Briefly watched it,don't think I will bother again.
Briefly watched it,don't think I will bother again.
I saw Greg Murphy speaking out on Close Up about the need to address the problem of idiots in cars. I commend him for taking a stand.
It's a pity that the production of this programme sounds like it's a flop. (Don't know - didn't watch).
We need more like him to stand up and say it's time to sort our shit out.
Unfortunately it almost solely concentrated on the 'speed kills' message. Nothing about idiotic driving, other than excessive speed. Nothing about driver inattention, driver fatigue. Scott Dixon did show us how to control a car in a slide, somewhat. Nothing about how to avoid such a situation in the first place. Other than not speeding.
(The 100km/h simulated crash was actually 105km/h, the speed Lady Diana's Merc was traveling at when she died, which they went to great effort to point out. Note it wasn't actually a 100km/h test, as according to the message the show was portaying everyone would have survived that.)
Clearly I am unable to watch it, but if the production of the show is as bad as it sounds, the message may well get lost.... That would be a shame.
My experience is New Zealanders, by in large, over estimate not only their skills, but also the ramifications of speeding.
Me? I have twice lost my license (both times demerits for speeding) over the course of my life... And I also recently got a ticket on the Autobahn (Missed the 100km zone sign and was doing 122km)...and I get 2 points for it (F#%k), but, as a have matured, I never intentiallly speed.
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