SMC Call To Arms: Further bike parking removal by Council/ARTA

[Chrislost]

Along with the above possible problems - today a security guard gave everybike parked under the quad a 'ticket' for parking on the footpath saying that number plate has been recorded and that a tow truck may be called......

There goes another 30-50 parks......

they did this last year, resulting in us shooting 3 security staff and framing a further two for child molestation...

(they did what?!?!?)

[Squiggles]

Someone take some photos and do a count of how many bikes use the parks now so that there is some actual evidence of the disruption that will be caused. I can see the parks being removed and then the council saying "What bikes?"

We've got some pictures from early this afternoon, was still chocka then

[Magua]

Perhaps we should be proposing alternative areas. Eg, the disused strip next to the footpath by the business school. Though it has quite a gradient. One poorly parked bike could lead to disaster.

[ital916]

Haha if they do take all the bike parks, ill happily ride in on that day, park my bike as usual, slap a big "FUCK OFF" chain around my bay and sit by her. Tho one person can't do much, now if all the scooterists and bikers did this and then we stood there and didn't go to class. And TV3 came, and we did a demonstration and then we did a ride down symonds street once it was all backed up. Then we might get attention. New zealands lucky, in places like Argentina student riot hardcore...people die. lol

[Swoop]

how about an approch from a different angle.
Anybody who owns a bike, scooter etc just dont turn up to the uni.
If the numbers are such as they seem to be , having a couple of hundred students not arrive in the class rooms on the day the restrictions start will get far more attention than trying to blockade with you bikes.

One of the more humerous posts I have seen for a while.
Do you think they give a fuck???
In fact, you are helping the university by NOT turning up! "Thanks for easing the parking around campus!"
They have your fees. Once that objective has been reached...

[Patar]

Not turning up to class is the most pointless thing i've ever heard of, as it stands there are on a couple people per class that bike to uni. It wouldn't even be noticed by other students, hell probably not even your friends (just think you're pulling a sicky)

One thing that might pay to do is give Beca Carter a call as they're the engineering firm in charge of the project.

I'm not sure who the project manager is but Stephen Priestley should know some info about it and if not probably be able to point you in the right direction as to who to ask.

It might be more effective than trying to talk to the beuraucracy of the auckland city council.

[bomma]

fuck this man i vote rock up to uni and sit there in force and make them try and move us.....assault charges a many

[Subike]

One of the more humerous posts I have seen for a while.
Do you think they give a fuck???
In fact, you are helping the university by NOT turning up! "Thanks for easing the parking around campus!"
They have your fees. Once that objective has been reached...

Well thank you for your polite reply
I have no idea of the size of the uni, and was only making a suggestion.
But seeing as you Dorklanders want to just be brazenly obstinent and not listen to possibile alternatives for a hick town southener
Then I dont give a fuck if you loose all your presious bike parks
go sit on you degree or smoke it, it's only theory anyway, not real life experiance which matters in the end.

I wish you luck Dryder87, dont get yourself arrested for obstruction

[bomma]

Wheres the nearest parking building?
We could all go park in that (paying for one park each...)

lol imagine a 100 parks filled up with bikers at 7am....oh the chaos

bastard ACC a-holes just wanna fuck us over

[Filterer]

....

You must be keeping bad company then ;p

[bomma]

Well thank you for your polite reply
I have no idea of the size of the uni, and was only making a suggestion.
But seeing as you Dorklanders want to just be brazenly obstinent and not listen to possibile alternatives for a hick town southener
Then I dont give a fuck if you loose all your presious bike parks
go sit on you degree or smoke it, it's only theory anyway, not real life experiance which matters in the end.

I wish you luck Dryder87, dont get yourself arrested for obstruction

lol thanks for the backing mate

you're a true biker

come up here and study for a semester and you'll realise the shit we put up with and then you'll STFU

bend over for me bitch

[Folcan]

I dont think Upsetting cagers (with using all the parking in a carpark building) is the way to go with it. What about a slow ride up and down symonds st in staggered formation...

need to get the council/buses annoyed

And I agree that not turning up to class isnt gonna do much

Also what about approaching one of those TV shows like Fairgo or closeup?

[Ixion]

lol imagine a 100 parks filled up with bikers at 7am....oh the chaos

bastard ACC a-holes just wanna fuck us over

Not ACC. They know nothing of such an intent. If it be so it is AU and ARTA.

[MGST]

*******Filterer*****

Please read your PM's fairly soon Mr Filterer. Thanks. So I don't get my arse fired.

[motorbyclist]

Not at all, they are exceedingly clever. The first email is the one that gets read and understood - the second email is the one that gets only 10% of the distribution compared to the first, and then gets pulled out later and waved in everyones face after the deal is done. This is very cleverly crafted approach.

DB

my thoughts exactly - among the engineering students there really is mass confusion, and it would seem most students simply deleted the second email thinking it was a repeat of the first

Wtf... So in two weeks time, we have NO designated bike parking at Uni?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!

Like... NONE?!?![/SIZE]

How dumb are they, aren't they meant to promote biking in terms of petrol saving and easy parking.

let's confirm this first before doing something rash - but let's make plans in the event of parking being taken now or in another event.

seriously, if they think that removing a couple hundred motorcycle parking spaces is acceptable then they must be more retarded than I could ever imagine.

If they are serious I suggest we get all the riders we can get and be a serious inconvenience. Park all along the footpath all along symonds, that way we get bikers + joe public to start complaining.

i suggest getting all the scooters and bikers who would be looking for a park to instead park in the ACC parking.

My understanding is that MOTORCYCLE parking in Symonds St is not affected (other tan maybe in the short term if they're planting a new tree r something).

But I've got a call in to Tim Darby, who should be able to reliably clarify. Watch this space.

i will be calling thursday morning too

Along with the above possible problems - today a security guard gave everybike parked under the quad a 'ticket' for parking on the footpath saying that number plate has been recorded and that a tow truck may be called......

There goes another 30-50 parks......

i'll be calling the appropriate uni staff about that too

(I believe it was start of last year down in britomart when they had posters n such up with it)

oh yeah, a person with a bike/scooter is going to bother walking down there on a regular basis

typical to tell only those who benefit and not those it screws over

Well thank you for your polite reply
good to see you did the same
I have no idea of the size of the uni, and was only making a suggestion.
fair enough
But seeing as you Dorklanders want to just be brazenly obstinent and not listen to possibile alternatives for a hick town southener
likewise we don't know nor care where you come from, though it is typical of hatred towards auckland to increase as one heads south for some reason...
Then I dont give a fuck if you loose all your presious bike parks
because one person was a bit harsh in pointing out what was wrong with your suggestion you now don't care for any of us?
go sit on you degree or smoke it, it's only theory anyway, not real life experiance which matters in the end.
another typical attitude from someone who typically* never even did 7th form, let alone anything at uni. depending of the degree**, alot of it is experience, alot of it is learning things BEFORE going to an employer and saying "train me and pay for my ignorant fuckups", and alot is professions like medicine and law where you simply cannot gain experience unless you have alot of knowledge behind you

*not saying that is neccessarily you
** some degrees/papers really are a bunch of bullshit that the taxpayer does not benefit from. doesn't mean they shouldn't happen, but does perhaps suggest the funding scheme is wrong, which again isn't the fault of the students

please, please don't take the internet too seriously and lash out against a whole section of NZ society because one person made you feel stupid