Is it too easy for tourists to come here and kill people?

[Berries]

I guess this thread came about more from media coverage than an actual issue.

There is an issue here, that is why the crash occurred, but I don't see why the drivers nationality had anything to do with it.

Shelter belts and sun strike are the most obvious hazards but the biggest one is that these roads are rare here and your view down the road disappears to 'vanishing point' and some folks fail to see the stop signs or register that other similar roads cross them. The stop signs are well situated and from memory its marked on the road clearly.

There's your potential issue, the road. If you are not concentrating 100% you can easily miss the signs and sadly this can be the result. Of course, as suggested in the OP, the driver could have been wearing clogs and smoking a joint at the time and then perhaps it was a factor.

[george formby]

There is an issue here, that is why the crash occurred, but I don't see why the drivers nationality had anything to do with it.

Yeah, exacary. That's what I meant.

[george formby]

You really are a nutter to draw the conclusion you have for me buying an Urban Assault vehicle when I have said no details at all about the accident. I might have actually given you the details if you had politely asked but I think I will just let you continue in your dream world about it and the Hummer type vehicle I assume you think I bought.

Take up skiing and you might understand the link otherwise just dream on about it since you like dreaming.

Been skiing since I was six and I see you in a Rav 4.

I bet your helmet size is xxxxxxs.

[Oscar]

Does anyone see the irony in this?
A nationwide discussion about the failings of overseas drivers?
New Zealanders casting aspersions on the driving skills of others?

Fuck me, this country is insular and naive sometimes...

[scumdog]

Does anyone see the irony in this?
A nationwide discussion about the failings of overseas drivers?
New Zealanders casting aspersions on the driving skills of others?

Fuck me, this country is insular and naive sometimes...

Maybe the overseas drivers come to NZ to learn all about bad driving behaviour from our own 'home-grown' crap drivers?

[HenryDorsetCase]

Does anyone see the irony in this?
A nationwide discussion about the failings of overseas drivers?
New Zealanders casting aspersions on the driving skills of others?

Fuck me, this country is insular and naive sometimes...

I'm not allowed to bling you again but yes, the irony did not escape me either.

[awa355]

I think it was Stirling Moss who said there are two things few men will never admit they can not do, one is drive a car, and the other is making love.

[scumdog]

I'm not allowed to bling you again but yes, the irony did not escape me either.

This thread (Forum?) is full of ironing...

[HenryDorsetCase]

I was quite proud of "hemp smoking licorice eating fuckwit" I must say.

[oldrider]

Maybe the overseas drivers come to NZ to learn all about bad driving behaviour from our own 'home-grown' crap drivers?

Hey you ... keep my name out of this!

[R650R]

Interesting response/idea/action... http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/1034...ourist-drivers

So not enough evidence to ticket or charge driver, but; we are going to ring the rental company up and tell them to strand you....

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO will they next be ringing the bank to tell them to close the accounts of suspected gang memebers, drug dealers etc where they don't have enough evidence.
Will they ring landlords and tell them to cancel the lease of party houses and bars with bad reps...
Opening a whole can of worms with this one....

[Ocean1]

SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO will they next be ringing the bank to tell them to close the accounts of suspected gang memebers, drug dealers etc where they don't have enough evidence.
Will they ring landlords and tell them to cancel the lease of party houses and bars with bad reps...
Opening a whole can of worms with this one....

We can only hope.

Meh. When you can't ping the fuckers for incompetence...

[R650R]

Actually this goes back to my recent argument that we should throw away all the separate charges/laws and just have one offence of "failing to meet the required/accepted standard" that would cover all offences and infringment/penalty at the discretion of police/courts.