Revenue Gathering aka "Road Safety"

[dangerous]

wouldn't sign posting known black spots be cheaper and more effective???

Out the back of Brissbane there is a motor cycle haven called Mt Glorious one of my favorite rides, anyhow on the other side oh the hill it is rather dangerous for bikes as corners tighten up quick and there is a lot of concrete barriers to hit. There has been a lot of bikers killed there so the local athorites put up large signage saying caution with a bike on it.... well it works it slows you down, so why not here.

[James Deuce]

Yeah, except it's telecom making the buck. I won't ever call it again - if I see something so bad I feel a need to report it, it will be 111.

It shouldn't actually cost anything. The wife has a pre-pay phone that never has any credit I think you should query that one.

cheers.

[LB]

Thats scary. We all fly over those one-way only bridges and there's limited view ahead of whats coming the other way- mind you, on a one way bridge you wouldn't expect to have to check what is comin at ya.
Full marks to you Wife, she probably saved a life a mile further on .

I'm with you on this one Mark, that is F#%@ING scary!

[Lou Girardin]

1.We have a tiered license system at the mo, why not extend it?? Those who complete and excel, not just turn up to, advanced driver training get like a class 1+ or something. They do it in racing to stop morons endangering there peers.


2.Same deal with vehicles, certain classes certain speeds, if you want to go to this hassle of getting your vehicle certified for an extra 10k or so I am sure you would go the the extra hassle of finding which roads your new limit applied to. Example -school areas everyone has to go 40, but on stretches where a good car (one designed to do more than commute the family) is capable of greater speeds it can do so with a properly licensed driver(see 1), ie Waikato expressways etc, within reason. Sure this would cost a little to set up regulate, but to pay for that would be chaeper than a myriad of tickets!

Firstly you need testers capable of examining these extra skills, who we don't have. Then you need an area where testing can be done, which most of NZ hasn't.
As for higher speed limits for certain cars, don't Mercs, BM's, etc, etc get involved in accidents? With all their ABS, BDS, DSP systems, when a driver does lose one it's a biggy. Any car is only as good as the nut behind the wheel.

[pete376403]

It shouldn't actually cost anything. The wife has a pre-pay phone that never has any credit I think you should query that one.

cheers.

The few times I have called *555 it's always shown up on the phone bill. Both 025 and 021 phones.

[Coldkiwi]

I'm a little paranoid about using *555 too much for fear that it will come back to bite me! I certainly use it when i spot debris on the motorway (pull over asap and get the phone out pronto) but I can't exactly follow anyone and talk on the phone while riding anyway! besides... I can't help but think some cage driver with nothing better to do might want to dob me in as I slip past them on the southern carpark each morning... ringing others in sounds like tempting fate!! All the boys would need to do is sit out there next morning and spot my plate again surely?
or is there some little legality I could plead? Spud?

[spudchucka]

I'm a little paranoid about using *555 too much for fear that it will come back to bite me! I certainly use it when i spot debris on the motorway (pull over asap and get the phone out pronto) but I can't exactly follow anyone and talk on the phone while riding anyway! besides... I can't help but think some cage driver with nothing better to do might want to dob me in as I slip past them on the southern carpark each morning... ringing others in sounds like tempting fate!! All the boys would need to do is sit out there next morning and spot my plate again surely?
or is there some little legality I could plead? Spud?

If you "dob" someone in and you follow it through to Court as a witness then the dobbed in person might get to learn a few of your personal details, name and occupation probably. Up untill it went to Court they aren't going to know who dobbed them in and certainly aren't going to know what you ride / drive. I don't see why you should worry about retribution.

But having said that if you drive or ride like a silly bugger just remember what goes around comes around and you may find yourself in the same boat. (I'm not suggesting you ride like a silly bugger by the way).

[Lou Girardin]

Ok, so don't use *555 in case some old fart doing 80 in a 100 zone takes exception to you threatening public safety by doing 111 km/h. This *555 thing is confusing but I'm slowly getting it.