A rant about Auckland traffic

[Gremlin]

OK, so I would never bother posting up each and every problem, as there are waaay too many to list, but I need somewhere to release a bit of steam about some pearlers I have had this week.

To some woman in a car on Tuesday, talk on your cellphone all you like. On your own FUCKING property. NOT in the fast lane while doing 80kph, with nothing in front of you Splitting is fine and dandy, unless you think your lane is wider than the pretty markers on the road.

Trucks. Some of you are awesome guys. Some of you are wankers. A truck takes up the whole lane. Having 3 SITTING ABREAST on the motorway is stupid. Get your slow behemoth into the slow lane where it belongs. WHY are cops not making sure trucks stay out of the fast lane at least. They are slower, and surely there is revenue in that somewhere... Splitting past truck and trailer units is not easy, especially when they are weaving.

This caused another thing... don't weave in your lane, when I'm trying to split between a truck and bus, and the horizon narrows to almost nothing .... yah... don't do it.

On the other hand, big ups to the truck this morning, indicating, and still used his arm to double check I had seen he wanted to change lanes.... into the fast lane

Not to mention all the cars that occasionally move over, sometimes its not necessary, but sometimes, next to you there is a wanker trying to block. Cheers for me being able to give him/her the big fuck you.

*cough* I mean I follow all traffic laws, and I didn't split past any of the hundreds of vehicles parked everyday.

[froggyfrenchman]

yeah, i cant understand how you guys can handle auckland traffic everyday!

[chris]

OK, so I would never bother posting up each and every problem, as there are waaay too many to list, but I need somewhere to release a bit of steam about some pearlers I have had this week.

To some woman in a car on Tuesday, talk on your cellphone all you like. On your own FUCKING property. NOT in the fast lane while doing 80kph, with nothing in front of you Splitting is fine and dandy, unless you think your lane is wider than the pretty markers on the road.

Trucks. Some of you are awesome guys. Some of you are wankers. A truck takes up the whole lane. Having 3 SITTING ABREAST on the motorway is stupid. Get your slow behemoth into the slow lane where it belongs. WHY are cops not making sure trucks stay out of the fast lane at least. They are slower, and surely there is revenue in that somewhere... Splitting past truck and trailer units is not easy, especially when they are weaving.

This caused another thing... don't weave in your lane, when I'm trying to split between a truck and bus, and the horizon narrows to almost nothing .... yah... don't do it.

On the other hand, big ups to the truck this morning, indicating, and still used his arm to double check I had seen he wanted to change lanes.... into the fast lane

Not to mention all the cars that occasionally move over, sometimes its not necessary, but sometimes, next to you there is a wanker trying to block. Cheers for me being able to give him/her the big fuck you.

*cough* I mean I follow all traffic laws, and I didn't split past any of the hundreds of vehicles parked everyday.

What's the 'fast lane'.....?

[Grahameeboy]

yeah, i cant understand how you guys can handle auckland traffic everyday!

It's easy when you were born in London........never know what all the fuss is about.......

[MidnightMike]

You have been living there for god (Spankme) knows how long, and you notice it now

[Gremlin]

What's the 'fast lane'.....?

tis a mythical thing, but if you're quick you might find it. I have my own fast lane, except others think they can use some of it

You have been living there for god (Spankme) knows how long, and you notice it now

No, always bad, but have had some real pearlers lately... maybe I'm going quicker, so notice the slow ones more

[HDTboy]

Instead of ranting, you could do something about it. I did

[Gremlin]

Instead of ranting, you could do something about it. I did

err... what?? I just needed to blow off some steam...

OH, almost forgot a little bit of info as well.

Please don't forget to amuse me. One evening I was following a cop (in all the colours, lights etc). The light went orange. She stopped and so did I. Then a car that must have been further back than me ran the light. As it went through, the light went red.

For a sec, I wondered why the cop didn't do anything, then on went the lights, and away she went. Saw them still talking as I rolled past.

Car deserved it... if you do that around cops, you must think its normal, when it isn't. It can causes huge crashes etc. But shit, it was damn entertaining to have the box seat

[Back Fire]

dude... its the fun off it... mobile chicanes

[HDTboy]

err... what??

I moved out of Auckland. It's not that hard to do

[Madness]

You could take the bus, but I suppose you run the risk of being late when your driver stops to assault a fuck-head. You could take a train and hope it doesn't ignite itselfinto an inferno. You could take a car and sit there for hours watching all those motorsickles whizzing past.
Admit it man, you have it pretty good considering how fucked up the alternatives are.
You could always move to welly, nice and warm here too!!

[Ixion]

I moved out of Auckland. It's not that hard to do

Ah-ha. That's what YOU think. Just wait a bit, and Dorkland will swallow you up.Just got to engulf Hamihole and we'll be on our way to you.

[Gremlin]

Admit it man, you have it pretty good considering how fucked up the alternatives are.

Oh yes, I see the other options everyday I just want it better

And its very fun going between the cars and all (in fact I usually yearn for it), but not when the gap I was about to use is suddenly not there. Of course, this is not my fault in the slightest.

yeah, as I said, just wanted to let off a bit of steam about the worse bits, the other stuff is just part and parcel, and often makes it quite neat. Just wish morons would be somewhere else.

b.b.b.b.but I can't leave auckland... auckland = new zealand.. there isn't anywhere else :spudbooge

[Madness]

b.b.b.b.but I can't leave auckland... auckland = new zealand.. there isn't anywhere else :spudbooge

That is the saddest thing I have read on here to date.

[Swoop]

You could take a train and hope it doesn't ignite itselfinto an inferno.

The only reason that they like to stop and have a smoke is because they were bought second[?] hand from Perth. There aren't any hills in Perth, so when they arrive in "no so FLAT" Auckland... SURPRISE!!!