Kerbs are bastards – Tarmac Tantrum
Take a casual look at vehicles parked along any city street and you’ll see the bane of a car lover’s life – kerb rash (the tell-tale scrape along pristine alloys that insinuates a poor driver that lacks spacial awareness). And that’s why kerbs are this week’s Tarmac Tantrum. Growing up, smaller cars and steel wheels […]
Stay in your ‘kin lane – aka the perils of unnecessary lane changing
Hot on the heels of my merging and ‘keep left’ rants, comes this week’s Tarmac Tantrum, aptly named ‘stay in your ‘kin lane!’ According to the NZTA, it’s estimated that the average Auckland commute is 11.6km (11.3km for Wellington and 9.0km for Christchurch) and for many motorists this includes a stint on the congested motorway, […]
What’s wrong with the left lane?
The expressway from Auckland to Hamilton (and beyond) is a wonderful thing (aside from the roadworks of course), so why does it feature in this week’s Tarmac Tantrum I hear you ask? Well, because the left lane is evidently faulty that’s why!! The SH1 is long and relatively straight, smooth in parts, links a few […]
