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#3002111 27-Nov-2022 12:47

gzt: This type of misunderstanding is common. I have wondered why yellow lines are not added to the nearby kerb in addition to the hydrant.

Because it is OK to park there so long as somebody licensed and capable of moving the vehicle remains with it.

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#3002113 27-Nov-2022 12:54

Bung: Because it is OK to park there so long as somebody licensed and capable of moving the vehicle remains with it.

/sarcasm on ...and it is a "Reserved Parking Space for the Entitled!" /sarcasm off

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#3002114 27-Nov-2022 12:59

https://www.nzta.govt.nz/roadcode/motorcycle-code/road-code/about-riding/stopping-and-parking/where-not-to-park/

Where not to park
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on, or closer than 500mm to, a fire hydrant, unless somebody who can move the vehicle stays with it

on a yellow circle on the road containing a rectangle or between the circle and the footpath, unless somebody who can move the vehicle stays with it.

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#3002118 27-Nov-2022 13:26

gzt: This type of misunderstanding is common. I have wondered why yellow lines are not added to the nearby kerb in addition to the hydrant.

That wouldn't work in Wellington. People here just ignore no parking lines and park wherever they like.

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#3006160 6-Dec-2022 09:11

Remember these Muppets are on the road too!

Need I say more about Ute drivers!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/130674551/ute-drivers-ignore-doc-rules-and-hoon-through-rare-bird-nesting-area-on-crate-day

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#3006162 6-Dec-2022 09:25

I get the sentiment - but to be fair to ute drivers, I could only count three utes in the photos - there were significantly more other types of vehicles shown.

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#3006183 6-Dec-2022 10:28

msukiwi:

Need I say more about Ute drivers!

Utes have been some of the most popular new vehicles sold in recent years so there's more of them around, and given the bulk of currently available utes are the higher riding types (unlike the older car based varieties) they are more noticable than a car on the road if the driver does do something wrong.

Headlines like that Stuff article just reinforce negative stereotypes in order to sell stories. Even the person quoted in the article as seeing the vehicles didn't refer to them as utes, and there's a whole bunch of non utes in the photos. It seems the behaviour of the drivers referrred to in that article is thoughtless and/or irresponsible, but that doesn't mean that everyone who drives a ute is like that.

You'd be hard pushed to find anybody that hasn't done something wrong or stupid while driving, regardless of what they drive. A bit of courtesy goes a long way though, and so does reacting calmly if (when?) someone does something dumb next to you. No point in making a bad situation worse.

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#3006199 6-Dec-2022 10:57

msukiwi:

Remember these Muppets are on the road too!

Need I say more about Ute drivers!

https://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/130674551/ute-drivers-ignore-doc-rules-and-hoon-through-rare-bird-nesting-area-on-crate-day

This says less about "Ute drivers" and more about reckless disregard of protected areas for the sake of drinking alcohol in large quantities.

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#3006218 6-Dec-2022 12:12

rego: DLA32 - silver 1997 Toyota Ipsum tried to ram me off the road on the North western approaching the city this morning. I hadn't got out of my lane (inside lane, doing 80) after he came racing up behind me, so he overtook then suddenly veered in towards me as he passed. If my daughter wasn't in the car with me, I expect I would have at least given him the finger.

No use of indicators etc. as he then stormed off cutting across other lanes.

There appear to be a breed of these people (i suspect meth users) who fly down the motorway from West Auckland and then try and intimidate people out of their way.

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#3006222 6-Dec-2022 12:26

RogerMellie:

rego: DLA32 - silver 1997 Toyota Ipsum tried to ram me off the road on the North western approaching the city this morning. I hadn't got out of my lane (inside lane, doing 80) after he came racing up behind me, so he overtook then suddenly veered in towards me as he passed. If my daughter wasn't in the car with me, I expect I would have at least given him the finger.

No use of indicators etc. as he then stormed off cutting across other lanes.

There appear to be a breed of these people (i suspect meth users) who fly down the motorway from West Auckland and then try and intimidate people out of their way.

WOF expired in April, Rego expired in Jan :(

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#3006223 6-Dec-2022 12:26

Report it online.

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#3006224 6-Dec-2022 12:32

Good case for having a camera fitted to your car.

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#3006405 6-Dec-2022 15:27

k1w1k1d:

Good case for having a camera fitted to your car.

I agree, and it's been on my to do list for some time, but haven't put aside the spare cash this year.

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#3006407 6-Dec-2022 15:28

freitasm: Report it online.

Yup doing it now.

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#3006507 6-Dec-2022 17:38

RogerMellie:

rego: DLA32 - silver 1997 Toyota Ipsum tried to ram me off the road on the North western approaching the city this morning. I hadn't got out of my lane (inside lane, doing 80) after he came racing up behind me, so he overtook then suddenly veered in towards me as he passed. If my daughter wasn't in the car with me, I expect I would have at least given him the finger.

No use of indicators etc. as he then stormed off cutting across other lanes.

There appear to be a breed of these people (i suspect meth users) who fly down the motorway from West Auckland and then try and intimidate people out of their way.

Yesterday my partner was rear ended in stop/start traffic by this maniac ... she stopped , he reversed, swerved around her and tried to flee with his arm out the window giving the fingers. . . being bumper to bumper traffic, he couldn't flee... she gestured for him to pull over and he was clearly getting angry. He pulled over, rushed at my partner, doing the tiktok fighting stance walk, calling her the C word and B words among other things.

She was terrified, and he jumped back in his car and left ... naturally he didn't leave his details but she took a photo of his car and we filed an online complaint with the police .

I feel this is all part of a growing wave of lawlessness in this country. Lucky she wasn't injured by the accident or by him.

Edit:checked his car details online, no warrant or rego.

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