Monday, March 05, 2007
Solving Auckland's traffic woes, part XXVIII
And not through another infernal tax to pay for the electrication of trains.
This morning my bus crawled all the way along from the Royal Rd on-ramp to Lincoln Rd, averaging perhaps 10 kph over this stretch. What manner of calamity has struck the city's transport network this morning, I thought, trying to scan the road ahead through weary eyes reflecting the earlyness of the hour.
The answer finally appeared a few metres before the Lincoln Rd off-ramp city-bound. A cop had pulled over 2 young kids (boys of about 17 max), one driving a Skyline and the other a turbo Pulsar. They were well-off to the side of the road.
But thousands of motorists had stopped for a good rubber-necking.
Once we were 50 m past the scene of all this drama, the roads were free of congestion and we were going 90 kph in no time. For fuck's sake, people!!!!
A few other notes on news of late:
Why shouldn't Falun Gong participate in a parade through public space? Why should portrayals of matters Chinese be completely depoliticized? There's no harm in their actions, other than pissing off a few Chinese government officials who, thankfully, have no right to dictate what happens in public space in New Zealand.
And lastly, who would have liked to first on the scene at this crash? That's a stash that would keep even the hardiest of stoners going for a while.
This morning my bus crawled all the way along from the Royal Rd on-ramp to Lincoln Rd, averaging perhaps 10 kph over this stretch. What manner of calamity has struck the city's transport network this morning, I thought, trying to scan the road ahead through weary eyes reflecting the earlyness of the hour.
The answer finally appeared a few metres before the Lincoln Rd off-ramp city-bound. A cop had pulled over 2 young kids (boys of about 17 max), one driving a Skyline and the other a turbo Pulsar. They were well-off to the side of the road.
But thousands of motorists had stopped for a good rubber-necking.
Once we were 50 m past the scene of all this drama, the roads were free of congestion and we were going 90 kph in no time. For fuck's sake, people!!!!
A few other notes on news of late:
Why shouldn't Falun Gong participate in a parade through public space? Why should portrayals of matters Chinese be completely depoliticized? There's no harm in their actions, other than pissing off a few Chinese government officials who, thankfully, have no right to dictate what happens in public space in New Zealand.
And lastly, who would have liked to first on the scene at this crash? That's a stash that would keep even the hardiest of stoners going for a while.
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