NZ Road Toll Now Higher Than Last Year

[SPman]

From Stuff - havent found the "poll", yet
". Mrs Oliver lost control of her bike as she rode down Rolleston St toward Wallace St, the court found. It established that the brake noodle was not installed into either brake calliper, leaving her with no means of slowing or stopping her bike."
What the fuck, is a brake noodle!!!

[scumdog]

http://xtramsn.co.nz/news/0,,11964-5199379,00.html

Last year's holiday road toll was 11. This year's toll period does not end until 6 am on January 4. The worst day so far has been December 27 with 4 people killed in accidents on New Zealand's roads.
Maybe the Government and the NZ Police will get the message that their policies are not helping improve things. But I guess they will find someone else to blame for it eh?

Will somebody PLEASE think of the children??

And also find out how many more drivers and cars we have on the road compared with the same time last year?

I blame the hospitals, Government and social services that save 'tards that in any other animal group would have been eliminated.
Because of that we all ahave to share the roads with these saved 'tards.

'Course maybe these 'tards might eliminate themselves on the roads anyway - but unfortunately take a few innocents with them.

[mangell6]

inlinefour - I think Mangell and Jim were taking the piss... or were you taking the piss of them taking the piss?

Neither of us would do that.

However according to the powers that be SPEEDING is the number one cause of ALL accidents. Notorious stretches of road and other roads that are not so notorious have had there speed limits reduced from the open road speed of 100k.

When will the penny drop and a more rigid driver education, skills testing AND limiting license holders to 20km from their place of residence until they have learnt about strange things like fatigue and driving at a constant speed above 70km!

I have hopped off the hobby horse now.


I hope that he wasn't takingthe piss

[scumdog]

Could it be that I run red lights infrequently only when there's bugger all traffic and I stop and look carefully first... could it be that I pass on yellows cos I'm on a bike that's under 1m wide, has explosive acceleration/deceleration and can get it over and done with before an auto box can kickdown... could it be I exceed the limits, but pay attention to where I'm going, what I'm riding on, what's in front, behind and around me... and could it be that I don't go for all out balls to the wall blasts after that solitary beer has taken the edge off reaction times? What a loser I am. I need to close my eyes, switch off my brain and conform to the rest of society's driving standards.

But you set a bad example, next thing some dork in a Prado towing a boat will se you doing these things and think (well probably incapable of thinking) "Hmmm, that looks like a good idea, I'll give it a go"

[madboy]

But you set a bad example, next thing some dork in a Prado towing a boat will se you doing these things and think (well probably incapable of thinking) "Hmmm, that looks like a good idea, I'll give it a go"

I was about to reply by suggesting that said dork would probably look in his mirror and try to block/run me off the road, but then that would be suggesting that a Prado driver would use their mirrors... no no no...

I guess if you're dumb enough to buy a gas-guzzling overweight ill-handling oversized sack of shit then you're probably dumb enough to think you'll fit into the same gap as a lightweight sportsbike.

I was also going to get on my hobby horse about education... but that doesn't have the same immediate return on investment as enforcement.

[SPman]

But you set a bad example, next thing some dork in a Prado towing a boat will se you doing these things and think (well probably incapable of thinking) "Hmmm, that looks like a good idea, I'll give it a go"

he'd be in for a bit of a shock, as the B train comes over the hill............
Passive eugenics - has a lot going for it......

[inlinefour]

inlinefour - I think Mangell and Jim were taking the piss... or were you taking the piss of them taking the piss?

Sorry, I'm a bit slow on the uptake, apparently. I've been on nightshift and my head is a bit fuzzy. Should probably stop sharing the meds at work (pt)

[Zed]

...I'm middle income. I work 40hours a week. ...And I haven't actually HAD to work a weekend ever since I've been here. I've been able to schedule and manage stuff properly.
- it's SOOOOO much better than anywhere else that I've worked...

Hey I'm in the same boat as you there Yokai yet I've only ever worked in NZ...innit great!

As for this road toll thing, what conclusions can really be made? As someone once said "we learn from history that we never learn anything from history!"

[avgas]

Be careful traveller.....the road is deadly today

[madboy]

Should probably stop sharing the meds at work (pt)

Lithium is a wonderful thing...

[inlinefour]

Lithium is a wonderful thing...

Dunno about that, I can think of much nicer medication than that stuff

[Dafe]

[rant mode on]
Oh get OVER IT! We have it soooo much better here. And as for "long hours" don't make me laugh. From personal experience I have worked far fewer hours here and much less stressed than in any other country I have lived in (OK so only France, UK and US...). I'm middle income. I work 40hours a week. I'd like to be doing a job that demanded that, but it doesn't - I can probably get my work done in about 30 hours, but I have to be here... A far far cry from the 80 hours I was regularly doing in Silicon Valley. And I haven't actually HAD to work a weekend ever since I've been here. I've been able to schedule and manage stuff properly.

Frankly this concept of us working LONGER might be true, but hell - it's SOOOOO much better than anywhere else that I've worked....

[rant mode off]

Just so you know, I've had four green rep posts for my reply and only your negative remark!
Also, Dick wad...... Are you a lower to middle class income earner? Or can't you read? (Because I'm sure most Self-Bragging ex-silicon breast implanted workers aren't!)

[miSTa]

All this safety crap (airbags, intrusion beams, etc) in cars doesn't help - it makes people feel invincable. What's needed is a 300mm spike and 25mm in diameter on the steering wheel. The effect of this would be that no one would be able to stop or be bought to a stop suddenly without impaling themselves. Make the risk of injury or death real as it applies to us.

[Zed]

What's needed is a 300mm spike and 25mm in diameter on the steering wheel. The effect of this would be...

...would be terrible, cos more careless cage drivers would take up motorcycling arghh!

[terbang]

Got tailgated by a dickhead driving a "Pajero Big horn" (inadequacy is all in a name I reckon) the other day while riding to work on me 400 on a wet day. This macho man was right up my ass so I shifted lane to let said dickhead through and bugger me on his spare wheel cover, as he passes by, there is a picky of Ned Kelly all suited up in his armour, threateningly pointing a couple of pistols and yep the words "Back off" written underneath.
Fuck where do they come from? I aint no Sigmund Freud but this guy has to be a psycologists dream come true. I mean where did he get his licence, who trained him, who tested him and more importantly where the bloody hell are those damn Rozzers when you need them most?