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Thread ID: 83938	2007-10-18 19:24:00	If you don't know the rules stay out of Auckland!!!!!	johcar (6283)	PC World Chat

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602824	2007-10-18 19:24:00	[Snagged from an email, most likely written for an American audience, and re-written to make it more NZ-relevant . I added the last one in . ] 1 . You must learn to pronounce the city name . It is "Ork - Lund ", not "JAFATOWN . " 2 . Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere . Auckland has its own version of traffic rules . . . Hold on and pray . There is no such thing as a dangerous high speed chase in Auckland . We all drive like that . 3 . All directions start with, "Go down the motorway . . . " 4 . The morning rush hour is from 6:00AM to 10:00AM . The evening rush hour is from 3:00PM to 7:00PM . Friday's rush hour starts Thursday morning . 5 . If you actually stop at an orange light, you will be rear-ended, abused and possibly a become vistim of road rage . When you are the first one off the starting line, count to five (slowly) when the light turns green before going, to avoid getting into any cross-traffic's way . 6 . K' Road can ONLY be pronounced by a native Ork-Lunder . 7 . Construction on motorways and other main streets in peak traffic is a way of life and a permanent form of entertainment . 8 . If someone actually has their turn signal on, it is probably a factory defect . 9 . All old ladies with coloured hair in a crappy car have total right-of-way . 10 . The minimum acceptable speed on motorway is 120km/h . Anything less is considered downright dangerous . 11 . Never stare at the driver of the car with the bumper sticker that says, "Keep honking, I'm reloading . " In fact, don't honk at anyone . 12 . If you are in the fast lane, and only doing 100km in a 100km zone, people are not waving when they go by . 13 . The Auckland Harbour Bridge is our daily version of Speedway . There are plans to rename it Western Springs Waikaraka Park Bridge . 14 . When in doubt, remember that all unmarked exits lead to Auckland City 15 . You don't have to wait for an exit to get off a motorway, just follow the ruts in the grass to the frontage road like everyone else . This is how Auckland residents notify Transit NZ & Govt Departments where exits should have been built . 16 . Some people have a bumper sticker *Horn Broken, Watch For Finger* . You must get as close to possible as the car in front of you, or you may not see the finger in time . 17 . Cyclists and pedestrians don't belong on the streets - they are fair game for all motorists . Maximum points if you can hit one of these trespassers and drive away .	johcar (6283)
602825	2007-10-18 19:51:00	16. Some people have a bumper sticker *Horn Broken, Watch For Finger*. You must get as close to possible as the car in front of you, or you may not see the finger in time. :lol:	ronyville (10611)
602826	2007-10-18 19:57:00	[ 4 . The morning rush hour is from 6:00AM to 10:00AM . The evening rush hour is from 3:00PM to 7:00PM . Yes . It is . But its amazing how it clears during school holidays .	pctek (84)
602827	2007-10-18 20:11:00	The worse thing I find about Auckland drivers are that a lot of them are driving drunk/ massively hungover in the morning. Lots around here driving high on P and electric puha through out the day	Ho Chi Minh (11121)
602828	2007-10-19 03:20:00	:lol: yes I well remember some of those rules from my time in Ork-lund :p	Myth (110)
602829	2007-10-19 03:34:00	Never drive to the conditions.	Metla (12)
602830	2007-10-19 04:36:00	.....and when they change increase your speed. :p	wratterus (105)
602831	2007-10-19 05:12:00	15. You don't have to wait for an exit to get off a motorway, just follow the ruts in the grass to the frontage road like everyone else. This is how Auckland residents notify Transit NZ & Govt Departments where exits should have been built. Lol...Gotta imagine driving down a motorway with that image of cars driving through the grass on the sides of the road for it to be AA+	--Wolf-- (128)
602832	2007-10-19 05:13:00	Lol...Gotta imagine driving down a motorway with that image of cars driving through the grass on the sides of the road for it to be AA+ Imagine?? You mean you've never done that...??? :p	wratterus (105)
602833	2007-10-19 23:08:00	17 If the indicator is blinking it means : - a/. The indicator works. 0r - b/. The car is getting a warrant of fitness check. 18 Never keep left, unless you are in the right hand lane. 19 Allow >3 car lengths behind the car in front when stopped at traffic lights; <1 car length at motorway speeds.	R2x1 (4628)
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