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Nutshell. "Speed kills" rather than collisions kill campaigns are why injuries / ACC charges will go up and up and up if the current "road safety"program does not get gelignited, and all major proponents in and out of Govt identified, isolated and burnt at the stake.
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There are some good points made in both the comments here and in the article. The main factors are always going to be the driver's/Rider's skill and the drivers level of common sense. Obviously if you throw any vehicle at a 35km/h corner at 130 your not going to have much luck.
There will always be people out there that wont have the skills to travel at the speed limit. Maybe rather than targetting the limits, more should be done to target the driver's ability?
Dunno, probably a lot easier said than done but it makes you wonder...
If speed killed there would be a lotta dead pilots.
I went over a hundred and twenty km/hr once and died.
Damn, thats why they're always so wasted looking.There are a large number of pilots who end up dead through a decided "lack" of speed, usually the flying kind.
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but but but, you're missing the main downside here, faster speeds is worse fuel economy, is more carbon emmisions, is the end of the world, think of the kittens people, and more importantly, think of the sea kittens
damn, now where did i put my tin foil hat
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Well, it seems to be getting colder every winter - and the winters are getting longer - FFS its nearly Christmas and its COLD!!!! We've had more snow than in past years, and I live in HB! Whats this crap about global warming..... must be in some other country - not here.
Would be less frustrated peeps out there if the limit was raised - and in the right places too![]()
Sixpackback.... my sentiments exactly. It's tiredeness, inattention, fatigue and boredom that causes most the onroad stuff ups. If you are going quicker you are more alert, concentrate more and react a lot quicker.
I like the idea of say 130kmh on the open road. Then we won't need to get tickets for travelling at more normal speeds for modern machines.![]()
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