Auckland "can't merge properly day"

**R6_kid:Me** · 1st October 2009, 21:02

I must have missed the advertisement for this as I was doing my best to merge properly all day. However I witnessed some of the worst merging and lane changing attempts I have ever seen, probably about 10-12 of them in one day.

Ranging from a person attempting to charge up the outside of me at the top of an onramp, a van that decided that lane changing when level with my front bumper is a safe maneuver, people creating lanes where there are none, not leaving any space between cars at 90kmh when there are two onramps straight after each other... I have been truly astounded by how much shit driving I witnessed today.

Luckily I drive a Volvo so both my passenger and I were 'safe' but I'm feeling a bit nervous about taking the bike to uni in the morinng

**PirateJafa** · 1st October 2009, 21:05

Man up, pussy.

Today was actually "put a cop car directly in front of Jafa on the Pakuranga Highway so he has to piss along at 75km/h" day. Both going into the city AND coming back!

**Gremlin** · 2nd October 2009, 03:25

Sounds like you don't fit in... in Auckland.

Every day is a race to beat that show off faggot in front, and show how you can multi-task better. If you get home and you've missed every car, you win!

**p.dath** · 2nd October 2009, 07:01

Perhaps the extra complication of the weather yesterday pushed some people's driving abilities.

**Morcs** · 2nd October 2009, 07:33

Originally Posted by p.dath

Perhaps the extra complication of the weather yesterday pushed some people's driving abilities.

Indeed. Funny how a bit of rain makes car drivers go even slower...
Even on a bike it pissing rain its still a piece of piss to maintain the speed limit and above...

**Pixie** · 2nd October 2009, 07:56

Originally Posted by Morcs

Indeed. Funny how a bit of rain makes car drivers go even slower...
Even on a bike it pissing rain its still a piece of piss to maintain the speed limit and above...

"If you push your speed on corners you will die with absolutely no warning.None.No warning at all.You will not be warned etc."

I still don't know what "push your speed means".Do they mean push your car?Simple solution - don't run out of gas.

**Swoop** · 2nd October 2009, 08:39

A vehicle is fitted with a horn, for exactly these reasons.
d'Aucklanders fail to "tootle melodiously". A big set of FUCK-OFF airhorns alleviate a lot of problems.

**sAsLEX** · 2nd October 2009, 08:41

They turned the on ramp traffic lights on heading north from Devo last night....... first time I have seen congestion at that point...... another fantastic innovation brought to you by the labour govt.

**R6_kid:Me** · 2nd October 2009, 09:28

I held the horn on at the van - he was probably 20cm off my bumper when he finally got into my lane. The thing that worried me is that I continued to see this sort of thing happening throughout the day as I drove from the North Shore out to Howick, then to Westgate before heading back to Howick.

When I was rejoining the motorway from the T2 lane coming from the South Eastern Highway I had already speed matched the traffic and lined up with a gap, but the lady that I was intending to pull in front of decided that I shouldn't be there, closed up the gap, and then beeped her horn at me like I should have tried to merge somewhere else - perhaps with the concrete wall on my left.

**firefighter** · 2nd October 2009, 09:33

Originally Posted by Swoop

A vehicle is fitted with a horn, for exactly these reasons.
d'Aucklanders fail to "tootle melodiously". A big set of FUCK-OFF airhorns alleviate a lot of problems.

You'd think so, but we've tried that in the trucks and it's still a nightmare at times!

**avgas** · 2nd October 2009, 09:53

stop talking on your cellphone while driving then

**Bounce001** · 2nd October 2009, 10:51

Originally Posted by R6_kid

I held the horn on at the van - he was probably 20cm off my bumper when he finally got into my lane. The thing that worried me is that I continued to see this sort of thing happening throughout the day as I drove from the North Shore out to Howick, then to Westgate before heading back to Howick.

When I was rejoining the motorway from the T2 lane coming from the South Eastern Highway I had already speed matched the traffic and lined up with a gap, but the lady that I was intending to pull in front of decided that I shouldn't be there, closed up the gap, and then beeped her horn at me like I should have tried to merge somewhere else - perhaps with the concrete wall on my left.

Theres your problem - driving in areas so close to Howick!

**NDORFN** · 2nd October 2009, 10:54

Originally Posted by sAsLEX

They turned the on ramp traffic lights on heading north from Devo last night....... first time I have seen congestion at that point...... another fantastic innovation brought to you by the labour govt.

You know, I don't think I've ever read one of your posts. I find myself transfixed on your avatar then realise how much time I've spent on the thread and move on.