Albany -> CBD in 15

[jrandom]

I do Devonport to Parnell (and vice versa) through rush hour each day in 20 minutes on Betty.

I can believe that a good traffic-free run from Albany into town on a bus would be pretty close to 15 minutes, but that'd be a theoretical lower limit, not the average trip time.

[skidMark]

I have been on it once, it was pretty quick it's not like i timed it though.

I actually question the legality of taking a motorbike down it...it has speed limit signs in there etc....

completely seperate from the rest of the motorway.

it says buses only, buyt if it's a bus lane it should allow bikes....

anybody know the deal there?

[Finn]

I actually question the legality of taking a motorbike down it...it has speed limit signs in there etc....

completely seperate from the rest of the motorway.

it says buses only, buyt if it's a bus lane it should allow bikes....

anybody know the deal there?

Try it Mark and let us know.

[vifferman]

it says buses only, buyt if it's a bus lane it should allow bikes....

anybody know the deal there?

Guess what? Not even all buses are allowed to use it - only "Maxx" buses. It's basically a private road just for them. Most of the time (even during the week) it's going to be unused, apart from 'rush' hours and the occasional bus during the day.

[skidMark]

Guess what? Not even all buses are allowed to use it - only "Maxx" buses. It's basically a private road just for them. Most of the time (even during the week) it's going to be unused, apart from 'rush' hours and the occasional bus during the day.

yeah but maxx is stagecoach..... and they do run other services also...would have thought better logic would be to widen the motorway...

i cant see maxx paying for this....so i assume the tax payer foots the bill for a multi million dollar private road and stations????

interesting.

[Dave Lobster]

Down most of the motorway there's a bike lane on the right hand side. I use it most days. Whether it's legal or not, I don't really care. It's the safest place to be, on a bike. The odd fine from an overly officious policeman is nothing compared to getting killed by some munter in a cage.

[HDTboy]

It's not legal, and it's fucking dodgy riding outside the righthand lane. When Joe Truckdriver realises he's coming up on that car in front far too quickly, and he's got traffic to his left, where do you think he's going to put his 30 tonne load? Do you think you'll be able to withstand the crushing forces of a fully laden truck when you're wedged between it and a concrete barrier? Or do you fancy your chances with a wire rope barrier better?
Using the runoff outside the righthand lane is rather stupid.

As for the original topic. I call bullshit.

[jrandom]

Down most of the motorway there's a bike lane on the right hand side. I use it most days. Whether it's legal or not, I don't really care. It's the safest place to be, on a bike. The odd fine from an overly officious policeman is nothing compared to getting killed by some munter in a cage.

Learn to filter properly.

[Dave Lobster]

It's not legal, and it's fucking dodgy riding outside the righthand lane. When Joe Truckdriver realises he's coming up on that car in front far too quickly, and he's got traffic to his left, where do you think he's going to put his 30 tonne load? Do you think you'll be able to withstand the crushing forces of a fully laden truck when you're wedged between it and a concrete barrier? .

You don't seriously think I'd do it when the traffic wasn't at a standstill, do you?

Seriously??

[jrandom]

You don't seriously think I'd do it when the traffic wasn't at a standstill, do you?

Seriously??

Like I said.

Learn to filter properly.

[Dave Lobster]

Like I said.

Learn to filter properly.

I can filter properly. I'm English.

[jrandom]

I can filter properly. I'm English.

Riding on either of the emergency shoulders isn't proper filtering.

[sAsLEX]

Riding on either of the emergency shoulders isn't proper filtering.

On one wheel giving the one finger salute to all whilst going at least 50kmhr faster than the rest of the traffic is!

[HDTboy]

You don't seriously think I'd do it when the traffic wasn't at a standstill, do you?

Seriously??

Two points:

1. Why bother when traffic is moving?
2. When did I say traffic was at a standstill?

[Ixion]

Actually, the illegality (or otherwise) of rising on the RIGHT hand "bit between the right hand lane and the barrier" is debateable.

The left hand shoulder is acually declared as a hard shoulder, for emergency stopping only.

But the bit of road between the white paint line to the right of the right hand lane, and the barrier isn't actually (normally) an anything.

It appears that the right hand lane, legally, continues right up to the barrier or the centre line (after all, when there's no barrier you don't have a central shoulder, do you). Transit paint that white line a few feet into the right hand lane, as a psychological thing for cagers, who apparently freak out if they have a concrete barrier as the right hand lane marker. Strange creatures cagers.

Anyway, as far as anyone can say, that bit is legally part of the right hand lane. So riding in it is just a normal overtaking manoeuvre.


Much of this info courtesy of Mr Drum. There was a thread where he and I discussed it a while ago, for those who wish to search for it.

And, no, I am not going to volunteer to be the test case. But if anyone does ever get pinged for it, they may wish to politely argue the case.