Red, Amber, Green and B

**Lou Girardin** · 3rd August 2006, 12:14

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

What's the legalities here? If you're (legally) on your bike in front of a bus at these lights, can you go on the B? Ie, does the B refer to the vehicle (bus), or the lane (and all it's occupants)?

No you can't. You have to remain stationary and hold the bus up.
This is local Govt logic.

**Quartida** · 3rd August 2006, 16:20

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

No you can't. You have to remain stationary and hold the bus up.
This is local Govt logic.

I was wondering the same thing....how silly.

As for the green paint thing, I'm almost sure I read an article about that a wee way back where they were trying to find alternatives to the green paint as they were aware it would begin to wear off.

It's not as though the paint is any worse, more that there are more tyres going over it, I would think. After all, apart from us, who rides consistently on white lines?

(And who would want that super-slippery paint on bus lanes anyway, even if they did stay green? It's a best-of-both-worlds argument I guess.)

**dawnrazor** · 3rd August 2006, 18:53

Originally Posted by Quartida

I was wondering the same thing....how silly.

As for the green paint thing, I'm almost sure I read an article about that a wee way back where they were trying to find alternatives to the green paint as they were aware it would begin to wear off.

It's not as though the paint is any worse, more that there are more tyres going over it, I would think. After all, apart from us, who rides consistently on white lines?

(And who would want that super-slippery paint on bus lanes anyway, even if they did stay green? It's a best-of-both-worlds argument I guess.)

Cover the whole country in various colours of shell-grip, wouldn't cost that much, maybe a few BILLION, but worth it.

**paturoa** · 3rd August 2006, 19:30

Originally Posted by Lou Girardin

No you can't. You have to remain stationary and hold the bus up.
This is local Govt logic.

I've gone thru the B light at least twice I can think of recently where a cop has been able to see me (intersection of Gt North and Surrey) and they looked and off I went.

Might be local govt logic but not cop logic

**skidMark** · 3rd August 2006, 23:27

Originally Posted by Squeak the Rat

What's the legalities here? If you're (legally) on your bike in front of a bus at these lights, can you go on the B? Ie, does the B refer to the vehicle (bus), or the lane (and all it's occupants)?

what are there unknown things you speak of....

lights ive heard rumour of there mythical things....

what are they for

my bikes name is amber too if you see me ride youll know why....something to do with these light thingys your on about?

**Str8 Jacket** · 4th August 2006, 09:54

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Ha! Wgtn has electric buses

And a fark load of good that is today.... There are currently 7 Trolley Buses lined up along Victoria St, outside my work. They havent moved for at least 20 minutes... Never fear though, they have there hazard lights on just in case you cant see them!

**quickbuck** · 4th August 2006, 10:04

Originally Posted by Str8 Jacket

Never fear though, they have there hazard lights on just in case you cant see them!

Well apparently in Auckland people can't even see fire trucks with flashy lights going!

**thatHurt** · 4th August 2006, 10:05

In a bus lane with 4 buses behind me here in sydney, went when light said B. Coppa pulls me up says "it's B for buses not B for bikes" and wrote out a ticket for running a red light. I said "that's fucking Bullshit" so he Busted me for speeding as well the Bastard - 80 in a 70 zone.

Really got to learn to keep my mouth shut.