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    Christchurch - empty streets?

    I was quite stunned this morning driving to Uni. At 9.15am the streets were pretty much empty - traffic density was the lowest I've seen for a long long time.

    Anyone else experience this?

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    Quote Originally Posted by imdying View Post
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    Ah fuck no! I really don't wanna catch that again...
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post
    I was quite stunned this morning driving to Uni. At 9.15am the streets were pretty much empty - traffic density was the lowest I've seen for a long long time.

    Anyone else experience this?
    Yup, frequently have that here in Riviera of the South.
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    Quote Originally Posted by scumdog View Post
    Yup, frequently have that here in Riviera of the South.
    Sounds like bliss to me!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post
    Hooray for increasing petrol prices - provided that's the cause of course
    That's what I keep saying. Higher petrol prices = less cars on the road.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mikkel View Post
    At 9.15am the streets were pretty much empty - traffic density was the lowest I've seen for a long long time.
    9.15 am. Of course you saw no traffic. The rest of us were already at work!
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    Going to work at 7:15 this morning the hubby commented too that it looked dead and empty on the roads, he had to check the time to make sure it wasn't 6:15... maybe it is the petrol price increase, everyone stayed in bed (or caught the bus or train).

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    Should also be a bit less freight traffic on the road. Less trucks, vans, couriers etc.

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    Simple : Friday the 13th coincidence? everyone's too scared to come out in there automobiles.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Oakie View Post
    9.15 am. Of course you saw no traffic. The rest of us were already at work!
    Let me then inform you that along the roads I ride/drive to work the traffic density is usually significantly more dense at 9.15 am than it is at 7.45 am - quarter to eight is the time I usually go at...

    So it would appear that 'the rest of us' is the minority in this case, would you not agree?
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    Yup. Have noticed the same in D'auckland.
    Bloody excellent!

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    Perhaps everyone forgot to organise their loan in time to refill their cars

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    Yeah I had to head down to Dorkland and found the moto-way empty as at 8.15am....blardy marvelous
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    Same for me on the northern at 8:15. thought it was a Saturday, no traffic until Northcote. Usually backed up past my onramp at Greville...

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