Ilovethebomb ( Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz ) to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3 years agoProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up133file-text
arrow-up133external-linkProtesters blocked lane of SH1 at Wellington's Terrace Tunnelwww.rnz.co.nzIlovethebomb ( Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz ) to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3 years agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
It was only a matter of time before an irate tradie threw hands at them. We don’t get paid to sit in traffic.
minus-squareIlovethebomb ( Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoThe northern explorer is 10h 15min Auckland to Wellington, and travels almost exactly the same distance. I thought it was slower, but it’s still much slower than road transport.
minus-squaresylverstream ( sylverstream@lemmy.nz ) linkfedilinkarrow-up3·3 years agoYep as right now it’s a scenic route, so no focus on speed. I agree, right now it’s not a very good alternative to driving. That’s the point, that should be improved; it should be faster than driving.
minus-squareIlovethebomb ( Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz ) OPlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·3 years agoIt’s actually faster than a bus somehow, although a bus ticket is forty bucks.
The northern explorer is 10h 15min Auckland to Wellington, and travels almost exactly the same distance.
I thought it was slower, but it’s still much slower than road transport.
Yep as right now it’s a scenic route, so no focus on speed. I agree, right now it’s not a very good alternative to driving. That’s the point, that should be improved; it should be faster than driving.
It’s actually faster than a bus somehow, although a bus ticket is forty bucks.