What, nothing at all to do with the fact that cars are engineered so that you're more than twice as likely to survive?Originally Posted by rastuscat
Bogeyman
What, nothing at all to do with the fact that cars are engineered so that you're more than twice as likely to survive?
Go soothingly on the grease mud, as there lurks the skid demon
Forum whore
Roads have got better, vehicles have got better, even the licence system is turning out better riders.
Enigma
Had two weeks up north Auck, Whangare last week. Sure enough at Ellerslie some clown jumped out of a van and died. 2 hrs of jammed traffic and chopper overhead.
I was surprised at the number of wire rope barriers knocked down and looking limp.Quite a few damaged cars on the side of the road wrapped in police tape as well. (over the week gradually being stripped).
Hadn't seen Auck for 35 years and have no want to see it again.
Nice to get back to the Horowhenua Monday and a ride .
You'd never go hungry with Nigella Gaz.
If it weren't for flashbacks...I'd have no memory at all..
Forum whore
Police can get as tough as they want on speed but when one drugged up driver wipes out 7 people including his own kids what chance is there that we will ever start to see a decrease in the road toll.. I don't think this is an isolated case either...
We are seeing more 7 seater type vehicles as well and thus the number of injuries/deaths per accident increase...
I cant see much changing for some time
Learning
+1. What's the percentage of stoned / drugged drivers, 5% or so?
Smarty pants... since ages ago
Do you know the percentage of drunk drivers on the roads of NZ .. ?? Guess which of the vehicle operators on the road as you ride/drive anywhere are drunk or stoned. This is a fun game to play as you ride or drive anywhere.
Drugged drivers on the roads are nothing new. Just finding ways to catch them before they kill somebody is the intent. The methods used to test those suspected is improving.
But ... the "Professional" drunks and druggies know (and hope) most of the time they'll get away with it.
The anti drug driving ad's on tv are almost funny. until you realize ... that instead of hitting a street sign, they may hit you. Guess which one will laugh first.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
Geriatric hoon
There'd have to be a lot less drunks on the road than previously. It used to be that occasionally you'd see one weaving all over the road, I haven't seen that in several decades. Nobody I know drinks and drives any more, some have a one beer limit, where people used to meet up over a beer now it's a more likely a coffee.
The jury is still out on the drug testing thing, we need more information, apparently the marijuana tests will show positive when the driver is no longer effected. That could be a worry for some.
The police would have to get off their arse to administer the test and that could be a problem. Too many cops seem to be stuck to the seat of their car. Yesterday I was behind a cop car as a guy shot through a red light at speed. It would seem that as far as the cop was concerned, it never happened.
There is a grey blur, and a green blur. I try to stay on the grey one. - Joey Dunlop
slow wide open throttler
wife was driving from bombay motorway >> north yesterday, a bike was lane splitting up the slow traffic and a young dork in front of her was laughing his head off, he was swerving right and then left trying to take the biker out, bet he was high as a kite giggling all the way home -- wonder if the rider was someone on here? --- knuckle justice is the only justice that will ever be applied to the kid I reckon, police won't stop that (probably miles behind in the queue of cars..) and is there a fine for that? is it more than the maximum speeding fine you can get as its much more likley to result in death for the rider
L-Plate Rider
They did it to avoid accidents on the road. Thumbs up for that!
God's Evil Twin
Saw something similar in the Upper of the Hutts recently only this looked to be a single swerve from an old lady (which I'll also note was a queue skipper) only the blue popo was behind, saw it & told her to pull over & got the bike to pull over too. Don't know the outcome but can only hope/assume it was to the bikers favor as he was riding legally.
And yes there is a couple fines that could be applied to that, one even being the vague 'driving like a twat' which is worth 600$ at last check
Science Is But An Organized System Of Ignorance"Pornography: The thing with billions of views that nobody watches" - WhiteManBehindADesk
Kruger-Dunning Parts n Service
Six years on we’ve gone full communist.
Police announced zero tolerance ALL YEAR long now.
I’m predicting a massive rise in police pursuits from high risk drivers. The ones who’ve racked up demerits and are one ticket away from losing it are now gonna be flooring it anytime they see a cop even look at them.
I can’t see how they can even be tasked with it when there is that much other higher risk blatant offending out there.
The people that do 90 scared they might get to close to 100 are now going to be doing 80 forcing impatient drivers into high risk overtaking.
To quote Hunter S Thompson “Kingdom of Fear”, where were you when the fun stopped?
Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket - Eric Hoffer
Forum whore
Zero Tolerence for all announced again lads, that'll mean everyone behind the 80k slowest car and no passing.
https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/122...I2o0hvN7L_L6mM
On a Motorcycle you're penetrating distance, right along with the machine!! In a car you're just a spectator, the windshields like a TV!!
'Life's Journey is not to arrive at the grave safely in a well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways, totally worn out! Shouting, ' Holy sh!t... What a Ride!! '
Forum whore
Just read that myself.
No researchers in my neck of the woods.... Probably to far for a Nissan Leaf to travel.
At least on most bikes an efficient, safe, overtake is pretty easy. Slight consolation for the hours to be spent watching the speedo not the road.
Manopausal.
Moped rider
If every body that gets a $30 ticket defended it , The coppers will give up writing them.
It takes the officer about 2 hours to get all the paper work ready for a defended case.
And then He or She has to turn up for court sometimes on there day off.
You will loose a day off work but entertaing
Chillin
Intersections
my right
self importance
the basic road rules
common sense
give way
Courteous
the standard of all of these is falling dramatically.
and no we can’t chase, someone may get hurt.
there are definitely times and places for speed/overtaking
however most people can’t judge consequences.
READ AND UDESTAND
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