4km tolerance!

[skinman]

cant of been anywhere near Auckland, 70-80 km/hr everywhere. dopy pricks

[pete376403]

If the holiday period ends with zero fatalities the Popo will be claiming it is solely due to the +4k tolerance.
Expect to see it become a full time thing.

[steve_t]

If the holiday period ends with zero fatalities the Popo will be claiming it is solely due to the +4k tolerance.
Expect to see it become a full time thing.

Sad but likely true

[scumdog]

If the holiday period ends with zero fatalities the Popo will be claiming it is solely due to the +4k tolerance.
Expect to see it become a full time thing.

"The glass is half full" eh?

[unstuck]

Expect to see it become a full time thing.

Maybe not such a bad idea, if it will stop so many people from killing themselves and others.

[oneofsix]

Maybe not such a bad idea, if it will stop so many people from killing themselves and others.

Can we have it applied both ways? After all the police have credited the evening out of speed and improved flow so if all traffic was within 8k of the posted limit it must improve the flow and lessen problems.

[sleemanj]

Took the 4 wheel machine to Glenorchy over Easter from Christchurch, I have to say, the bikes I saw were very well behaved, which is more than can be said for the cars.

The number of cars who I saw overtaking into virtually blind corners or opposing traffic was ridiculous. Had to take evasive manoeuvres for one who decided that trying to overtake me (travelling at 95-100 behind a row of cars) was a good idea into a blind corner only to find a car coming the other way and he had no where to go until I took the verge. And of course half of these attempts were completely fruitless anyway, at best they might gain a couple of minutes.

The bikes I saw on the other hand (mostly big BMWs loaded up for touring, didn't see many sport bikes at all) were patient and courteous waiting for good places to overtake, I didn't see any cringe-worthy overtaking at all from them, no crazy fast speeds. I may well have indicated to one coming towards me that there were a couple of popo sitting in the trees on the straights out of Omarama, and got a wave for it, but it didn't look like he was going fast anyway.

It wasn't speed that was the problem that I saw (directly), it was poorly considered overtaking. If you ask me, more policing needs to be done on safe overtaking, and on getting slower motorists to pull over so that overtaking isn't necessary, and more money should be put into creating passing bays on hill sections.

As a side note. The Queenstown to Glenorchy road is freaking awesome, especially if you get a clear run with no traffic holding you up :-)

[mossy1200]

Took the 4 wheel machine to Glenorchy over Easter from Christchurch, I have to say, the bikes I saw were very well behaved, which is more than can be said for the cars.

The number of cars who I saw overtaking into virtually blind corners or opposing traffic was ridiculous. Had to take evasive manoeuvres for one who decided that trying to overtake me (travelling at 95-100 behind a row of cars) was a good idea into a blind corner only to find a car coming the other way and he had no where to go until I took the verge. And of course half of these attempts were completely fruitless anyway, at best they might gain a couple of minutes.

The bikes I saw on the other hand (mostly big BMWs loaded up for touring, didn't see many sport bikes at all) were patient and courteous waiting for good places to overtake, I didn't see any cringe-worthy overtaking at all from them, no crazy fast speeds. I may well have indicated to one coming towards me that there were a couple of popo sitting in the trees on the straights out of Omarama, and got a wave for it, but it didn't look like he was going fast anyway.

It wasn't speed that was the problem that I saw (directly), it was poorly considered overtaking. If you ask me, more policing needs to be done on safe overtaking, and on getting slower motorists to pull over so that overtaking isn't necessary, and more money should be put into creating passing bays on hill sections.

As a side note. The Queenstown to Glenorchy road is freaking awesome, especially if you get a clear run with no traffic holding you up :-)

I think more slow vehicle laybys and you get ticketed for having a line of cars behind you doing under 90kmph after them.In otherwords you let everything past if your moving 10below the limit when you reach one.

[oneofsix]

Took the 4 wheel machine to Glenorchy over Easter from Christchurch, I have to say, the bikes I saw were very well behaved, which is more than can be said for the cars.

The number of cars who I saw overtaking into virtually blind corners or opposing traffic was ridiculous. Had to take evasive manoeuvres for one who decided that trying to overtake me (travelling at 95-100 behind a row of cars) was a good idea into a blind corner only to find a car coming the other way and he had no where to go until I took the verge. And of course half of these attempts were completely fruitless anyway, at best they might gain a couple of minutes.

The bikes I saw on the other hand (mostly big BMWs loaded up for touring, didn't see many sport bikes at all) were patient and courteous waiting for good places to overtake, I didn't see any cringe-worthy overtaking at all from them, no crazy fast speeds. I may well have indicated to one coming towards me that there were a couple of popo sitting in the trees on the straights out of Omarama, and got a wave for it, but it didn't look like he was going fast anyway.

It wasn't speed that was the problem that I saw (directly), it was poorly considered overtaking. If you ask me, more policing needs to be done on safe overtaking, and on getting slower motorists to pull over so that overtaking isn't necessary, and more money should be put into creating passing bays on hill sections.

As a side note. The Queenstown to Glenorchy road is freaking awesome, especially if you get a clear run with no traffic holding you up :-)

perhaps the fact the bikes get more opportunity to safely overtake, OK cagers don't see it that way but it is true, is the answer. That and what you said about policing slow drivers which they reportedly did more of this weekend. Give people the chance to continue their journey unfrustrated and you get less crashes.