Bus Lanes, The Motorway, and Bikes

**motorbyclist** · 20th March 2009, 08:53

Apparently the motorway bus lane speed limit is 50kph....

And it's more dangerous to use that instead of split incase someone dives into the bus lane to avoid an accident.... splitting is technically illegal but it's nt going to be a problem if you're sensible.

And bikes can't use the motorway bus lane - it's illegal after all.

My ticket will arrive in the mail.

**PirateJafa** · 20th March 2009, 08:57

Of course bikes using the motorway buslane is illegal you clod. There's only 1.2 MILLION threads about it on KB.

And knowing your license state - were there any demerits involved?

**Slyer** · 20th March 2009, 09:09

zomg, Andrew, really.
I had better expectations for you.

**Squiggles** · 20th March 2009, 09:34

Originally Posted by motorbyclist

My ticket will arrive in the mail.

And you knew it all, so htfu.

**NOMIS** · 20th March 2009, 09:45

plead ignorance like i did twice and you get a warning, "sorry officer what seems to be the matter" lol.. happend twice to me in 3 day's 1st cop agreed and then goes oh maybe you are allowed lamo... 2nd cop new better and when i told him about 1st copa he said he dont know what he talking about and explained the differnece between transit / bus and bus only lanes to me.... *yawn* let me off anyway - just said to re adjust my number plate so it wasnt at a 30 degree angle.

End of day bus lane is safer than splitting and they all know it. be alot less bike crashes and near misses if it did become legal for us to use.

**NOMIS** · 20th March 2009, 09:47

Perhaps something we can write to whom ever about? ...... I mean the have them in other countries and in AKL city... why not the mway as well.... petition perhaps.? i dunno

**Magua** · 20th March 2009, 09:52

Originally Posted by NOMIS

Perhaps something we can write to whom ever about? ...... I mean the have them in other countries and in AKL city... why not the mway as well.... petition perhaps.? i dunno

It's been covered before. Transit runs the motorways and wont let bikes on. Different rules.

**Ragingrob** · 20th March 2009, 10:14

Ah you douche! Something fun to talk about at the chiller though!

**macros87** · 20th March 2009, 11:19

you were aware of the implications of using the motrway buslane and still used it, suck it up

**motorbyclist** · 20th March 2009, 13:22

Originally Posted by NOMIS

plead ignorance like i did

yep i did, didn't work. thus the thread.

Originally Posted by macros87

you were aware of the implications of using the motrway buslane and still used it, suck it up

i don't think my tone carried well throught the keyboard.

yes i knew full well it was illegal, but after passing countless cops breaking this rather stupid law this is the first to pull me up - and this was one of two i passed on the same stretch; the first is issuing the ticket but the 2nd was intructed to pull me up over (1st in far right lane, 2nd was in left lane) it even though he says he wouldn't have done so otherwise. to be honest he didn't seem at all convinced ith his own explanations either

heck he wasn't even sure how much the fine was going to be. considering i just got declined for $10 i think it's going to be a course related cost anyway