Stuff.co.nz: Extreme speeds shock police

[Hahn]

Ha! .

[onearmedbandit]

Dude Tell us all the secret. What's this "good attitude stuff"? dose that mean you dorp $50 bucks on the ground or something?

I don't think I have a bad attitude BUT I have never been let off a speeding ticket in canterbury.

Ha don't get me wrong, I'm not saying a good attitude will get you off a ticket, but a bad one will certainly make it harder avoiding one.

[riffer]

I've had my stock SV650 upto 380kph

Those Suzuki speedos are notoriously optimistic...

[R6_kid:Me]

"For example, increasing your speed from 100kmh to 120kmh doubles your risk of a fatal crash."

I don't think that is correct. Perhaps increasing your speed from 100kmh to 120kmh increases the risk of any crash that you may have being fatal.

[MattRSK]

You CAN notice a general speed increase as you enter Canterbury - more so as you near Christchurch.

Yeah I agree! I moved here in January and people drive way faster everywhere even the buses go fast.

[McJim]

LOL! Attempted put downs from people who try to exist in Dunny and Incestacargill! Like those comments carry the impact of a butterflys fart!!

I smell bullshit.

I been to Christchurch. I thank Christ I don't have to go back. Looks like a little homage to England. Even got the essex boys and slags to go with it : As for Invrcargill - we get all the descerning immigrants down here. Not the leftover refugees that Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland get.

[Ixion]

Easily shocked, our plod, it seems. I suppose they liuve pretty sheltered lives, don't get out much

Last year, speed was a factor in 34 per cent of fatal crashes nationally and 20 per cent of serious-injury crashes.

So, I wonder what caused the OTHER 80% of serious injury crashes , and why the police don't give a stuff about the 80% ?

[NDORFN]

Extreme speeds shock police
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/2868...s-shock-police

"That equates to 127 people dying, 560 being seriously injured and 2049 receiving minor injuries, with a social cost of $867 million," Stewart said.

So that's roughly $300,000 per accident. They all drive Ferraris down there do they?

[Gremlin]

So that's roughly $300,000 per accident. They all drive Ferraris down there do they?

Your math is missing a lot of figures, such as lost productivity, impact on family etc.

I've ridden those roads south of Christchurch... I think I died a little.

I demand forthwith all those straights are removed, and replaced with twisty roads, which make 100kph a dream. Speeding will be reduced, and I'll be happy.

Let me know when you're done. Cheers

[SPman]

After 5 years living in Motukarara, I think Canterbury roads are very over.....somethinged!

[ajturbo]

In the year to June there were 45,565 speeding notices issued in Canterbury,

ok own up ... who are the 10 other people NOT ticketed??

there are only 45,575 people in the south island?????

[Clockwork]

It's really about time there was a wider range of speed limits. Some highways are dangerous at 90 (unless you're a decent driver, with decent skills, who pays attention, and thinks). Others like the motorways outside of peak traffic time, and the Canterbury Plains, have woefully pathetic speed limits. The motorways should really be like the freeways outside Seedneee, where the speed signs are electronic, and vary according to conditions.

Sorry, I can't remember more details but as I recall (within the past 5 years) a quango set up by the previous Government to examine the possibillity of increasing some open road speed limits spent a year investigating and then reported back theat it could not find any roads in NZ that it considered were suitable for speeds greater than 100kph.

[Bend-it]

by the previous Government... could not find any roads in NZ that it considered were suitable for speeds greater than 100kph.

Unless you're the PM and in a hurry to get to a rugby game! Muahahaha!!

[NDORFN]

Your math is missing a lot of figures, such as lost productivity, impact on family etc.

Lost productivity? They're all Ferrari driving lawyers down there are they? How does impact on family cost the economy in the case of the 2049 accident with only minor injuries? I understand that there'd be a cost for the families of the 560 seriously injured so I'm wondering what kind of flowers they're selling down there? Gold plated? Come on dude... 127 deaths + 560 serious injuries + 2049 minor injuries = 2736 accidents. $867 million for 2736 accidents?!? Maybe if it was $86.7 million averaging $30,000/accident I could accept it. But claiming almost a billion dollars social cost at over $300,000/accident is utter bullshit.

[scumdog]

Lost productivity? They're all Ferrari driving lawyers down there are they? How does impact on family cost the economy in the case of the 2049 accident with only minor injuries? I understand that there'd be a cost for the families of the 560 seriously injured so I'm wondering what kind of flowers they're selling down there? Gold plated? Come on dude... 127 deaths + 560 serious injuries + 2049 minor injuries = 2736 accidents. $867 million for 2736 accidents?!? Maybe if it was $86.7 million averaging $30,000/accident I could accept it. But claiming almost a billion dollars social cost at over $300,000/accident is utter bullshit.

Well amongst other things the Govt see you as a cash-cow, die too soon and you'll pay XXXX less tax than they would like to have got from you had you lived another 30 years or whatever...