Paula Rose is retiring

[Maha]

And those who would stand up and say well done or thanks for trying will remain quiet for fear of being ridiculed themselves.

Human nature is a fickle thing Oakie.

[carbonhed]

I'll be glad to see her go. She's got that glib line of plausible PR bullshit that papers over the fact that she's clueless. The cops only insight is that if they reduce everybody to the slowest common denominator then when we inevitably crash fewer people will die. Thanks guys! Please feel free to fuck right off.

[martybabe]

I don't know the woman but for me she's on a par with the Briscoes lady, just pops up on the telly and says the same thing over and over, does anybody listen to them anymore, does any body care that it's Briscoes best sale ever or that 'They' will be watching our speed this holiday .

Cynically, I am inclined to think she just jumped on the anti speeding propaganda train to further her career and get her face on the TV, in any event she came across as a one trick pony, speeding, speeding, speeding. For all the problems on our roads, the question has got to be, lady is that all you've got!

I'm not sorry to see her go but as someone said earlier who's next and what blinkered single minded strategy will they have to reduce the road toll?

[HenryDorsetCase]

I don't know the woman but for me she's on a par with the Briscoes lady, just pops up on the telly and says the same thing over and over, does anybody listen to them anymore, does any body care that it's Briscoes best sale ever or that 'They' will be watching our speed this holiday .

Cynically, I am inclined to think she just jumped on the anti speeding propaganda train to further her career and get her face on the TV, in any event she came across as a one trick pony, speeding, speeding, speeding. For all the problems on our roads, the question has got to be, lady is that all you've got!

I'm not sorry to see her go but as someone said earlier who's next and what blinkered single minded strategy will they have to reduce the road toll?

Ooooh, are Bristow's having a sale?

[slofox]

I don't know the woman but for me she's on a par with the Briscoes lady,

The Briscoe's lady...isn't she the one with the pumpkin up her muff..?

[Jantar]

My occupation prevents me from making any statement on her passing.

That is comment enough.

[FJRider]

I'm not sorry to see her go but as someone said earlier who's next and what blinkered single minded strategy will they have to reduce the road toll?

I saw recently ... the goverment are "considering" raising the ACC levies ... to make it more attractive for privatisation ... the next of the family jewels to be sold. (If Big River Power sale gets stymied)

So speed ... and ALL the injuries on the roads ..... will be paid for under the user (injured) pays ... thus the target will change ....

And ... I forsee the ACC compensation payments in future having a repayment "deduction" ... for those not registered as having paid an ACC levy.

[pete376403]

What I read about the ACC levies was that Smith wanted to raise them in order to make private insurance companies "more competitive"

WTF?? ACC does its job too efficiently so he wants to raise the prices so the private companies look a better deal??

Compared to that arsehole, Paula Rose looks sort of reasonable

[martybabe]

I saw recently ... the goverment are "considering" raising the ACC levies ... to make it more attractive for privatisation ... the next of the family jewels to be sold. (If Big River Power sale gets stymied)

So speed ... and ALL the injuries on the roads ..... will be paid for under the user (injured) pays ... thus the target will change ....

And ... I forsee the ACC compensation payments in future having a repayment "deduction" ... for those not registered as having paid an ACC levy.

What I read about the ACC levies was that Smith wanted to raise them in order to make private insurance companies "more competitive"

WTF?? ACC does its job too efficiently so he wants to raise the prices so the private companies look a better deal??

Compared to that arsehole, Paula Rose looks sort of reasonable

Interesting and quite worrying. Totally agree Pete, the full effects of the meddling arse smith are gonna reverberate in our world long after Rose is forgotten.

[ducatilover]

That reporter needs to learn how to proofread.

The Briscoe's lady...isn't she the one with the pumpkin up her muff..?

What in her where?

[Swoop]

I hope she gets employment with the lady who does the thin lizzy "luminous spheres" advertising. She certainly plasters her makeup on...

As for a job well done? Where were her campaigns for "keep left unless passing"? Or "only the fool breaks the 2 second ruewl"?

Nope. Just the usual propaganda of "speed kills".

[Coldrider]

My occupation prevents me from making any statement on her passing.

women bosses eh, who'd have 'em.

[jasonu]

And ... I forsee the ACC compensation payments in future having a repayment "deduction" ... for those not registered as having paid an ACC levy.

No put in, no take out. Sounds fair to me.

[FJRider]

No put in, no take out. Sounds fair to me.

Privatisation isn't fair ... it's profitable ..... so the theory goes ...

[Coldrider]

Privatisation isn't fair ... it's profitable ..... so the theory goes ...

yes this is interesting because ACC doesn't have to make a profit, so is too cheap for competition, despite the fact I 'thought' they had to make a surplus to return to the Govt.
But it was never meant to make a profit, just pay its way as a 'public good'. So to make alternative providers competitive ACC has to lift its levys, or competitors reduce theirs (assumption that they would be more expensive to provide profit). I feel a lot of bullshit coming on in order for ACC to raise levys, and what is to be done with their (our) profit.