Speed tolerance reduced for December and January

[Edbear]

Got back from Kerikeri yesterday aft. Far North traffic as incompetent as anywhere. Locals are never in a hurry to get anywhere and travel 20 to 30km/h under the limit. Regardless what that limit is. .. Tourists the same but because they are either lost, looking at the scenery, and/or completely incompetent to drive. Usually all three.

High speeds? What a joke! Don't head up North expecting to get anywhere near the speed limit most of the time. The real concern was the number of drivers who haven't a clue how to turn a corner or even negotiate a slight bend in the road. One Falcon ute driver could do right hand corners but braked for left hand corners! I was quite happy to cruise just under the limit, but even that was a bit too much to ask most of the time. Naturally, you had the usual suspects who speed up on passing lanes, but one young lady had to slow down from 80km/h to 60km/h as she approached it.

There were marked cars everywhere but few drivers being pulled over. We did reminisce about having the bike and watched enviously as the bikes cruised past. They weren't in a hurry either but even with most of them doing less than 120 and probably no more than 110, they were going to get where they were going a lot quicker than we were.

[Madness]

Got back from Kerikeri yesterday aft. Far North traffic as incompetent as anywhere. Locals are never in a hurry to get anywhere and travel 20 to 30km/h under the limit. Regardless what that limit is. .. Tourists the same but because they are either lost, looking at the scenery, and/or completely incompetent to drive. Usually all three.

High speeds? What a joke! Don't head up North expecting to get anywhere near the speed limit most of the time. The real concern was the number of drivers who haven't a clue how to turn a corner or even negotiate a slight bend in the road. One Falcon ute driver could do right hand corners but braked for left hand corners! I was quite happy to cruise just under the limit, but even that was a bit too much to ask most of the time. Naturally, you had the usual suspects who speed up on passing lanes, but one young lady had to slow down from 80km/h to 60km/h as she approached it.

There were marked cars everywhere but few drivers being pulled over. We did reminisce about having the bike and watched enviously as the bikes cruised past. They weren't in a hurry either but even with most of them doing less than 120 and probably no more than 110, they were going to get where they were going a lot quicker than we were.

You should get a motorcycle. Oh, that's right...

[Edbear]

You should get a motorcycle. Oh, that's right...

There's still time. ..

[Jantar]

Just now on the radio news was mention of the fact the this year's holiday toll is already the same as for the entire holiday period last year. The ad that imediately followed the news was the police ad about strictly enforcing speed limits "because when speed is reduced there are fewer accidents". The irony was too good to miss.

[roogazza]

Just now on the radio news was mention of the fact the this year's holiday toll is already the same as for the entire holiday period last year. The ad that imediately followed the news was the police ad about strictly enforcing speed limits "because when speed is reduced there are fewer accidents". The irony was too good to miss.

and they feel a lot better telling the story of the lowest toll since about 1952 for the year. Which is great by the way.
It's just that the 4 kph thing is buried to the back of the 'News folder'.

So anyway, it looks like they have proved themselves wrong.

[cleverchap]

Very true. Maybe that's why I seldom see a cop on my motorway commute. That and the fact that it's not very lucrative; it's pretty hard to speed through the quagmire.

So why aren't the cops ticketing people for failure to keep left??? That would be massively lucrative and free up space on the roads for people to travel at an appropriate speed.

[Scuba_Steve]

So anyway, it looks like they have proved themselves wrong.

Just wait for the PIG PR team to startup their BS machine, I'm sure they'll come up for some fantastic excuse as to why it didn't work but we need it full time anyhows; I'm expecting them to blame it on the wet weather & high traffic.

[Dave-]

Just now on the radio news was mention of the fact the this year's holiday toll is already the same as for the entire holiday period last year. The ad that imediately followed the news was the police ad about strictly enforcing speed limits "because when speed is reduced there are fewer accidents". The irony was too good to miss.

Wow

Much generalisation.

Such Stupidity.

No Statistics

Learn to math

Correlation != Causation

[Ocean1]

Wow

Much generalisation.

Such Stupidity.

No Statistics

Learn to math

Correlation != Causation

Think it was a sort of logic judo sarcasm.

As per the original official rationale.



Probably.

[jellywrestler]

That part of the road used to have a 100 limit, now has cheese graters and the one passing lane removed; so I don't believe 80 is needed as a limit there

there was a crash there one friday and four died, the next days headlines were speed reduced to 80 along there by officials. did they bother to go out and watch traffic for an hour and see what its really like? did they bother to put up two second rule signs, they made their desicion from a desk many kms away.
few times traffic would go even 80 along there anyway

[Kickaha]

So why aren't the cops ticketing people for failure to keep left??? .

How do you know that they don't?

[scumdog]

Just wait for the PIG PR team to startup their BS machine, I'm sure they'll come up for some fantastic excuse as to why it didn't work but we need it full time anyhows; I'm expecting them to blame it on the wet weather & high traffic.

I blame incompetent and careless piss-poor driving. (OK, with the odd 'medical event' crash)

But that's just my 2-cents worth on some forum...

[scumdog]

So why aren't the cops ticketing people for failure to keep left??? That would be massively lucrative and free up space on the roads for people to travel at an appropriate speed.

They don't????

[oneofsix]

I blame incompetent and careless piss-poor driving. (OK, with the odd 'medical event' crash)

But that's just my 2-cents worth on some forum...

You can blame whom ever you like but the 4k tolerance thing was still the abysmal failure we said it would be.

[Scuba_Steve]

I blame incompetent and careless piss-poor driving. (OK, with the odd 'medical event' crash)

But that's just my 2-cents worth on some forum...

Think thats the least troll'y thing I've seen from you & accurate to boot
Now if we could just get your gang to start focusing on that instead of running NZ's biggest scam & NZTA to stop giving licences to anyone with money over a certain age & instead start making the ability to drive a non-optional requirement we'd be golden; The latter would have the biggest impact to road safety

They don't????

I'll let you know when I see one who does