Amendments to road rules in effect from 1 October 2011

[Spearfish]

up here in Dorkland we have a seperate light that operates the same as a green light for buses but is just a "B". it goes on before the lights go green for the rest of the traffic so that the buses (and now other users of the bus lane) can go ahead of cars. I have only seen a couple of bus lanes with this function. Usually in the city center.

In Auckland you could go on the B signal from experience no cop would bother you.
It does cause a we bit of one up manship from the cars next to you though.

[Gremlin]

up here in Dorkland we have a seperate light that operates the same as a green light for buses but is just a "B". it goes on before the lights go green for the rest of the traffic so that the buses (and now other users of the bus lane) can go ahead of cars.

Technically, there were provisions for two types of B, a white one and a green one. It was under council bylaws I believe. All vehicles using bus lane could go on a green B, only buses could go on a white one. Granted, I never saw green B's. I went on white ones if there was a bus behind me, coz I ain't pissing those things off... It was never widely understood however...

[Berries]

To me it says that if its not displaying the sign you don't have to slow down.

You're right. If it is not displaying the standard school bus sign, or the flash new flashing sign there is no way to tell it is a school bus so no need to slow down other than you would normally for a parked bus.

Flash new flashing sign


Then you have the ambiguous part of the legislation which doesn't change. Has it stopped for the purpose of discharging or embarking school children?

[Mustek]

sorry if this has already been posted. Came into effect from Saturday so I guess this is just a reminder.
About bloody time they did that for bikers in bus lanes.

http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/nation...from-1-october

Cheers, that will speed things up for me somewhat