AUCKLAND rant............

[Jdawg]

First this thread turns on cyclists and then this happens
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10681124

[no_8wire]

See cyclists are a hazard! If he hadnt been cycling he wouldnt have been bashed...

[Chelles]

...and they say that woman whinge...

You guys win hands down...

[shihad]

First this thread turns on cyclists and then this happens
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/artic ... d=10681124

what a stupid article an offduty cop got punched in the face probably happens everyday.hell if this thread is to be believed then he deserved it!

[andyling]

Dam, moving up to auckland this weekend, I know traffics ain't that good,But...........

Do you get free parking on Dominions road?

[slammed_integral]

To all the cyclist haters: f*ck you. I know I'll come off worse in an accident. Chill out & show some respect. If you hit me it'll take you waaay longer to get to your destination anyway.

Not if we dont stop...

such a good c@*t, loving it

ps: auckland as a whole is awesome, auckland city is shitty

[sergei]

To all the cyclist haters: f*ck you. I know I'll come off worse in an accident. Chill out & show some respect. If you hit me it'll take you waaay longer to get to your destination anyway.

Your demand for respects is on the same level as level crossing runners demanding respect from train drivers.

How about cyclist showing some respect to the drivers and not holding them up?

[rollaholic]

I just read yesterday that that we have 28 years of "affordable" oil left.

Between then and now prices will be fluctuate wildly.

First supply related price spikes expected in 2012.

SOON WE ALL GONNA BE CYCLISTS

yeah, cause oil is only used to power cars!

[pjay]

We can fully make synthetic oil. I wish the media would shut the $&#$% up.

[duddley]

Dominion rd is an absolute prick to drive down but they have super frequent buses like one every two minutes

Dam, moving up to auckland this weekend, I know traffics ain't that good,But...........

Do you get free parking on Dominions road?

[sergei]

We can fully make synthetic oil. I wish the media would shut the $&#$% up.

That what Nazis did when they got sanctioned. Too "bad" synth. diesel jellyfied easily in russian winters, otherwise they might had gotten further.

I see it this way: small electric for commuting (like vitz size, or even IQ size) recharged at night (preferably via Nuclear power) and petrol hybrids for going places is the future that minimises our dependence on oil greatly (there is plethora of thorium to run safe breeder reactors that will last us hundreds of years).

But NZ is nuke free. Whatever hippy decided that shot whole nation in the foot.

[tsoob]

But NZ is nuke free. Whatever hippy decided that shot whole nation in the foot.

for once i actually agree with sergei

[yobbosayo]

If all the humans in the world disappeared tomorrow, our nuclear reactors would melt down and poison the planet for hundreds of thousands of years.

That's the kind of stuff we are dealing with.

Synthetic oil and hydrogen


Anyway, I'm not trying to be a dick. I like cars too. It just irritates me when I see people moaning about traffic jams and cyclists.

More people on bikes + less commuting by car = more oil for fun stuff.

[offensive]

Back to auckland.... imo auckland has been designed badly, this spanning last 50 or so years. Not enough forsight and planning.

I remember seeing something on tv about the harbour bridge, shortly after, a counciller or mayor etc said that it wasnt going to be enough and they needed to plan for future expansion. Was laughed at, told he was talking nonsense. Shortly after that, they had to widen the bridge as a fix for the increased traffic.

[sergei]

If all the humans in the world disappeared tomorrow, our nuclear reactors would melt down and poison the planet for hundreds of thousands of years.

That's the kind of stuff we are dealing with.

Synthetic oil and hydrogen

Reactors don't just melt down by themselves.
There are also lots of natural uranium reactors.

[S T E A L T H]

More people on bikes + less commuting by car = more oil for fun stuff.

1) The oil isn't running out. They're finding new reserves of the shit all the time.

2)New Zelaland's oil consumption is a minute drop in the ocean compared to the world's fastest growing automotive markets of China and India who are rapidly getting off their bikes and into cars. ( Why are they doing that? Well pretty simple really, driving is fun, independent, safe and comofortable, while riding a bicycle REALLY sucks ass.)

http://media.gm.com/content/media/in/en/news/news_detail.globalnews.html/content/Pages/news/global/en/2010/1011_chinasales

well on track to hit 2 million cars this year, just for 1 manufacturer in 1 country. Not even the biggest one, either. Add another couple of million for Volkswagen.
Yep bring on the cycleway, and get on that pushbike - one less car - you can really make a difference!

[Twolitre]

You guys who think Auckland's shit should try living overseas for a while. Auckland is like Paradise compared to Sydney. $18 for two hours parking at Bondi beach today then nearly 2 hours to drive back to Parramatta at 3pm! Worst thing about Auckland is lack of public transport but as far as driving goes if you're brought up there then it's very easy to get around.

1) The oil isn't running out. They're finding new reserves of the shit all the time

Might want to read this before you think everything's hunky dory and do some research on peak oil.

[samlloyd]

was just over in Kuala Lumpur the otherday. Best public transport. Monorails are the way.

[sergei]

You guys who think Auckland's shit should try living overseas for a while. Auckland is like Paradise compared to Sydney. $18 for two hours parking at Bondi beach today then nearly 2 hours to drive back to Parramatta at 3pm! Worst thing about Auckland is lack of public transport but as far as driving goes if you're brought up there then it's very easy to get around.

1) The oil isn't running out. They're finding new reserves of the shit all the time

Might want to read this before you think everything's hunky dory and do some research on peak oil.

I can confirm regarding Sydney. When I been there I hated it every single bit apart perhaps their train system. Although I expected them to be cheaper.

[BZG Wagon]

Back to auckland.... imo auckland has been designed badly, this spanning last 50 or so years. Not enough forsight and planning.

I remember seeing something on tv about the harbour bridge, shortly after, a counciller or mayor etc said that it wasnt going to be enough and they needed to plan for future expansion. Was laughed at, told he was talking nonsense. Shortly after that, they had to widen the bridge as a fix for the increased traffic.

Completely agree with you. But that's because voters tend to be short sighted. Personally I don't care if rates go through the roof - as long as that money is spent wisely and it prevents us spending twice as much for a shoddy fix in 20 years time.

Re: the harbour bridge; it was originally designed to have 6 lanes, but scaled back to 4 for cost reasons. Within 5 years of opening the need for extra years was obvious and the clip-ons were ordered.

I was also told a short time ago that State Highway 1 was originally planned to run out west through where SH16 is, & down the north-western, bypassing the city. However some councilors thought it would be a good idea to re-route it via the harbour bridge so they could pay it off quicker. Good thinking guys.....