Twilight Road accident? (28/10/2013)

**R650R** · 30th October 2013, 07:42

Used to have fun up there when I lived up that way for awhile, add Skyline road to the mix as well along with fish and chips at Kaiaua with a Wild Turkey then the hot pools and it's a great ride.
Yep those boaties drop all sorts of rubbish on road, you have to be aware.
Same as any other road though and after spending over ten years as a professional fulltime driver I grew to learnt that every road is as equally dangerous.
That person whose coming the other way not paying attention or tired will do what they will do, its all down to lady luck and can happen anywhere...

**Katman** · 30th October 2013, 09:06

Originally Posted by R650R

That person whose coming the other way not paying attention or tired will do what they will do, its all down to lady luck and can happen anywhere...

Certainly helps if you stay on your side of the road though.

**Rhys** · 30th October 2013, 10:08

Very hard to have a head on crash if every one is on their side of the road

**iYRe** · 30th October 2013, 11:32

The problem with twilight rd is that hardly any one is on their side of the road.

I ride it on my bicycle and my motorbike (its in my backyard too), and a mate crashed on it when we were coming home one day because he clipped a 4x4 which had cut the corner... even doing a sedate 20kmh he still broke an ankle and got a tear in his kidney.

Its not even a decent piece of Road, and as Brett said, its slippery and dangerous in the winter. In the summer us cyclists are pretty much a stream going up from the clevedon side, so you're just going to get stuck behind some fat guy in lycra doing 8 kmh (me, most likely) so you cant "enjoy" it anyway... so keep the hell away (also, if you piss me off I will jam my bike pump through your visor (I carry a metal one on purpose these days... not pussy plastic one like most people)).

I'd ride out to Maraetai, then to whitford, then come back through brookby - plenty of windies, better views, longer ride, some dips, risers, sweepers, chances to overtake, and less chances of dying.
Like this: http://ridewithgps.com/routes/3604691

**Paul in NZ** · 30th October 2013, 11:53

Too funny - google mapped it...

Went down to street view and lo and behold a fat bloke in lycra... LOL...

**5150** · 30th October 2013, 12:23

Originally Posted by iYRe

so keep the hell away (also, if you piss me off I will jam my bike pump through your visor (I carry a metal one on purpose these days... not pussy plastic one like most people)).

Sounds like a challange to me