Touchy subject for me, my grandfather has worked on the roads for nearly 50 years. He has also ridden bikes for the majority of that period and bought be my first bike when I was 6.
I wouldn't say you can specifically blame one NZ transit for not sweeping up the roads. I've had a "shark" cut me off and spit gravel all over my 900cc Justy just to pull someone over and give them a warning. I got out to give him an earful. Despite the fact that he didn't care he had nearly run me off the road, put stone chips in the bonnet and blinded me with the gravel, he said that it was the my job as a member of the public to identify and report faults, so If I had an issue with how the "gravel" I should either get my ass on harbour bridge and sweep it up, or complain to the LTNZ.
In my area its rather easy to identify where "gravel" or bad road surface area's are located. Ain't no gravel on the motorway.
I wave to every biker I see.
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