Christchurch - empty streets?

[Mikkel]

I was quite stunned this morning driving to Uni. At 9.15am the streets were pretty much empty - traffic density was the lowest I've seen for a long long time.

Anyone else experience this?

Hooray for increasing petrol prices - provided that's the cause of course :D

[imdying]

:o Didn't you hear the news?!?!?! It's raining AIDs from the sky! Nice knowing you buddy :(

[Mikkel]

:o Didn't you hear the news?!?!?! It's raining AIDs from the sky! Nice knowing you buddy :(

Ah fuck no! I really don't wanna catch that again... :angry2:

[scumdog]

I was quite stunned this morning driving to Uni. At 9.15am the streets were pretty much empty - traffic density was the lowest I've seen for a long long time.

Anyone else experience this?


Yup, frequently have that here in Riviera of the South.:yes:

[Mikkel]

Yup, frequently have that here in Riviera of the South.:yes:

Sounds like bliss to me! :D

[dipshit]

Hooray for increasing petrol prices - provided that's the cause of course :D

That's what I keep saying. Higher petrol prices = less cars on the road. :niceone:

[Oakie]

At 9.15am the streets were pretty much empty - traffic density was the lowest I've seen for a long long time.

9.15 am. Of course you saw no traffic. The rest of us were already at work!

[Trudes]

Going to work at 7:15 this morning the hubby commented too that it looked dead and empty on the roads, he had to check the time to make sure it wasn't 6:15... maybe it is the petrol price increase, everyone stayed in bed (or caught the bus or train).

[Forest]

Should also be a bit less freight traffic on the road. Less trucks, vans, couriers etc.

[quallman1234]

Simple : Friday the 13th coincidence? everyone's too scared to come out in there automobiles.

[Mikkel]

9.15 am. Of course you saw no traffic. The rest of us were already at work!

Let me then inform you that along the roads I ride/drive to work the traffic density is usually significantly more dense at 9.15 am than it is at 7.45 am - quarter to eight is the time I usually go at...

So it would appear that 'the rest of us' is the minority in this case, would you not agree?

[Swoop]

Yup. Have noticed the same in D'auckland.
Bloody excellent!

Might have to buy a V8 to enjoy it even more...

[SDU]

Perhaps everyone forgot to organise their loan in time to refill their cars:(

[MadDuck]

Yeah I had to head down to Dorkland and found the moto-way empty as at 8.15am....blardy marvelous

[boostin]

Same for me on the northern at 8:15. thought it was a Saturday, no traffic until Northcote. Usually backed up past my onramp at Greville...

[SpeedyGirl]

Must be nice to travel so late :nya: it was busy at 7.30 this morning :mad:

[fireball]

plenty of traffic at 730am on waipuna bridge.. more than usual at mt wellington too....... i was hoping for a quick run

[Oakie]

Let me then inform you that along the roads I ride/drive to work the traffic density is usually significantly more dense at 9.15 am than it is at 7.45 am - quarter to eight is the time I usually go at...

So it would appear that 'the rest of us' is the minority in this case, would you not agree?

Oh I don't know. It's Friday night ... it's been a hard week ... I don't want to think any more. The only traffic density I struck today was the woman who I saw looking at me in her passenger side mirror and then who moved into my lane anyway without indicating just as I was pulling up beside her. :angry2:

[Mikkel]

Must be nice to travel so late :nya: it was busy at 7.30 this morning :mad:

Usually it's busier around 9 though... But I'm not saying there isn't any traffic at 7.30 :no:


Oh I don't know. It's Friday night ... it's been a hard week ... I don't want to think any more. The only traffic density I struck today was the woman who I saw looking at me in her passenger side mirror and then who moved into my lane anyway without indicating just as I was pulling up beside her. :angry2:

She must have had a hard week as well I guess ;)

Time for a relaxing weekend :yes:

[CookMySock]

I was quite stunned this morning driving to Uni. At 9.15am the streets were pretty much emptyEveryone's gone. Only KB'ers left. Wheres the party ?

DB

[wickle]

Went into Napier business area this A/noon plenty of parks didnt even see a xxxx meter person so no payee

[Dave Lobster]

Same at 0715 coming down the Northern. Usually backed up as far as that park and ride thing. No queuing cages 'til Tristram Ave

[brendonjw]

It will be because most of uni students are off for exams, should be good for the next few weeks, its always easy to tell when Uni starts up again

[Trudes]

bloody car driving, gas guzzling, wasting students!!

[Romeo]

One benefit of the high (LOL, in 3 months time I'll consider it low!) gas prices is that I can actually get some sleep at Joliets flat in central Christchurch over the weekend.

Less boyracers!

[Shadows]

It was funny, as I was driving into town this morning thinking about the lack of traffic on the road I turned on the radio and they were commenting on the lack of traffic on the road.

Bloody disc jockeys, useful as ever.