Waioeka Gorge reduced to 80km

[Brutus]

For those who have ridden, or plan to go riding through the Waioeka gorge, transit is planning to reduce the speed limit to 80km.

The Waioeka gorge is State Highway 2 between Opotiki and Gisborne. Worth the ride and to double back again just to make sure.

Those who live in gisborne there is an open public meeting at Lawson field building on Monday the 16th July 4 pm to 7pm(?) where the public can have their say.
Transit say it'l add only 3.5 mins to the average punters trip, bah!

A few tintops go too fast around some of the corners and drop off.

Wifey said what about the children in the cars of these dodgy drivers, maybe it'll help save them. Think of the children.

I say thats just Darwinism.

[Hitcher]

I hope the Rustys take note of this for the purpose of Grand Challenge route setting!

[Sanx]

Would be interesting to see Transit explain why the road's so unsafe, it needs an 80km/h limit but not so unsafe that they need to get of their fat useless bureaucratic arses and FIX THE GOD DAMN FUCKING ROAD SURFACE!

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[Matt Bleck]

They need passing lanes thru there, not a speed restriction!

[Bloody Mad Woman (BMW)]

Would be interesting to see Transit explain why the road's so unsafe, it needs an 80km/h limit but not so unsafe that they need to get of their fat useless bureaucratic arses and FIX THE GOD DAMN FUCKING ROAD SURFACE!

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Agree 100%
Beautiful ride thru there - they can stick 80kph where the sun don't shine.

Mind you I have never seen cops thru the gorge.

Teach the fkers how to drive properly.

[jonbuoy]

If this is their way of fixing the problem pretty soon we'll be bouncing along rutted cart tracks at the 20KPH blanket speed limit.

[Holy Roller]

I hope the Rustys take note of this for the purpose of Grand Challenge route setting!

An extra 3 odd minutes at 3 in the morning wont affect many I think. Except the wait they only go that fast anyway

[clint640]

Noooo...

That is crazy, most of the Waioeka is pretty wide & well surfaced (as NZ gorge roads go) if they reckon that should be 80k then about 25% of NZ's sealed roads & 100% of any nice twistys are probably in danger of getting the same treatment, the whole of Coromandel for a start...

Cheers
Clint

[Albino]

That is crazy, most of the Waioeka is pretty wide & well surfaced (as NZ gorge roads go) if they reckon that should be 80k then about 25% of NZ's sealed roads & 100% of any nice twistys are probably in danger of getting the same treatment, the whole of Coromandel for a start...

The gorge isn't the first road to have dropped to 80kph recently, and nor will it be the last.

[Griff]

Agree 100%
Beautiful ride thru there - they can stick 80kph where the sun don't shine.
Mind you I have never seen cops thru the gorge.
Teach the fkers how to drive properly.

mmm.. Maybe they are all in a heap at the bottom of the gorge as per the earlier post:

A few tintops go too fast around some of the corners and drop off.
Wifey said what about the children in the cars of these dodgy drivers, maybe it'll help save them. Think of the children. I say thats just Darwinism.

[Beemer]

I hope the Rustys take note of this for the purpose of Grand Challenge route setting!

Ha, they'll probably time it for 3am so there won't be any cops around!

[kiwifruit]

80km/h is fast enough

[Big Dave]

80km/h is fast enough

for second gear.

[MSTRS:Me]

80km/h is fast enough

for second gear.

Pah. Only halfway to redline in first!!

[Clivoris]

Mmmm. This not good thing. One of our best roads reduced to a choice between boredom or loss of licence. I have seen pleecemens on that road but fortunately while halfway round a corner and under the speed limit.
What's that saying? "All it takes for evil to triumph is for good men to do nothing". This is too important for men to manage. Surely there are some women up that way who can stop it happening.