Originally Posted by
meeshu
Not quite! I live in Wellington. With a few exceptions, the roads here in Wellington/Hutt Valley area are generally narrow. Which makes it somewhat dangerous for cyclists. Because many roads here are narrow, there is little or no room to add dedicated cycling lanes.
See my comment above.
Many roads here are not good for cycling due to potholes, uneven surfaces, and prolific use of ####### metal (small stones or gravel; while good for traction, it causes substantial resistance to cycling (slows you down) and causes unpleasant vibration even when using carbon based bike components to dampen felt vibration)!
Lack of funds for proper road surfacing may be part of the problem. But I suspect lack of skill/experience by roading contractors may also be a factor.
The roads are really wide for me compared to what I cycled on in the UK. Ferguson Drive Upper Hutt or Taranaki street in town - huge. Although I know there are roads that go from wide such as Mana Esplanade to silly and narrow when you get to that bit before Palmers garden centre, just after Plimmerton and that road to Paekakariki can you even cycle on that?
But I'm sure you could roll off a few other narrow roads as well
Agree totally about the state of roads. McKays crossing anyone? Poor car drivers...
Nice to see someone else living in/from NZ here.