage areas the green paint has worn off in places already, so a good value cosmetic half assed job then. nice.

[Str8 Jacket]

I have noticed that in heavy traffic useage areas the green paint has worn off in places already, so a good value cosmetic half assed job then. nice.

Yeah, I noticed that. Theres this one intersection that I use daily where the paint doesnt exist at all! Wonder how much its costing us taxpayers? Though in saying that I wish more people would either ride (scooter or bike) or take the bus the congestion on our roads is ridiculous, not to mention the pollution all those vehicles cause! :whistle:

[The Pastor]

not to mention the pollution all those vehicles cause! :whistle:


ah but is the pollotion on the bus > than 60 bikes or cars?:innocent:

[GR81]

Yeah, it's an awful lot of effort considering hardly anybody uses buses.
what's a bus, a subaru? :blah:

[John Banks]

what's a bus, a subaru? :blah:

GSX1300R. What's this subaru nonsense?

[Titanium]

"B" stands for BMW and BUSA .... 2 buses that are allowed to use that lane..... :yes:

[Str8 Jacket]

ah but is the pollotion on the bus > than 60 bikes or cars?:innocent:

Ha! Wgtn has electric buses :p

[skidMark]

tell me where it's wearing off...i want green tyres :doobey:

[GR81]

GSX1300R. What's this subaru nonsense?
Subaru spelt backwards... URABUS... u r a bus

i thought that was common knowledge?

[Lou Girardin]

I thought B meant burnout.

[Squeak the Rat]

What's the legalities here? If you're (legally) on your bike in front of a bus at these lights, can you go on the B? Ie, does the B refer to the vehicle (bus), or the lane (and all it's occupants)?

[Lou Girardin]

What's the legalities here? If you're (legally) on your bike in front of a bus at these lights, can you go on the B? Ie, does the B refer to the vehicle (bus), or the lane (and all it's occupants)?

No you can't. You have to remain stationary and hold the bus up.
This is local Govt logic.

[Quartida]

No you can't. You have to remain stationary and hold the bus up.
This is local Govt logic.

I was wondering the same thing....how silly.

As for the green paint thing, I'm almost sure I read an article about that a wee way back where they were trying to find alternatives to the green paint as they were aware it would begin to wear off.

It's not as though the paint is any worse, more that there are more tyres going over it, I would think. After all, apart from us, who rides consistently on white lines?

(And who would want that super-slippery paint on bus lanes anyway, even if they did stay green? It's a best-of-both-worlds argument I guess.)

[dawnrazor]

I was wondering the same thing....how silly.

As for the green paint thing, I'm almost sure I read an article about that a wee way back where they were trying to find alternatives to the green paint as they were aware it would begin to wear off.

It's not as though the paint is any worse, more that there are more tyres going over it, I would think. After all, apart from us, who rides consistently on white lines?

(And who would want that super-slippery paint on bus lanes anyway, even if they did stay green? It's a best-of-both-worlds argument I guess.)


Cover the whole country in various colours of shell-grip, wouldn't cost that much, maybe a few BILLION, but worth it.

[paturoa]

No you can't. You have to remain stationary and hold the bus up.
This is local Govt logic.


I've gone thru the B light at least twice I can think of recently where a cop has been able to see me (intersection of Gt North and Surrey) and they looked and off I went.

Might be local govt logic but not cop logic

[skidMark]

What's the legalities here? If you're (legally) on your bike in front of a bus at these lights, can you go on the B? Ie, does the B refer to the vehicle (bus), or the lane (and all it's occupants)?

what are there unknown things you speak of....

lights ive heard rumour of there mythical things....

what are they for

my bikes name is amber too if you see me ride youll know why....something to do with these light thingys your on about?

[Str8 Jacket]

Ha! Wgtn has electric buses :p


And a fark load of good that is today.... There are currently 7 Trolley Buses lined up along Victoria St, outside my work. They havent moved for at least 20 minutes... Never fear though, they have there hazard lights on just in case you cant see them!

[quickbuck]

Never fear though, they have there hazard lights on just in case you cant see them!

Well apparently in Auckland people can't even see fire trucks with flashy lights going!

[thatHurt]

In a bus lane with 4 buses behind me here in sydney, went when light said B. Coppa pulls me up says "it's B for buses not B for bikes" and wrote out a ticket for running a red light. I said "that's fucking Bullshit" so he Busted me for speeding as well the Bastard - 80 in a 70 zone.

Really got to learn to keep my mouth shut.

[Str8 Jacket]

Well apparently in Auckland people can't even see fire trucks with flashy lights going!

Well duh, thats cause they are too busy texting. Gotta get your priorities straight!

[quickbuck]

Well duh, thats cause they are too busy texting. Gotta get your priorities straight!
Good point, well raised.

[dawnrazor]

Might be local govt logic but not cop logic

Whats cop logic? :wait: :wait: