Actually google tells me that traverse would be more accurate to say than ‘transverse’. But then ‘go across the city ‘ or ‘ up and down Colombo St ‘ would be even more accurate.

At least the sharrows give one confidence to take the lane, if there is any dispute you can smile and point to them.
I have no issue with lining up with vehicles at the lights. Hopefully eventually traffic will realise that this area is so slow to transverse the city it will give up and go elsewhere.

As it happens, I am currently peer reviewing the research report from the NZTA study that has looked into a minimum overtaking gap rule. So you can probably expect to see more progress on this front in the coming months.

Actually sharrows have no regulatory significance, they are simply there for information. So position yourself wherever you like (within the constraints of all the other Road Rules)

Why Driver Education? Road User Education would encompass Cyclists as well

Does a sharrow say the cyclist must not take a lefting position, and must get in line with the cars? I’m unsure of the road rules and requirements.

Having to wait in-line with the traffic is disconcerting – becoming the meat between two cars is not appealing, so I tend to position myself more to the side rather than in the middle of the car.

I believe Sharrows have their place in narrow but *low* vehicle-usage roads. Colombo Street is not low usage by vehicles.