Focus on speeding analogies please

[Sable]

There already is a limit on the size of knife you're allowed to carry, and you're not allowed to carry one at all without a good reason.

[SMOKEU]

I have a good friend who is a cop, from what I understand, a good proportion of his time he could use productively is wasted trying to stop drunk people fighting and sorting out domestic violence issues with the same people, over and over again.

If the government did their job properly and put these people in jail then that would free up the police to do more productive things. But that's not PC, is it?

[pritch]

As in most western countries, there are aproximately three times as many deaths due to medical misadventure, as there are deaths on the road in this country. Perhaps we should ban doctors and hospitals? Hospitals are, after all, very dangerous places. A lot of people die there

[BoristheBiter]

More people are injured while carrying out a DIY project so ban all work around the house, not only will you have more time to ride, you will create more jobs.

[Zedder]

More people are injured while carrying out a DIY project so ban all work around the house, not only will you have more time to ride, you will create more jobs.

And, most car accidents (29%) happen within 3-8 kms of home so stay away from home and you'll be safer....

[scumdog]

*For the record, I know that isn’t true, I have a good friend who is a cop, from what I understand, a good proportion of his time he could use productively is wasted trying to stop drunk people fighting and sorting out domestic violence issues with the same people, over and over again.

And trying to sort out 'domestics'.


So ban people from living together and it will cut the number of domestic enormously.

And lead to less kids too - this will stop so many babies and children being killed by their parents and relations.

[slofox]

Jeez you guys - doncha know ANYthing?

It's simple. Just ban birth. That way nobody ever dies.

[MSTRS:Me]

With all the advances in medicine, stopping smoking, etc prolonging human life, soon we will have the situation where there are billions of oldies sitting round dying of nothing. Then we'll be pining for the 'good old days' of 800+ road deaths pa...

[martybabe]

OK, let me see if I've got this right, to minimise the chance that you die an accidental death, statistically speaking, you should make sure you :

Don't drive under the speed limit

Don't drive with sober drivers

Don't go to Hospital

Don't do DIY

Don't Go home

Don't drive in the vicinity of your home

Don't live with anybody

OK I'm game, when do we start? I wonder if the insurance company will reduce my premiums when I tell them my new safer life plan.

[mossy1200]

More deaths are caused by sober drivers than by drunk drivers. The propaganda focus is, however, on the drunk ones.

What your saying means nothing unless 50% of every km travelled in New Zealand is done by a driver who is at the time over the alcohol limit.

[HenryDorsetCase]

More people are injured while carrying out a DIY project so ban all work around the house, not only will you have more time to ride, you will create more jobs.

a cynic might say that with the changes to the building act, and the new licenced practitioner regime, we're a long way down that track already.

[BoristheBiter]

a cynic might say that with the changes to the building act, and the new licenced practitioner regime, we're a long way down that track already.

A bit off topic but the changes are only if you charge for the work, you can still do your own.

[martybabe]

Jeez you guys - doncha know ANYthing?

It's simple. Just ban birth. That way nobody ever dies.

There you go, Analogy:

Giving a speeding ticket in order to save us all from dying is like ticketing men for having erections in order to save us all from overcrowding.

I'm not sure that even works but it sounded good in my head right I'm off to polish my medals for postponing lots of peoples inevitables.

[slofox]

There you go, Analogy:

Giving a speeding ticket in order to save us all from dying is like ticketing men for having erections in order to save us all from overcrowding.

I'm not sure that even works but it sounded good in my head right I'm off to polish my medals for postponing lots of peoples inevitables.

Polish your what..?

[Swoop]

What your saying means nothing unless 50% of every km travelled in New Zealand is done by a driver who is at the time over the alcohol limit.

No. Facts do not apply here since we are creating propaganda that the government could easily use.