Chch HP being C**nts

[dangerous]

Just started a new job where I travel out to Rangiora and back each day, which involves merging onto and off the motorway. Struck some ignorant 4x4 driver who decided to honk his horn 'cause I pulled out in front of him. I was merging into the traffic, travelling at least as fast if not faster than the main traffic, had indicator on, was rapidly running out of road so pulled across in front, going faster than they were, next minute this dickhead starts tooting his friggen' horn, not like he could've just lifted his foot off the gas if he thought it was a bit tight, noooo, tooot friggen toooot. WTF else was I suppose to do, hit the picks at 100km/h? just keep the Civic nailed on the grass verge or something? Was hoping he'd pull alongside at some lights or something but somehow think he got my, ummm, message.

Yip.. I know the suituation you were in... thats why a lot of traffic drives the 'right' hand lane... including me, it allows those wanting to merge to merge... AND before any of you lot try having a crack at me remember the m/w starts with state H/W1 being in the right lane.
ALSO, there is a merging lane that comes in from the right... this stuffs a lot of people up but its simple... you see a car comming you change lane... so easy

I'll put my hand up.

I get pissed off staying in the correct lane and then wanting change into the left lane while a stream of cars coming through the inside and not one letting you change into the left lane.. There were a couple of bus stops situated too close to the intersection. Trying to get onto it at times of heavy traffic was an absoslute bastard. You got abused for going to slow while trying to find a gap or abused because some driver thinks you are trying to cut them off. I'd like them to do the same with compulsary stops. Shit no one here in Christchurch stops, they treat them as the same as giveway signs. Sorry Dangerous we will just have to agree to disagree on this one.

Skyryder

Yip its not often people will let you in... so I slow and hold the traffic up behind me and then cross, ya see altho I hold those up behind me the notice I am trying to change lane and no fuker will let me in... then if theres still no break, the igrnance in me comes out and I just move over stuff em I say its not like its the end of the world.

You are a bad basterd Mr S for not doing the right thing as the way you think just adds to the mahhem and makes the suituation worse... then again thats not much diff to what I do.
Screw em I learnt in Oz that it takes no time out of ya day or life to slow and flash ya lights to let some one in... thats what I do here, pitty half the f/w's are in a day dream and wounder why the hell I'm flashing them :slap:

That person you're calling a fucker was a pilot. He was trying to tell you to get off the fucking runway. While you're in the big smoke perhaps you should get your eyes checked out.

Now thats more like the Finn we like

[stanko]

Ch-ch always scares me at intersections, lane awareness and the purpose of orange lights seem to escape most drivers there.

What orange lights?

[peripheral]

Very timely thread. Yesterday I was (in the car) waiting to turn right at a T intersection controlled by lights. Once the lights were green I casually entered the intersection (was half way across) only to notice out of the corner of my eye a car on my left. I slowed down as I thought they looked like they weren't going to stop. And sure enough the farker went straight through.

Now if I hadn't seen him he would have collected me and being an 80km/h section of road he was on (travelling at least that) it could have been a nasty accident.

So when I pulled out I caught up to the guy and he gave me a very apologetic look as if to say sorry I didn't see the red light. That just pisses me off even more, so he's driving his car on the road with other road users and can't pay enough attention to see a red light, then he shouldn't be driving on the road.

I *555 'd him and they said they'd note it down against his vehicle whatever that means. Anyway know if you can go further and lay a formal complaint against him and whether it'll do any good (ie will he get a ticket for it)?

I see plenty of people running late amber and early red lights (which annoys me no end), but this was far too close for my liking, he was in an 80km/h zone and the light had been red for plenty of time as I hadn't taken off from the intersection very fast. If I hadn't noticed him and he'd hit me it would have been messy.

People need to pay a whole lot more attention and grow some patience.

[Lou Girardin]

A bloody great idea, there's more chance of us being taken out by some twat with no lane discipline than someone doing 11 k's over the limit. I hope it catches on.

[Lou Girardin]

Yip.. I know the suituation you were in... thats why a lot of traffic drives the 'right' hand lane... including me, it allows those wanting to merge to merge...

What's wrong with using the left lane too, but allowed room for cars to merge? That way you double the capacity of a two lane road. Instead of everyone sitting in the right lane like lemmings.

[Rashika]

For the record there was a big advert in Saturdays press that they are starting a blitz on both of these areas...and DAMN GOOD ON EM!

Now that I am carless...for a little while, I am 100% either on my pushie or Mbike. Now I am used to fktards in cars not seeing me on the pushie, and always prepared to take evasive action, it is the normal state of 'being' on a pushie.
The last couple of nights I have been doing my usual travel into town for class but now on the motorbike instead....geeez... lets just say I am glad to have a fairly bright headlight.
At 9pm at night, in the space of 3 intersections I had 3 people decide that amber/red was cool to plough on thru... thank god for 6th sense, and the brain I was born with that enables me to anticipate stoopid dicks. I just hope my luck and vigilance continues to hold in regard to that.

I have also found out some more information in regards to the lady killed last week, from a witness to the event.
It seems that a 4wd decided to change lanes to the far right of 2 right turning lanes at the last moment (to head right to the overbridge from Blenheim road for those of you who know the road) and clipped the front wheel of the bike (who just happened to be there, poor fk), which sent the bike onto its side where it slid under a truck.

Now for those of who who bitch about cops enforcing the law, and especially at intersections... reflect on THAT.
I hope the bugger gets well and truely done. They have left behind a family without a mom (4 kids I think?), just for their absolute stupidity and ignorance of what is going on around them.

Sorry dudes... RANT over

[Ixion]

What's wrong with using the left lane too, but allowed room for cars to merge? That way you double the capacity of a two lane road. Instead of everyone sitting in the right lane like lemmings.

That would be fine if NZ drivers could learn to get up to motorway speed BEFORE merging. Instead of doddering down the merge lane at 40kph and expecting the motorway lane to slow down to 40kph to let them in

[imdying]

I would like to thank TV3 for putting the clip with my boss getting nabbed on their website

[Hitcher]

A minor thing and who really knows this shitty little rule anyway.

The Rode Code comprises a whole series of "shitty little rules". But the point here is that vehicle operators seem to have a view that once they have their license they are free to observe the ones they like and disregard the rest. Like optional use of turning indicators, driving with park lights only on, lack of understanding of the right-hand rule at intersections...

This is one reason why all drivers/riders should have to resit written and practical tests every five years.

Fine the shit out of these offenders, and hopefully they and others will learn from the experience, I say!

[Sniper]

Bahahahaha, download it and save it Imdying, bring it out whenever you are in trouble.

Fine the shit out of these offenders, and hopefully they and others will learn from the experience, I say!

That is after they bitch and moan that the police should be out doing real jobs like stopping burglaries, rapes ect. Its bad enough they spend their time trying to save others lives from fucktards who lane change without notice, I mean, wow, cops are never right these days are they?

[Lou Girardin]

That would be fine if NZ drivers could learn to get up to motorway speed BEFORE merging. Instead of doddering down the merge lane at 40kph and expecting the motorway lane to slow down to 40kph to let them in

It's a chicken and egg situation isn't it?
Perhaps they're slowing to try and find a gap to merge into.

[terbang]

This is one reason why all drivers/riders should have to resit written and practical tests every five years.

That long.. ? Amateur pilots have to ravalidate every 2 years and Professional pilots have to jump through the hoops every 6 months.

[Ixion]

It's a chicken and egg situation isn't it?
Perhaps they're slowing to try and find a gap to merge into.

That doesn't work though. They are indeed doing that, but they will never find one. Eventually they get to the end of the merge lane, and STOP!

Common sense says that if you have a lane of traffic moving at (say) 80kph, and you want to join in, then you have far more chance if you too are doing 80kph - or preferably a tad more.

If I am on the motorway and someone is in the merge lane , doing about my speed (whatever it is ) or a bit faster, I can (and do) very easily let them in - just ease off for a moment, let a gap open up, they slot into it (they are doing the same speed as the vehicle in front, so they do not need me to slow down any more), I accelerate back up to speed and we all carry on.

But if I am doing 80kph - as is the rest of the traffic in the lane- and the merger is doing 40, it is far harder to let them in. I have to slow to less than 40kph or I will collect them when they move into the gap. That means hard braking .So everyone behind must also slow . Then the merger has to accelerate up to the speed of the (now disappearing in the distance) traffic ahead. And I have to accelerate back up, and everyone behind. Stop, go, stop, go, stop go. You see why our motorways are chaotic ?

I never have any trouble merging into motorways (or traffic generally) because I always accelerate to a speed GREATER than the traffic flow I am wanting to merge into. Then indicate , position correctly, catch the eye of the driver on my right rear, make it clear I'm moving in, move, let the movement scrub off enough speed for me to match the traffic flow and we're away no delays to anyone.

If you are having trouble merging, you must speed up (scarey as it seems) not slow down. Caveat: As always, do not speed up so much that cannot stop if things really do balls up. Always something in reserve, eh.

[Lou Girardin]

You're right Ixion, I do the same. But then we're special.

[Pixie]

Actually jimbo, this is one I'm glad to see they are enforcing. The number of crashes and near misses every day in Christchurch because maybe 20% of drivers know this rule. Primer example is Moorhouse ave onto Montreal street. Montreal is a 2 lane North bound oneway system, Moorhouse ave a 6 lane two-way road running perpendicular to Montreal. Turning left into Montreal into the closest lane (my lane) I have been abused by drivers turning right in Montreal assuming they can pick andchoose which lane they want. I consider myself a defensive driver (got the certificate!!!) and am well aware what the other driver is up to, however I won't give in, I'll lock their vision and let them know that I am turning into the lane the law allows me to. Sure sometimes it's best to stop, and I do when it's obvious the other driver is blind. And it helps to drive a 2.5 tonne 4x4 as well.

If you are going to drive on the road, know where to put your vehicle.

Too right!
I hate the arseholes that don't keep lane discipline