Originally Posted by
R650R
When are the new speeding fines coming in. Was being discussed elsewhere but I can’t find any news to confirm except about when the current review started.
On speeding if not actually on fines. Coupla random thoughts. Currently you are walking if caught 40KPH over the limit. Don't forget the roadworks, you can lose your licence at about 75kph, 30 + 40 and a bit. So presumably in all these ever increasing 80kph areas 120kph will be the threshold of walking speed.
A related thought. In the areas that were reduced to 80kph locally, the passing lanes were removed. The gospel according to Waka Kotahi apparently says you cannot have passing lanes in 80kph areas. Interesting if the whole country is going 80kph.
I recall a former National chief traffic officer saying on TV that he couldn't understand why we were having so many head on accidents at the time. I could have assisted him with that. It was that the Police obsession with speed had created a situation where everybody (well almost everybody) was trying overtakes at 105kph. It seems we might be headed back to the future.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
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