Is the bus strike over?

[jrandom]

I would strongly favour a London-style congestion charge for any cars entering the Auckland CBD. With motorcycles exempt, of course. In fact, I would strongly favour *anything* that made commuting in a car unattractive enough for the idea of getting onto a bike to make it through a few more thick skulls.

[Lias]

Those of us south of the bomabys are strongly in favour of using auckland as a nuclear/biologica weapons testing area and not having to worry about your problems again

[Lou Girardin]

Those of us south of the bomabys are strongly in favour of using auckland as a nuclear/biologica weapons testing area and not having to worry about your problems again

You do realise that Hamilton is just a suburb of Auckland now, don't you?
Anyway, Hamiltonians pissing in our water supply is biological warfare already.

[Wenier]

Maybe Tamahere is right.....

Yea he's right Helen Clark has too many emotions, and that Gay guy is queer.


O wait this is bout the roads. If enough people used the buses, they would have better pay. And if the buses would have to be on time for that to happen and then maybe there'd be less traffic on the road and the 5cent tax could go away. But wut is the likely hood of this happen, i would think very high.

[ManDownUnder]

O wait this is bout the roads. If enough people used the buses, they would have better pay. And if the buses would have to be on time for that to happen and then maybe there'd be less traffic on the road and the 5cent tax could go away. But wut is the likely hood of this happen, i would think very high.

Yup, hence my thought about using a carrot (free transport on the buses!!!) and stick (charges for road use and/or parking).

I think it'd change things in a flash. Have free buses for a month and see what happens!
MDU

[Zapf]

Clarkson on Top Gear read a report that showed buses and super fast trains used more fuel per passenger than cars or airplanes, even when running at maximum capacity. I have only seem them full on the most popular routes at the peak traveling times, about 10% of the actual availability.

Given the enormous amount of space buses require, at least three cars, to manuever, when will the mass transit fools admit it has nothing to do with efficiency. This latest strike just shows that they really have no real impact. The temporary congestion would be sorted once the would be passengers and drivers find alternative transport and routes.

The traffic congestion has more to do with roads being designed in the fifties for forties traffic volumes, not 2005 levels. Like most infrastructure, the lack of constant upgrading, extensions, and proper funding has given us this problem.

After the increased fuel tax to fund the new roads (in 100 years time) we get a toll road to extend the motorway north! Maybe Tamahere is right.....

so as more and more people needs to come into work in the city... you think we should keep on expanding the motorways? and have like 2 or 3 levels?

petrol / electric cars will do a lot of good for reducing petrol usage, and then ban any cars over 2.5L from entering the CBD.

I don't see why people have to drive a frikken 5L V8 to work or big 4x4 when you can bike or drive a 1.3L Honda Jazz (city car). I get consistant 18+km/Liter with inner city traffic and motorway travelling... and that is in my 1.3L cage.

[bikerboy]

Yea he's right Helen Clark has too many emotions, and that Gay guy is queer.


O wait this is bout the roads. If enough people used the buses, they would have better pay. And if the buses would have to be on time for that to happen and then maybe there'd be less traffic on the road and the 5cent tax could go away. But wut is the likely hood of this happen, i would think very high.

In English please..........

[Gremlin]

You guys are completely missing the point (well, only where there are waterways) In Auckland especially, I currently catch the ferry instead. And for those coming from the north shore, there is the heavily used devonport ferry plus others. Of course there is no parking at the terminal, but we'll ignore that coz every terminal is like that (dum planners... )

Ferrys don't need squillions for developing waterways, and no traffic as well. Nothing better than seeing the sun come up when on the water...

Of course, once I get my bike I'll be using that to get into uni. Do as I say, not do as I do

[ManDownUnder]

You guys are completely missing the point (well, only where there are waterways) In Auckland especially, I currently catch the ferry instead. And for those coming from the north shore, there is the heavily used devonport ferry plus others. Of course there is no parking at the terminal, but we'll ignore that coz every terminal is like that (dum planners... )

Ferrys don't need squillions for developing waterways, and no traffic as well. Nothing better than seeing the sun come up when on the water...

Of course, once I get my bike I'll be using that to get into uni. Do as I say, not do as I do

Yes, waterways are good... but only if you're near the water at both ends of your trip, otherwise you need to rely (in part or in whole) on land based transport...

... and right at this point I risk repeating myself about what I consider to be the preferred options.

MDU