10 days later Coe shrieks about Adelaide Avenue bus lane

Bussie said :

I’m too sexy for my bus, too sexy for bus, other Canberran’s can get f*cked

Wah, look at how poor us bus drivers are treated
Wah, we’re getting screwed over by govco
Wah, we’ll get riot act on side
oooooooh, a payrise
F*ck you riot act and your first world problems

Anyway I always knew it and now its official….bussie is a dick.

Bussie said :

dungfungus said :

Lillypilly said :

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

Well, at least car drivers will no longer be exposed to harassment of bus drivers who think they own the T-2. A couple of months ago I was tailgated by a bus in the T-2 lane while I was doing 82kph (on cruise control). He was so close I couldn’t see his headlights. At the end of the T-2 he swerved into the adjacent lane, sped past me and gave me the finger then disappeared weaving through the traffic at high speed. Complaints to ACTION were a waste of time even though two witnesses in my car got the rego of the bus as well as the “finger”. The complaints lady at ACTION said it would be 2 weeks before they could review the matter as they were “snowed under” with similar complaints against drivers. After follow-up calls they advised the driver had been interviewed and denied any knowledge of the incident. ACTION then said I must have got the rego number wrong – end of matter.
From now on I will not extend any courtesy to ACTION drivers – they are untouchable, overpaid and ill-mannered.

We own the T2 now crybaby and we just got a payrise.

The way you drive it sounds like you thought that you always owned it ……. your words from post #33 at http://the-riotact.com/the-bus-lane-is-returning-on-adelaide-avenue/58231/comment-page-2#comments “I don’t currently drive on Adelaide Avenue but I did on my previous shift and the T2 traffic was a problem. At least once a fortnight there was some clown doing 70 in the T2 even though the other lanes were moving quickly too. No amount of driving 1m behind them, honking the horn and flashing the high beams ever seemed to get these idiots to speed up or change lanes.

It’s also interesting that you never commented on my subsequent post querying how ACTION copes with their buses being around 30 seconds late on these trips.

And unfortunately, I wasn’t quick enough to get a photo but, despite the T2 lane being closed to cars from today, all southbound traffic was banked up this afternoon and using the bus lane because of the Kent St bridgeworks today…..

Sorry I don’t think I saw your post, random whiners and their pathetic first world problems on Riot Act just aren’t that important to me.

Anyway I always drove like owned it but now it’s official. It’s not that being 30 seconds late is that big of a deal it’s the sheer frustration at idiots like your friend dungfungus being in the bus lane and not going at the speed the bus wants to go. Want to drive slow, that’s fine there’re two other lanes to do it in among people who aren’t on a schedule.

Bussie said :

dungfungus said :

Lillypilly said :

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

Well, at least car drivers will no longer be exposed to harassment of bus drivers who think they own the T-2. A couple of months ago I was tailgated by a bus in the T-2 lane while I was doing 82kph (on cruise control). He was so close I couldn’t see his headlights. At the end of the T-2 he swerved into the adjacent lane, sped past me and gave me the finger then disappeared weaving through the traffic at high speed. Complaints to ACTION were a waste of time even though two witnesses in my car got the rego of the bus as well as the “finger”. The complaints lady at ACTION said it would be 2 weeks before they could review the matter as they were “snowed under” with similar complaints against drivers. After follow-up calls they advised the driver had been interviewed and denied any knowledge of the incident. ACTION then said I must have got the rego number wrong – end of matter.
From now on I will not extend any courtesy to ACTION drivers – they are untouchable, overpaid and ill-mannered.

We own the T2 now crybaby and we just got a payrise.

I guess we better rename it “The Awesome Lane”, then…

dungfungus said :

My speedometer is accurate and it has already been established by other contributors that buses regularly speed over 80 kph on the T2. By the way, it is not an offence to “hog the right hand lane” in the ACT but it is to tailgate. As I said, ACTION bus drivers are untouchable.

Driving in the right hand land can be an offense, but not on Adelaide Ave. Only on roads over 80kph and on roads otherwise signposted with a keep left unless overtaking sign.

There are exceptions I think, if the lanes are congested or similar.

dungfungus said :

Lillypilly said :

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

Well, at least car drivers will no longer be exposed to harassment of bus drivers who think they own the T-2. A couple of months ago I was tailgated by a bus in the T-2 lane while I was doing 82kph (on cruise control). He was so close I couldn’t see his headlights. At the end of the T-2 he swerved into the adjacent lane, sped past me and gave me the finger then disappeared weaving through the traffic at high speed. Complaints to ACTION were a waste of time even though two witnesses in my car got the rego of the bus as well as the “finger”. The complaints lady at ACTION said it would be 2 weeks before they could review the matter as they were “snowed under” with similar complaints against drivers. After follow-up calls they advised the driver had been interviewed and denied any knowledge of the incident. ACTION then said I must have got the rego number wrong – end of matter.
From now on I will not extend any courtesy to ACTION drivers – they are untouchable, overpaid and ill-mannered.

We own the T2 now crybaby and we just got a payrise.

HenryBG said :

dungfungus said :

Lillypilly said :

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

Well, at least car drivers will no longer be exposed to harassment of bus drivers who think they own the T-2. A couple of months ago I was tailgated by a bus in the T-2 lane while I was doing 82kph (on cruise control). He was so close I couldn’t see his headlights. At the end of the T-2 he swerved into the adjacent lane, sped past me and gave me the finger then disappeared weaving through the traffic at high speed. Complaints to ACTION were a waste of time even though two witnesses in my car got the rego of the bus as well as the “finger”. The complaints lady at ACTION said it would be 2 weeks before they could review the matter as they were “snowed under” with similar complaints against drivers. After follow-up calls they advised the driver had been interviewed and denied any knowledge of the incident. ACTION then said I must have got the rego number wrong – end of matter.
From now on I will not extend any courtesy to ACTION drivers – they are untouchable, overpaid and ill-mannered.

In other words, you were doing about 73km/h and hogging the right-hand lane.
I would have given you the finger, too.
If you don’t want to drive to the speed limit, at the very least don’t impede those that do.

My speedometer is accurate and it has already been established by other contributors that buses regularly speed over 80 kph on the T2. By the way, it is not an offence to “hog the right hand lane” in the ACT but it is to tailgate. As I said, ACTION bus drivers are untouchable.

It is with much glee that I remind you all that motorcycles are still able to use the bus lane. See you on the road peeps, or more accurately I will pass you on the road in the mornings and in the afternoons. Mwahahahaha, love it!

What is going on with Alastair, seemingly everything is getting his ire. Quite honestly unless he can show a. some logic behind his arguements and b. an alternative approach, both of which are highly unlikely then he should stop issueing mindless, petty MRs. Canberrans or even the one Canberran he mentioned don’t need to keep reading about how upset and dismayed he is.

zippyzippy said :

The liberals are really getting into the car loving aren’t they? Remember when alistair complained about the cost of green paint for cycle lanes? That’s because the car is all that exists to them.

Got a better idea?

The liberals are really getting into the car loving aren’t they? Remember when alistair complained about the cost of green paint for cycle lanes? That’s because the car is all that exists to them.

dpm said :

Solidarity said :

AG Canberra said :

Buses on Adeliade Ave regularly do more than 80. Smartphone GPS is a nice little tool – as is the online form for Canberra Connect to report speeding drivers. You can check the speed and shoot off the complaint all from your cramped seat.

That would be operating a mobile device while driving, i’m going to dob you in, huzzuh!

I’m guessing AG was a passenger on the bus – not a driver….

Ah wow, half this site is people complaining that thier trip got held up by convoy/cyclist/roadworks, the other half is complaining that thier trip is getting completed faster, but oh no 2KM/H OVER THE LIMIT WILL PROBABLY KILL 500 BABIES.

Wow, what a whingefest!

Solidarity said :

AG Canberra said :

Buses on Adeliade Ave regularly do more than 80. Smartphone GPS is a nice little tool – as is the online form for Canberra Connect to report speeding drivers. You can check the speed and shoot off the complaint all from your cramped seat.

That would be operating a mobile device while driving, i’m going to dob you in, huzzuh!

I’m guessing AG was a passenger on the bus – not a driver….

dungfungus said :

Lillypilly said :

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

Well, at least car drivers will no longer be exposed to harassment of bus drivers who think they own the T-2. A couple of months ago I was tailgated by a bus in the T-2 lane while I was doing 82kph (on cruise control). He was so close I couldn’t see his headlights. At the end of the T-2 he swerved into the adjacent lane, sped past me and gave me the finger then disappeared weaving through the traffic at high speed. Complaints to ACTION were a waste of time even though two witnesses in my car got the rego of the bus as well as the “finger”. The complaints lady at ACTION said it would be 2 weeks before they could review the matter as they were “snowed under” with similar complaints against drivers. After follow-up calls they advised the driver had been interviewed and denied any knowledge of the incident. ACTION then said I must have got the rego number wrong – end of matter.
From now on I will not extend any courtesy to ACTION drivers – they are untouchable, overpaid and ill-mannered.

In other words, you were doing about 73km/h and hogging the right-hand lane.
I would have given you the finger, too.
If you don’t want to drive to the speed limit, at the very least don’t impede those that do.

AG Canberra said :

Buses on Adeliade Ave regularly do more than 80. Smartphone GPS is a nice little tool – as is the online form for Canberra Connect to report speeding drivers. You can check the speed and shoot off the complaint all from your cramped seat.

That would be operating a mobile device while driving, i’m going to dob you in, huzzuh!

Buses on Adeliade Ave regularly do more than 80. Smartphone GPS is a nice little tool – as is the online form for Canberra Connect to report speeding drivers. You can check the speed and shoot off the complaint all from your cramped seat.

In my experience the speeding usually occurs during peak times where the driver is forced to make up time when the bus is full (because they have spent more time collecting passengers). This of course makes it all the more dangerous as there are many people standing and any accident would be that much worse.

Lillypilly said :

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

Well, at least car drivers will no longer be exposed to harassment of bus drivers who think they own the T-2. A couple of months ago I was tailgated by a bus in the T-2 lane while I was doing 82kph (on cruise control). He was so close I couldn’t see his headlights. At the end of the T-2 he swerved into the adjacent lane, sped past me and gave me the finger then disappeared weaving through the traffic at high speed. Complaints to ACTION were a waste of time even though two witnesses in my car got the rego of the bus as well as the “finger”. The complaints lady at ACTION said it would be 2 weeks before they could review the matter as they were “snowed under” with similar complaints against drivers. After follow-up calls they advised the driver had been interviewed and denied any knowledge of the incident. ACTION then said I must have got the rego number wrong – end of matter.
From now on I will not extend any courtesy to ACTION drivers – they are untouchable, overpaid and ill-mannered.

Lillypilly said :

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

Buses without passenger seatbelts (for eg all ACTION buses) are legally required to be speed limited to 80. Some can do a bit over but not much.

“Until today, the T2 lane was shared by car-pooling motorists and buses. “Now, only buses can use the lane, but bus timetables have not changed, meaning the bus times will not improve. Instead, car-pooling motorists will be forced to join the already congested traffic, with little incentive to travel together.”

I don’t really care about it being a bus only lane, but that’s actually a pretty good point.

I think the most amusing thing was Mr Corbell on this 666 this morning, blaming bad driving on Adelaide avenue on the T2 lane.

Oh and him putting his foot in it saying that buses speed in the bus lane (which they do)

“There are no winners as a result of this change, and it’s another example of ACT Labor stifling Canberran’s use of the car without making improvements to the dire public transport system.”

So, what’s the name of this mystery Canberran?

How many of those T2 lanes are there exactly in Canberra? Is it 2? Adding up to about 2 kilometers? That REALLY is going to motivate people to car pool.

Two people in a car are not a car pool!

My next door neighbour wants to build a fence. Could Mr Coe put out a Media Release on that?

It wasn’t broken and therefore didn’t need to be fixed. HOWEVER…I drove up there this morning at about 8.20 and didn’t notice that the world was ending, although I did see two cars using the T2 lane…and one bus. The biggest problem on that road in peak traffic is the lanes that merge onto Adelaide Ave from the left and cyclists flitting across the merge lanes, but that’s not going to be helped by letting certain cars use the T2 lane.

I’d definitely agree with letting cars with more than one person in use it – it more than likely helps the overall flow of traffic even if it is minor assistance. The buses are not exactly bumper to bumper on that road.