Erin Hughes

Review of Auckland Transport

Husband and I got pinged with three separate bus l...

Husband and I got pinged with three separate bus lane tickets on Khyber Pass within a couple of weeks, even though we ve lived and driven in that area for 5+ years and have never gotten a single one before. One was from driving in the left lane when it was NOT a bus lane, then you go through the lights by Danny Doolan s and it all of a sudden becomes a bus lane. (Must be for exactly 50m since AT are sneaky like that). So even if you re turning left on to Broadway, you re expected to veer off to the non-bus middle lane, then 2 seconds later, you need to stop and hold up traffic so that you can get back over to the left so that you don t miss your turn. I understand the concept of bus lanes, but instances like these are absolutely ridiculous and make zero logical sense - they re literally a ploy to make money, (and they have made millions from this). Despite this, their public transport remains terrible, which is why more people drive in the first place.