Tolls of $6 proposed for Auckland Harbour Bridge, $3 to enter city

[Marmoot]

By the way, I just sent this one to Herald editorial:

Reading the news about the plan to introduce so-called congestion charges and parking charges around the isthmus is sickening. But looking at my face upon realizing that my annual expense will increase by close to $4000 ($3 per day for being in the cordon and $10 per day for simply parking my vehicle at home) just because I happen to live in Mt. Albert area is simply priceless.
And that $4000 is only from NOT moving my vehicles at all.
Not to mention that the vehicle involved is a 2-wheeled small motorcycle.

This puts a new definition for 'covert taxation' in my dictionary.

[Calo]

I got photographed by one council worker today (he specifically turned around and photo-ed me from behind while standing on the bus lane) using Bus Lane on Grt. North Rd on my Busa......Dunno what for. I thought I should be ok with bike on bus lane?

Besides, it's a Bus.....a..........

I'll let you guys know if I get a ticket anyway. That would be interesting.

Sounds like he hasn't had adequate training. I've had council workers step away from their camera when they've seen me riding along in the bus lane.

[Flatcap]

I got photographed by one council worker today (he specifically turned around and photo-ed me from behind while standing on the bus lane) using Bus Lane on Grt. North Rd on my Busa......Dunno what for. I thought I should be ok with bike on bus lane?

Besides, it's a Bus.....a..........

I'll let you guys know if I get a ticket anyway. That would be interesting.

Those camera jockeys are always taking photos in the bus lanes down Dominion Road - I have passed dozens of times. They know the drill about motorbikes in the bus lane. You will have no worries about getting a ticket

[SPman]

Bikes would have to be exempt...surely...

Knowing the LTA s attitude toward bikes - probably not......if bikes have even entered their "conciousness"

[Swoop]

But worse than that in this case - in 2 of the 3 proposals, you can't AVOID the zone. Heading north or south - you're buggered...

Tell me how that (tollgates) meet Transits mandate to get traffic flowing?

Good point. It will also ADD to the congestion on the north western when the north shore mob want to drive that way to "avoid" the bridge...

[Karma]

Knowing the LTA s attitude toward bikes - probably not......if bikes have even entered their "conciousness"

Well according to the census none of us ride bikes as our main transport, so theoretically we don't exist... and you can't charge someone who doesn't exist... can you?

[Marmoot]

Well according to the census none of us ride bikes as our main transport, so theoretically we don't exist... and you can't charge someone who doesn't exist... can you?

*ahem*....more like "there is no point making an exemption for someone who doesn't exist"

[TonyB]

Every vehicle user in NZ is already paying an increased petrol tax to sort out Aucklands roading problems (despite the fact that no one can actually agree on a plan!!!). Christchurch urgently needs significant changes to it's roading network to avoid gridlock. The plan is in place. But because ALL of the money is going to Auckland, NO major infrastructure work can be undertaken untill 2012 and 2015. No doubt Wellington is in the same boat.

[Ixion]

Motorcycles would not be exempt or discounted.

From http://www.stuff.co.nz/stuff/0,2106,3607418a10,00.html

[Pixie]

The first thing that needs to be done to address auckland's traffic problems,is to find the unspeakable ARSE of a planner,who decided to reduce roads like Dominion and Mt Albert roads to 2 lanes with painted medians,roads that in Sydney would have 5 lanes on them,and take him out the back of the building and beat him to death slowly.
Not maliciously,mind you,just as a warning to any other infiltrating greenie fuckers who may be lurking about.

What we need is a good ol' french style riot
But ,alas, all we will get is the population bending over and saying "yes please,sir"

[Karma]

well I don't go through the CBD at that time so don't bother me... but still think it's a retarded idea.

[myvice]

Well if they can’t catch us lane splitting then how are they going to enforce this?
Might de-register the Bandit and put a dummy plate on if they bring it in, if I'm gunna get hit $150 for splitting, another $150? for not having a motorway pass I might as well go the whole way and save my rego costs for the big ticket when I do get hit!
Or do we only pay 1/5 of the charge as we only use about that anyway?
What about my work place? It’s a fucking workshop! We have 20+ cars in some days, do we get charged for all of them?
Will the parking wardens be able to have the power to search privet propriety?
Where can we bury all of the parking warden’s body’s?
It is going to have to be an electronic tag type transmitter unit that sits on your windscreen that gets charged, like a pre-pay thing.
Do we have to buy one of these and have it fitted at our expense?
I'm on a naked bike! Do I ram the thing up my ass or does it have to be visible?
If they are going to do this then fine, if you want me to grab my ankles so the leaches can ream more money out of me then you will have a nasty shit fight on your hands!
I'm not on a bike caus I'm a bunny-hugging hippie, but we are helping the problem more than most and what do we get for our trouble?
Bus lanes that we may or may not be able to use, rego costs that hurt more than the odd bin, slippery black crack fill all over the place and the attitude that any one on two wheels is a donor with a death wish!
The powers that be need a good hard bitch slapping and we as a group need to grow some balls and tell them to fuck off!
I'm all bitter and twisted now so I'm going to bed to sulk.

[Skyryder]

So any one here thinks the Nats will repeal all this when they get into power. Think again. Look what happened after Rodgernomics. Did it get better. Like hell it did. Labour has lost the plot. The Nats never know what it is It's why traditionally the Nats fuck up and Labour need to fix. Now Labour fucks up and the Nats fuck it further.

Skyryder

[Skyryder]

So any one here thinks the Nats will repeal all this when they get into power. Think again. Look what happened after Rodgernomics. Did it get better. Like hell it did. Labour has lost the plot. The Nats never know what it was. It's why traditionally tthe Nats fuck up and Labour need to fix. Now Labour fucks up and the Nats fuck it further.

Skyryder

But in reality, there are going to be a number of measures that governments (and that's plural for those who have missed the apostrophe) are going to introduce for energy savings. The world is still changing folks.

Skyryder

[Cookie]

i have a solution. I'm gonna act crazy, start pissing in my pants at work and eating slugs and shit, get diagnosed as mentally ill and sit on the sickness benefit, that way i don't have to work so i won't pay taxes which means i don’t have to come into the city to work so i don't need to pay more taxes. Sweet.

Postie, I LIKE your thinking.

Let's not forget to have kids. Lots and lots of kids who have nothing much on their minds except breading also. The more kids we have, the more "Not Working For Families" shit we can get from Helen. Why give, when you can receive!