Northern Gateway - motorbikes to pay $2 like a car

[discotex]

They'll be classed as cars since they're less than 3.5 tonne & don't require a heavy vehicle license

Fair enough. What about trikes? Will they be paying $2?

The signs are less than comprehensive haha

[Little Miss Trouble]

Fair enough. What about trikes? Will they be paying $2?

The signs are less than comprehensive haha

Hrm, could go either way.

Taken from the Land transport website:

As you approach the toll point, sensors will detect your vehicle. This then triggers the system to measure your vehicle’s dimensions. The vehicle dimensions are used to differentiate between a motorcycle, car, truck or bus, and assign the correct toll tariff.

[Jizah]

What would happen if you were riding 2 abreast?

[slofox]

Well it opens tomorrow so we will all find out pretty soon hey...

[Little Miss Trouble]

What would happen if you were riding 2 abreast?

Why would you be doing something silly like that?

[MadDuck]

And did I hear correctly that, the first day is 'free' to all users?

Now that would be telling and I could get shot for sharing too much information

[Usarka]

jaffas

My thoughs too

Perfect day to ride those passing lanes without too much other traffic

[Voltaire]

Not to sound ungrateful....but at 9:00 this morning there was a 1 km queue for the nothbound tunnel.....welcome to Aucklands newest bottleneck.
The ride back on SH16 more than made up for it.
Lots of bikes out heading north.

[EJK]

jaffas

lol exactly. Petrol prices are going up too (fast!).

[Bren]

Walk outside. (if you can handle the banjo music)

I resent that, since I live just outta Welly...

you do realise im in wellingtion not 6 fingerd banjo playing south island rite?

I resent that more....since most of my life was in the souf!!!! And I have 4 fingers on each hand....
...and one thumb on each hand

Auckland subsidises the rest of the country. You can hardly complain that we'd like some of OUR money back once in a while for some more motorways.

Ya rekon...??? And where does the majority of our money come from? Agriculture and such...Primary industries, not an overbloated, ugly as arse, excuse for a city!
New Zealand was grown by the agricultural workforce (and those buisnesses linked to agriculture), they are the ones that put the sweat and toil into this country! The aucklanders sipping on lattes and sitting in their swanky offices dont know what hard work is.
So who is subsidising who?

[sunhuntin]

I confess... I dont buy newspapers at all. Waste of paper. Get all my news online and on here (now thats scary) Only problem now is that I only have the free community paper to start the fire in winter.

go around local servos and ask them to keep the newspapers they dont sell. we were always happy to keep papers and boxes aside for anyone who wanted them, dont see why others wouldnt be as courteous.

[Morcs]

Yes! No more having to pull over to let the traffic get a head start so we have clear road charging up that mean hill south of waiwera

[discotex]

Ya rekon...??? And where does the majority of our money come from? Agriculture and such...Primary industries, not an overbloated, ugly as arse, excuse for a city!
New Zealand was grown by the agricultural workforce (and those buisnesses linked to agriculture), they are the ones that put the sweat and toil into this country! The aucklanders sipping on lattes and sitting in their swanky offices dont know what hard work is.
So who is subsidising who?

Chip, shoulder, much?

The facts speak for themselves.

Auckland generates more than 33% of GDP and manufacturing accounts for far more GDP than any other sector in almost all regions.

Would you like me to call the whaaambulance?

[pyrocam]

Awesome day for it. yeah there was a queue. but since when has that stopped a motorcycle?!?, longest carpark in New Zealand I reckon

[Quailboy]

It achieves sweet f**k all.

All its doing is moving the carpark further North as the tunnel is one lane. And can't be made 2 lane because trucks will smash into the curved roof.

NZ is still building things 20yrs too late.

I'm protesting by taking the old, twisty and fun route past Waiwera.