Bus Lanes, Bus Only Lanes, Lane filtering, etc

[Moi]

Of the motorways within the greater Auckland area, the north western is the oldest: the section from Pt Chevalier to Te Atatu opened in 1952 primarily to serve the new housing on the Te Atatu peninsula on the fringe of the city and to give easier access to the Whenuapai aerodrome/airport once extended beyond Te Atatu to Lincoln Rd and finally to Hobsonville Rd.

The first section of the southern motorway opened in 1953 and was soon extended to offer an alternative route south to the then congested Great South Rd.

As well as the vehicular ferries running from Mechanic's Bay to Devonport, there was another service from St Mary's Bay to Northcote which served the developing areas around Birkenhead. We used the Devonport service as it offered better access to the old North Shore of Takapuna and Milford via Lake Rd, which I think was a two lane concrete road - similar to other major roads like the Pakuranga to Howick highway. The passenger ferries at Devonport were met by the red and grey buses of the Devonport Ferry Company, whereas the North Shore Transport buses met the ferries at Bayswater and the Birkenhead buses met the ferries at Northcote/Birkenhead.

[Luckylegs]

Yeah Rastacat, I can remember when the Auckland Northern Motorway ended at Northcote Road where the Takapuna Golfcourse and Poenamo Hotel are. That was very handy, the motorway led you straight to the pub. On the Southern Motorway, it started at Takanini and I never took it any further into town than Greenlane Road.

To go north, from the end of the motorway you drove over to Taharoto Road, up Wairau Rd to Glenfield Rd, on through Albany (looking across at the earth sattelite station on the way, which stood all by itself over to the east) and up Albany hill, through Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Orewa and on to the North - all on SH1.

I remember no SW Motorway, SE Motorway, NW Motorway, no Upper Harbour Motorway, Upper Harbour Bridge or Auckland Harbour Bridge for that sake. There were flying boats at Hobsonville and the International Airport was at Whenuapai. Before the bridge there was a vehicular ferry across from Auckland to Devonport and you drove north from there or went around through Hellensville and Kaukapakapa to Wellsford.

Yeah Rastacat, I can remember when the Auckland Northern Motorway ended at Northcote Road where the Takapuna Golfcourse and Poenamo Hotel are. That was very handy, the motorway led you straight to the pub. On the Southern Motorway, it started at Takanini and I never took it any further into town than Greenlane Road.

To go north, from the end of the motorway you drove over to Taharoto Road, up Wairau Rd to Glenfield Rd, on through Albany (looking across at the earth sattelite station on the way, which stood all by itself over to the east) and up Albany hill, through Dairy Flat, Silverdale, Orewa and on to the North - all on SH1.

I remember no SW Motorway, SE Motorway, NW Motorway, no Upper Harbour Motorway, Upper Harbour Bridge or Auckland Harbour Bridge for that sake. There were flying boats at Hobsonville and the International Airport was at Whenuapai. Before the bridge there was a vehicular ferry across from Auckland to Devonport and you drove north from there or went around through Hellensville and Kaukapakapa to Wellsford.

"Yeah Rastacat, I can remember...."

That's pretty impressive given you cant tell when you've already posted

[Old Steve]

Short term memory loss, very common in the elder. The long term memory seems OK, it's just that the hard drive is full and won't accept any more files.

Don't mock Rastacat, it'll happen to you one day

[rastuscat]

Short term memory loss, very common in the elder. The long term memory seems OK, it's just that the hard drive is full and won't accept any more files.

Don't mock Rastacat, it'll happen to you one day

It wasn't me who reposted.

[rastuscat]

Short term memory loss, very common in the elder. The long term memory seems OK, it's just that the hard drive is full and won't accept any more files.

Don't mock Rastacat, it'll happen to you one day

I just tried to repost my last post but the machine wouldn't let me.

I'll ride my bike instead.

[pritch]

That old chestnut.

It's illegal to ride your moped or motorcycle on a footpath

I can't imagine the shit fight that will erupt when a mail man runs over an elderly pedestrian on his CT110. Most delivery folk are employees, and assume that they are allowed to ride on a footpath.

Now that the three wheelers are being rolled out across the country we can expect a rash of accidents. Some were toppled during the trial in New Plymouth.

I was told by a postie that they have a speed limit on the footpath - 15kph? That was presumably stipulated by NZ Post who may be blissfully unaware of the sections of the law referred to by Rastus. On Friday I saw a couple of them take to the road so as to travel faster. Scary to watch.

If these new three wheelers are categorised as motorcycles for ACC purposes they are going to do us no favours at all.

[Moi]

Now that the three wheelers are being rolled out across the country we can expect a rash of accidents. Some were toppled during the trial in New Plymouth.

I was told by a postie that they have a speed limit on the footpath - 15kph? That was presumably stipulated by NZ Post who may be blissfully unaware of the sections of the law referred to by Rastus. On Friday I saw a couple of them take to the road so as to travel faster. Scary to watch.

If these new three wheelers are categorised as motorcycles for ACC purposes they are going to do us no favours at all.

Your comment made me do a search:

kyburz-switzerland three-wheeler and trailer - saw similar last year when in Switzerland...

Posties-test-out-electric-new-rides - might make a useful local run-about...

posties-get-behind-road-safety-week - on the days we don't get a regular mail delivery if there is some 'fast-post' then it is delivered by a postie on one of these...

[Jeff Sichoe]

Got pulled up this morning coming down Ngaio Gorge and riding in the bus lane.

Had a decent chat with the two cops (good dudes) and explained the difference between 'bus lanes' and 'bus-only' lanes.

He called his boss and they confirmed it was all good seeing as it was a bus lane.

Thanks KB

[rastuscat]

Got pulled up this morning coming down Ngaio Gorge and riding in the bus lane.

Had a decent chat with the two cops (good dudes) and explained the difference between 'bus lanes' and 'bus-only' lanes.

He called his boss and they confirmed it was all good seeing as it was a bus lane.

Thanks KB

Good outcome. Now two more cops know that rule.

Knowledge often comes by accident.

[Akzle]

Good outcome. Now two more cops know that rule.

Knowledge often comes by accident.

so ignorance comes by.....

[Scuba_Steve]

so ignorance comes by.....

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[Akzle]

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[Racing Dave]

Had a decent chat with the two cops (good dudes) and explained the difference between 'bus lanes' and 'bus-only' lanes.

About 5 years ago I was riding on a motorway in Vancouver, which was jam-packed with barely moving traffic, so I took the liberty of using the adjacent and vacant Bus Lane. Two Harley-ridin' gun-totin' traffic cops pulled me over to discuss the matter (and other matters - by mistake, I had left my rental/insurance documents in nearby-but-over-the-border Point Robert, Washington, USA and on the spur of the moment I couldn't remember the name or address of the motorcycle rental company in Vancouver, but we got over that).

My argument was that in New Zealand motorbikes are allowed to use the bus lanes, while their slightly more valid argument was that Canada is not New Zealand. Where the pillion seat on the Harley would normally be was a computer connected not only to a satellite internet but also to their immigration service, so after checking my passport and arrival/declared departure date, we eventually parted best of friends.

Motorcyclists are allowed to use HOV lanes (High Occupancy Vehicle - meaning a minimum of 2 persons), which certainly helps.

[Moi]

so ignorance comes by.....

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Default... is that one of those German automobiles, like de Volkswagen, de Audi and de BMW and de Porsche?

[Swoop]

so ignorance comes by.....

An Act of Parliament...



On a regular basis.