Wellington road policing manager Inspector Pete Baird is a fucking halfwit then?

[wysper]

I think speed has far more influence than weight.

That's pretty bloody close to speed kills my friend.

[pzkpfw]

... Wellington road policing manager Inspector Pete Baird said most buses trundled along the Golden Mile at between 13kmh and 17kmh ...

If that's true, why bother with changing the speed limit to 20 km/h?


(They talked about making the centre of Tawa a 40 km/h zone, then found most cars do that anyway, so canned the idea.)

[Banditbandit]

WARNING WARNING WARNING


This thread contains severe pedantry which may damage your brain.

[Marmoot]

Ladies and Gentleman we have a potential Police Inspector!

Thanks. What's the pay like?

[Katman]

Save me from these geniuses.

[Drew]

Save me from these geniuses.

OK...You're a dick.

[caspernz]

I thought it would be pretty obvious - buses stay off the footpath, pedestrians stay off the roads (except at controlled crossings)

Police could always be out there issuing the survivors with tickets for jaywalking.

Meh, sod the ticket writing, how about just using rubber bullets on jaywalkers? Or maybe just use paintball guns...that even works on senior bus company staff I bet...

[pzkpfw]

It occurs to me that when the T.V. news does an item on this issue, they always show video of lots and lots of people jaywalking.

Apparently it's "really bad", but none of the videos show them being hit by busses.

[haydes55]

Stating the obvious here, if a bus going 17km/h is as dangerous a car going 140km/h does that mean since bikes are so light we can safely go 200km/h and still have less momentum than a car at legal speeds?

I believe a policeman just gave motorcyclists an excuse for speeding.

[Kiwi Graham:Me]

So are the police saying it is no longer speed that kills but mass?

[Paul in NZ]

Stating the obvious here, if a bus going 17km/h is as dangerous a car going 140km/h does that mean since bikes are so light we can safely go 200km/h and still have less momentum than a car at legal speeds?

I believe a policeman just gave motorcyclists an excuse for speeding.

Yup - that was my thinking too... To reduce congestion we should just get rid of those slow buses and let people drive at 140kph through town… Some of the scooterists might need to ‘upgrade’ a bit …

The whole thing just amazes me. It was a bad idea to start with and everything since then has been in an effort to justify that original bad decision. The bigger buses cause most of the bloody congestion anyway. Jay walkers or not – the bloody things are a menace and make the whole place look like a frustrated transport hub…

Move the bloody things away from the shopping streets.

[Gianz]

Stating the obvious here, if a bus going 17km/h is as dangerous a car going 140km/h does that mean since bikes are so light we can safely go 200km/h and still have less momentum than a car at legal speeds?

I believe a policeman just gave motorcyclists an excuse for speeding.

yep, that's right

[carbonhed]

Stating the obvious here, if a bus going 17km/h is as dangerous a car going 140km/h does that mean since bikes are so light we can safely go 200km/h and still have less momentum than a car at legal speeds?

I believe a policeman just gave motorcyclists an excuse for speeding.

Classic!

I was going to let the Inspector loose in a purpose built "Special Needs" bus that will weigh eleventy billion tonnes and move like a glacier... see how many pedestrians he can mow down with that.

However now we can sponsor Drew to ride down Lambton Quay at 200kph in total safety. He'll have to borrow my Blade... reaching 200 kph in the CBD on the POS RF would require a start in Featherston and it would likely break down before reaching the start line.

Momentum is the hidden, silent killer that stalks our streets and communities!

[george formby]

I think the statement was calculated to cause shock & awe for it's intended audience, those thick enough to step in front of a bus.

I've just been on the "i-podpermanentfixture" forum & their is not a squeak about his comments.

[Berries]

So are the police saying it is no longer speed that kills but mass?

Yeah, first the Muslims, now the bloody Catholics.