Esmonde Road on-ramp, bus only lane

**Gubb** · 29th July 2009, 18:12

Mind your own damned business. Did he kill you? injure you? or even slightly maim you?

No, then fuck off back to your own world and leave people to make their own mistakes without cunts preaching the gospel at them.

**YellowDog** · 29th July 2009, 18:24

Originally Posted by p.dath

To the rider I keep seeing heading along Esmonde Rd (in Takapuna, Auckland) and onto the on ramp heading towards Auckland City in the lane labelled "Bus Only" then via the special bus transport lanes before crossing onto the motorway - mate your going to cop a big ticket one day.

I'm pretty sure you can't ride in lanes labelled "Bus Only", and especially not move across the special bus transit lanes along the motorway.

I don't know what the size of the ticket would be, but you really stand out being the only non-bus vehicle in those lanes and that area of the motorway. And if you stand out to me, your definitely going to stand out to any patrolling Police car.

If it's a 2009 silver GSXR, then I have seen it. He's not going that fast ('cos I kept up with him) but he is using as much of all lanes of the 5 lane road as possible.

Pretty slick really.

Me thinks that only a biker cop could catch him.

**Indiana_Jones** · 29th July 2009, 18:37

-Indy

**MDR2** · 29th July 2009, 19:08

Aren't the bus lanes in auckland available to bike also? or is that just inner city.. or am i just confused...

**danchop** · 29th July 2009, 19:16

but im pretty sure you can use any buslane except on the motorway itself?esmonde road probably a bit diff cause the buslane carries on to its own little bus expressway, so i spose hes ok to use the buslane up that point and then get back onto the normal cageway,i like the buslane on the onewa ramp which i use cause its a really cool corner on that bridge

**lanci** · 29th July 2009, 19:35

Well I intend to ride the entire busway one morning, just for a laugh really

Who's gonna join me???

**danchop** · 29th July 2009, 19:47

Originally Posted by lanci

Well I intend to ride the entire busway one morning, just for a laugh really

Who's gonna join me???

it would make an awesum dragway

**Usarka** · 29th July 2009, 19:57

Originally Posted by lanci

Well I intend to ride the entire busway one morning, just for a laugh really

Do it backwards bro.

**p.dath** · 29th July 2009, 20:15

Originally Posted by MDR2

Aren't the bus lanes in auckland available to bike also? or is that just inner city.. or am i just confused...

It varies by city (remember Auckland consists of many), but lanes marked "bus only" are an exception.

**p.dath** · 29th July 2009, 20:16

Originally Posted by danchop

but im pretty sure you can use any buslane except on the motorway itself?esmonde road probably a bit diff cause the buslane carries on to its own little bus expressway, so i spose hes ok to use the buslane up that point and then get back onto the normal cageway,i like the buslane on the onewa ramp which i use cause its a really cool corner on that bridge

The lane is marked "bus lane only".

**Squiggles** · 29th July 2009, 20:38

Motorways are transit controlled, the "bus lanes" on the motorway are emergency stopping lanes (cant be certain on the north shore ones, but suspect its still the same as the others), theres a workaround that allows buses to use these stopping lanes...A motorcycle cannot. In the city bus lanes are for bikes & cyclists too.