Richard Bates
Some random thoughts and observations from 6 days n NZ, one of which was spent cycling.
1 H*lm*ts are compulsary. $55 fine for non-compliance 2 Cycle courier business seems to be common in
Auckland 3 Very few cyclists run red lights 4 In 6.5 days I saw nobody cycle on the footpath 5 The
road from Auckland Centre to Mount Eden contains the widest bus/cycle path I have ever seen: Almost
wide enough for a bus to overtake another bus. 6 Cars enjoy parking in the bus/cycle lane described
in (5) 7 On arrival at Waiheke Island ferry terminal the first bike hire centre charges $30 per day
8 5 minutes up the road the price drops to $15 per day 9 Price can be haggled to $10 per day 10 $10
bike was awful! 11 There appear to be no such things as Sheffield stands or similar 12 Car drivers
are mostly very courteous - hoot in advance, overtake safely (waiting behind if needed), hoot
afterwards. (My only personal experience of car/bike interaction was on Waiheke Island - I didn't
cycle on mainland) 13 A few briefly labelled pics can be found at
www.cuddle.clara.net/cycling/tour2003b (5x400k) 14 I will go again, maybe for longer than 6 days! 15
I will possibly take my own bike.
Love and aotearoa from Rich x
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1 H*lm*ts are compulsary. $55 fine for non-compliance 2 Cycle courier business seems to be common in
Auckland 3 Very few cyclists run red lights 4 In 6.5 days I saw nobody cycle on the footpath 5 The
road from Auckland Centre to Mount Eden contains the widest bus/cycle path I have ever seen: Almost
wide enough for a bus to overtake another bus. 6 Cars enjoy parking in the bus/cycle lane described
in (5) 7 On arrival at Waiheke Island ferry terminal the first bike hire centre charges $30 per day
8 5 minutes up the road the price drops to $15 per day 9 Price can be haggled to $10 per day 10 $10
bike was awful! 11 There appear to be no such things as Sheffield stands or similar 12 Car drivers
are mostly very courteous - hoot in advance, overtake safely (waiting behind if needed), hoot
afterwards. (My only personal experience of car/bike interaction was on Waiheke Island - I didn't
cycle on mainland) 13 A few briefly labelled pics can be found at
www.cuddle.clara.net/cycling/tour2003b (5x400k) 14 I will go again, maybe for longer than 6 days! 15
I will possibly take my own bike.
Love and aotearoa from Rich x
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"Netiquette" states that a signature should be no more than four lines long.
