Race to find fastest way to the Auckland CBD?

[kave]

Because a motorcycle is no faster than a car if you obey the road rules and don't do anything borderline illegal (like lane splitting). The only time you get a benefit otherwise is that you can filter to the front at traffic lights.

Strictly speaking, aren't pushies subject to all the usual road rules as well? Lane splitting is not necessarily illegal, passing on the left within the lane is perfectly legal, and filtering is legal. Mororbikes would have most of the advantages of a pushbike with the added bonus of being able to use the motorways. If they dont include it next year we should get a motorbike to each of the four starting points anyway. If we competed unofficially and won it would make a strong point, especially if we got media interested in what we were doing.

[motorbyclist]

If we competed unofficially and won it would make a strong point, especially if we got media interested in what we were doing.

Fucking good idea - I'm up for that

[MaxB]

Because a motorcycle is no faster than a car if you obey the road rules and don't do anything borderline illegal (like lane splitting). The only time you get a benefit otherwise is that you can filter to the front at traffic lights.

In congestion a bike is way faster than a car.

If I cage into town from S.Auckland my commute takes an average 55mins. On the bike it takes an average 30mins. This is over many many trips. That is more or less keeping it legal.

The point of the thread is that in fair tests conducted overseas the bike nearly always wins over all other transport modes and why can't the Auckland organisers admit that.