Road Conditions - Who do we moan too?

[mikemike104]

Coz it's a motorway it's mostly funded by what used to be called Transit NZ.

They are now part of NZTA. The Wellington office is thus

Level 9, PSIS House
20 Ballance Street
PO Box 5084, Lambton Quay
Wellington 6145
New Zealand
Telephone: 64 4 894 5200
Fax: 64 4 894 3305

Good luck.

Ten4 that, I did a loan for a lady the other day who worked NZTA, I got talking to her and her job was to approve new roads after the proper design process, anyway, after mentioning to her that I had found a couple of shit pieces of road around Ham's she told me if I wanted too I can call the NZTA and report it and that they did keep a record of such complaints and did have staff that reviewed the parts of the road that had been complained about.

They ended up fixing the two bits of road on my commute that I had issues with anyway before I could call in.

[scracha]

I dunno Helen. ACC, Matamata Piako district council (gravel on nearly EVERY junction...I shit you not), repeated near misses caused by wandering stock (calls to local coppers about this are not treated with any urgency at all) and overzealous speed restrictions have made me think it's just not worth the hassle riding in New Zealand. After 18 years of riding in all conditions, for the first time my roadbike is tucked up in the garage for winter pending a review of the situation come summer.

Besides, bikers are bad and selfish. Instead I'm gonna be a good local boy, go down the pub, get pissed and drive my fucked old 4x4 home instead.

[Berries]

Like installing lethal roadside furniture through out the country that is banned in the EU...... when concrete barriers are a little more expensive initially.....

Like I said, up to a point. They are yet to be convinced about the negatives of wire rope barriers. As it would seem are a few people on KB. The difference being the issue here is one that could cause a loss of control and directly contribute to a crash happening whilst barriers only matter if you have already lost it.

[Str8 Jacket]

I dunno Helen. ACC, Matamata Piako district council (gravel on nearly EVERY junction...I shit you not), repeated near misses caused by wandering stock (calls to local coppers about this are not treated with any urgency at all) and overzealous speed restrictions have made me think it's just not worth the hassle riding in New Zealand. After 18 years of riding in all conditions, for the first time my roadbike is tucked up in the garage for winter pending a review of the situation come summer.

Besides, bikers are bad and selfish. Instead I'm gonna be a good local boy, go down the pub, get pissed and drive my fucked old 4x4 home instead.

Wish I had teh choice. I have no car licence and Public Transport cost me more than 3x what it costs to commute on the bike.....