If you can imagine the situation where there are 2x straight-ahead lanes at a red light, both well filled with cars because it??
johnf_456,
Apr 12, 11:20am
I always thought it was merge with a sledge hammer, well thats the way it goes in auckland with our crap drivers, even if your in front they will still cut you off. Fact of life in daily auckland driving I just don't get to hold up about it now days.
crzyhrse,
Apr 12, 11:21am
If they fanny about and lag behind then try and demand their rightful position back when it's too late, fook 'em. I had some silly bint in a Toyota Celica try to queue jump in front of me into the the following distance in front of me on the on-ramp merge from Western Springs city-bound yesterday. I forced her back out and behind. Inconsiderate slapper.
smac,
Apr 12, 11:22am
I'd do exactly what you did, with one exception. If the angry little man behind you sees the need to honk/finger, whatever, so be it, but I'd ignore him. The reply honk is just gonna unhinge him more than he already is. I did that once in the identical situation, and then got chased all over P North for 20 mins by a car load of triadwannabe's because they took exception to me taking exception to them taking exception.moral of the story, you never know how crazy the other guy is, why try and find out if you don't have to!
crzyhrse,
Apr 12, 11:27am
That's the idea! "The Counsellor" that's kept under the driver's seat will set him straight if he wants to stop and have a chat.
mrfxit,
Apr 12, 11:37am
Yea see a lot of that with 2 lane traffic lights/ & other side of teh road has a short merge lane. Truck in left / 3 cars in right & me behind as the 4th car. All leave at the same time on to a short merge lane / 3 cars ahead ONLY just get past truck at the merge marker which leaves me to merge behind the truck. No worrys with that seeing as I won't have a shite show in hell of getting past the truck (oh & often a trailer) BUT . Oh No, not according to the cars behind ME .lots of toot toot , evil eyes, hand gestering
rsr72,
Apr 12, 12:19pm
Always exciting stuff in Auckland where you have no idea the lanes merge just past the lights as the lane markings are under stopped cars and the pathetic Auckland city council is too lazy to put up directional signs to give advance warning.
jezz43,
Apr 12, 12:49pm
merge like a zip was to explain auckland traffic i think, probably due to the fact that some dick always gets caught where it shouldnt be
scuba,
Apr 12, 3:23pm
remember the PI that was caught on camera smashing over the truck driver! their "councillor " could be bigger than your councillor. so i smile and wave lolwhile saying what i think of them-half the time they wave back while trying to figure who you are
m16d,
Apr 12, 3:33pm
Yer. To me, merge like a zip means let one go, which I do then I shove in.
whynot7,
Apr 12, 4:39pm
merge like velcroe is usually what happens
40wav,
Apr 12, 5:35pm
In Nelson we merge like a button.
wrong2,
Apr 12, 6:12pm
posting in an auckland newbie thread
hutchk,
Apr 12, 6:47pm
In Hawkes Bay the bigger vehicle has right of way at all times. I drive a twin cab Colorado with a canopy which means I only have to give way to trucks, buses, harvesters and 'merkin pickups. If two vehicles of the same size arrive at an intersection simultaneously, the vehicle with the most dents has right of way.
This system works well and should be adopted nationwide.
lovemore_mbigi,
Apr 13, 6:24am
The moment you turn into the merge lane, swing into the left lane.Use of indicators is optional.
I thought every NZ driver knew this.
elect70,
Apr 13, 2:00pm
know why see so many cars with scrapes on side in Auk, its an experienceworse than driving in Sydney, you have to push in they dont leave any gaps .
ladaspeed,
Apr 13, 2:33pm
I have a failproof method; choose the most reasonable car to be behind (the one that means you have not cut up anybody, nor given away an unreasonable number of positions, usually based on where the car in front of you has merged), indicate, then position youself as close as possible behind the car you want to merge behind, and move into line in a totally implacable manner without any hesitation whatsoever. The real wankers at the end of this motion are the ones still trying to get in front by driving around traffic islands and are driving into the incomng traffic etc - which I have seen happen. In Christchurch the wanker element appears to be nearly everyone so it pays to have a scruffy car for the inevitable lovetaps you get as they realise that in fact they do not rule the world, slam on the brakes and frantically try to merge into the gap behind me that no longer exists.
cuda.340,
Apr 13, 3:25pm
if you're on pole at the lights, floor it the instant the green glows, this way you wont get tooted at & if your reactions are sharper than the other car on pole then merge like a zip ettiquite doesn't even come into it.
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