Chch HP being C**nts

[pritch]

Actually jimbo, this is one I'm glad to see they are enforcing.

Absolutely! I almost got taken out a few nights ago by a woman in a 4WD who turned right, shot across both lanes and into the petrol station on the same corner. Fuck anybody else.

If they are that stupid they can pay my share of the road tax.
(Said he hopefully...)

[thehollowmen]

I've seen (christchurch or dunedin - can't remember) both sides of the turnings into a two lane one way get green arrows. So many people crossed the lane divisor and hit other cars who also had right of way it wasn't funny. Happened every few hours.

They had to change the signals, even though in theory it should work perfectly.

[Paul in NZ]

They did a little exercise like that in wellie at the Tory st intersection down near te Papa where people coming into town down Aotea Quay were turning right past the Warehouse and then right into Wakefield (I think) and racing across a couple of lane to get to the readings car park. Musta been a crash a day!!!

The warned folks, had a day when the stopped folks and warned em and even suggested going a different way (which I do) and bugger me if it worked (for most people, always a few morons).

Top job sorting this rule!

[Kickaha]

enforcing. The number of crashes and near misses every day in Christchurch because maybe 20% of drivers know this rule.

I doubt the % is that high ,based on personal observation i'd say it's about 5% good on the cops for doing it cause I'm sick of having to give way to arseholes who either ignore or don't know this rule.

Long term though it'll make fuck all difference unless the cops keep doing it on a regular or ongoing basis.

[Ixion]

I never can understand why people cannot grasp this concept. It is perfectly simple in most cases, just follow your lane around. It's just a curved bit of road in effect. And when fools meander across lanes it slows everyone down because it instantly reduces a two lane road to a one lane (etc).

Good on the cops I say, call it a stupidity tax.

[dangerous]

I never can understand why people cannot grasp this concept. It is perfectly simple in most cases, just follow your lane around. It's just a curved bit of road in effect. And when fools meander across lanes it slows everyone down because it instantly reduces a two lane road to a one lane (etc).

Good on the cops I say, call it a stupidity tax.

Its got me buggered too, heres the situation we are talking about... how many here do the right thing?

[spudchucka]

Its got me buggered too, heres the situation we are talking about... how many here do the right thing?

For some strange reason they all seem to remember that rule when there is a cop car behind them. Same as they all wait for the bells to stop at a level crossing before moving on and indicating as you leave a round-a-bout.

Its simply driver apathy or outright ignorance and good on the cops for targeting them.

[Fatjim]

I drive in auckland every day in a truck and i hope they start doing it up hear as well. Its time drivers new the road rules if you were comeing a long in the lane and a cage crossed the lane and hit you are they still w--kers for doing the enforcement of the laws.



thats only my thoughts
gary

Speaking of fucking aucklanders. Walked out of the airport this moring and some fucker almost ran me over on the zebra crossing. Got a kick in on his rear bumper. Then the sod mouthed something at me, so I ran to the end of the crossing which had to go back over and kicked his rear bumper again.

Twat.

[GR81]

Speaking of fucking aucklanders. Walked out of the airport this moring and some fucker almost ran me over on the zebra crossing. Got a kick in on his rear bumper. Then the sod mouthed something at me, so I ran to the end of the crossing which had to go back over and kicked his rear bumper again.

haha... my fav. was when i was walking across a zebra outside the taka cop shop... a car had stopped for me to cross then someone came up behind him and tried to overtake him whilst i was still crossing...
... i had just come back from obtaining my firearms licence so i was in a good mood and didnt bother booting his front door!

[scumdog]

Gota agree with OMB all the way.

Jimbo, there is a big crack down going on here and beleave it or not Chch has the highest acco records at interections in any city in NZ.... bout fuking time it was sorted.

Now the other big thing they are hitting is amber and red light runners... very bad down here and getting worse by the day... bravo to the piggers for doing something that 'should' help for a change not doing those speeding at 6-9 k over.

IMHO cutting in the path of another car/bike isent a minor thing Jim, can kill ya ya know

I agree D. - wouldn't want that shift myself but I bet 'driver awareness' goes through the roof now.

Ch-ch always scares me at intersections, lane awareness and the purpose of orange lights seem to escape most drivers there.

[Finn]

Walked out of the airport this moring and some fucker almost ran me over on the zebra crossing. Got a kick in on his rear bumper. Then the sod mouthed something at me, so I ran to the end of the crossing which had to go back over and kicked his rear bumper again.

Twat.

That person you're calling a fucker was a pilot. He was trying to tell you to get off the fucking runway. While you're in the big smoke perhaps you should get your eyes checked out.

[Skyryder]

Its got me buggered too, heres the situation we are talking about... how many here do the right thing?

I'll put my hand up.

I get pissed off staying in the correct lane and then wanting change into the left lane while a stream of cars coming through the inside and not one letting you change into the left lane.. There were a couple of bus stops situated too close to the intersection. Trying to get onto it at times of heavy traffic was an absoslute bastard. You got abused for going to slow while trying to find a gap or abused because some driver thinks you are trying to cut them off. I'd like them to do the same with compulsary stops. Shit no one here in Christchurch stops, they treat them as the same as giveway signs. Sorry Dangerous we will just have to agree to disagree on this one.

Skyryder

[gav]

Just started a new job where I travel out to Rangiora and back each day, which involves merging onto and off the motorway. Struck some ignorant 4x4 driver who decided to honk his horn 'cause I pulled out in front of him. I was merging into the traffic, travelling at least as fast if not faster than the main traffic, had indicator on, was rapidly running out of road so pulled across in front, going faster than they were, next minute this dickhead starts tooting his friggen' horn, not like he could've just lifted his foot off the gas if he thought it was a bit tight, noooo, tooot friggen toooot. WTF else was I suppose to do, hit the picks at 100km/h? just keep the Civic nailed on the grass verge or something? Was hoping he'd pull alongside at some lights or something but somehow think he got my, ummm, message.

[scumdog]

Just started a new job where I travel out to Rangiora and back each day, which involves merging onto and off the motorway. Struck some ignorant 4x4 driver who decided to honk his horn 'cause I pulled out in front of him. I was merging into the traffic, travelling at least as fast if not faster than the main traffic, had indicator on, was rapidly running out of road so pulled across in front, going faster than they were, next minute this dickhead starts tooting his friggen' horn, not like he could've just lifted his foot off the gas if he thought it was a bit tight, noooo, tooot friggen toooot. WTF else was I suppose to do, hit the picks at 100km/h? just keep the Civic nailed on the grass verge or something? Was hoping he'd pull alongside at some lights or something but somehow think he got my, ummm, message.

Yep, the good old Kiwi ego!

What happened to good old Kiwi courtesy??

Go to the US or a shit-load of other countries and you'll learn a lot about the courtesy bit - they have no time for the ego bit.

[sAsLEX]

he got my, ummm, message

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