Speed kills! Except it doesn't

[rastuscat]

ps:...as for the BS speed limits!, we seem to be the ONLY country in the developed world that are REDUCING speed limits instead of increasing them!, hence...4k over etc, sure as SHIT aint speeding!, or dangerous!, its just another BS! reason to rip the average Kiwi off and a blantant effort to reduce traffic congestion for the Higher earners and there "holiday boating trips", through a campaign of fear, bullying and intimidation!...A safety campaign!.....pffft!...what ever!

Come on Wheelie. Say what you really mean.

[Ocean1]

Folk frequently want to be allowed to go faster.

So, given that observed results from local speed limit changes indicate that it's no more dangerous why stop them?

This claim is made shortly after the observation that the standard of driving in NZ is poor.

Common enough to hear both from the same person.

What they really mean is that they think it's OK for them to drive at whatever speed they feel is safe, but that everyone else is an inferior driver/rider and needs to be rigidly constrained by rules.

Spot the problem?

So, poor drivers going faster. Good idea.

Outside of a couple of empirical observations nobody's yet demonstrated that NZ drivers are better or worse than the offshore version. I don't actually think it's possible to compare, any actual numbers are going to be so obscured by topographical, cultural and a thousand otheral’s that you’ll never get a sensible comparison.

Given that from an evolutionary point of view we’re significantly similar to every other driving nation, and from my own overseas driving experiences I’ll stick with "average". In fact I’ll refine that, I think most adult Kiwis are technically more competent than average, but less patient. Both possibly caused by the same pervasive local geologically driven road conditions.

[Swoop]

On the up side Kiwis don't use the horn constantly

That is currently on my list.
I happily crank up the airhorns whenever needed.

[scumdog]

What they really mean is that they think it's OK for them to drive at whatever speed they feel is safe, but that everyone else is an inferior driver/rider and needs to be rigidly constrained by rules.

Spot the problem?.

Yep, and so quick to dob-in any other passing driver for being at fault:

Many a time I've stopped somebody who was 'exceeding the speed limit' who thereupon points to passing cars at random saying "I bet he's speeding too/is drunk/is not wearing his seatbeltm - so why don't you stop him"?

[Voltaire]

That is currently on my list.
I happily crank up the airhorns whenever needed.

Waste of time, most of the recipients of said horn blast are from rice republics, where motorcycles are for the poor.

[rastuscat]

Yep, and so quick to dob-in any other passing driver for being at fault:

Many a time I've stopped somebody who was 'exceeding the speed limit' who thereupon points to passing cars at random saying "I bet he's speeding too/is drunk/is not wearing his seatbeltm - so why don't you stop him"?

Yeah, had that this morning.

Filed that comment in the same bin as "Haven't you got something better to be doing?"

[FJRider]

Yeah, had that this morning.

Filed that comment in the same bin as "Haven't you got something better to be doing?"

Try explaining to them ... the difficulty in finding enough burglars and rapists that far out of town to keep you busy. I'm sure they'll understand ...