What should the open road speed limit be in New Zealand?

**Swoop** · 27th December 2006, 15:40

This is the current Herald poll (as of this date) on the front page.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/

**Steam** · 27th December 2006, 15:53

What's the problem they see with the speed limit? Isn't the road toll the lowest in 30 years or somthing like that?
EDIT- What the Herald said yesterday: "The road toll for 2006 could finish below 400 deaths for the first time in 43 years..."

**Ixion** · 27th December 2006, 16:12

Hey ho. It just uses a cookie to determine if you have already voted. I just clocked up a dozen votes for no speed limit. Get clicking guys

**justsomeguy** · 27th December 2006, 16:26

I doubt any of the general crotch rocket crowd give a rat's left ventricle, given the tendency to do at least twice the current open road limit with every effort made to get as close as possible to three times it.

**James Deuce** · 27th December 2006, 16:53

20km/hr to cope with the lowest common denominator.

With the Death Sentence for more than 5km/hr over the limit.

**Paul in NZ** · 27th December 2006, 17:04

Originally Posted by Jim2

20km/hr to cope with the lowest common denominator.

With the Death Sentence for more than 5km/hr over the limit.

Well with the number of sirens that just flew down shw1 there must be a very bad accident between raumati and Pukerau Bay so kinda ironic really.... Geze most people can barely cope with 100kph

**Marmoot** · 27th December 2006, 17:16

Originally Posted by Jim2

20km/hr to cope with the lowest common denominator.

With the Death Sentence for more than 5km/hr over the limit.

There is only 1 punishment to stop testosterone-driven road racers from commiting second crime: castration.

No hormone = no motivation

**Motu** · 27th December 2006, 17:33

60kph should be fine for Auckland's motorways,that's about the maximum speed you can get up to in off peak times.

**Toaster** · 27th December 2006, 18:29

Gee, and I got flak for doing a poll on this a while ago!

Unlimited speeds would be cool (resulting in a boost in road death numbers aside), but a tad impractical unless we had german engineers building our roads instead of the muppets in charge at the moment. I reckon 110 is fine for the decent motorways and 120 for those sections with median barriers.

**fatnold** · 27th December 2006, 18:32

It's not the speed, just the standard of driving.

**Jantar** · 27th December 2006, 19:20

Originally Posted by Toaster

I reckon 110 is fine for the decent motorways and 120 for those sections with median barriers.

Yes, I'd agree if you are driving a Toyota Echo, but it should only be 80 kmh if you are in an old Morris Oxford. For those on a Busa or Blackbird 200 would seem more appropriate.

One speed does not fit all vehicles and all roads.

**sunhuntin** · 27th December 2006, 19:30

Originally Posted by Paul in NZ

Well with the number of sirens that just flew down shw1 there must be a very bad accident between raumati and Pukerau Bay so kinda ironic really.... Geze most people can barely cope with 100kph

i read on tardme earlier its closed. so must be a biggie.

as far as speed limits...remove all the dumass drivers and riders, and then have it open. only a select few get the ability to drive/ride, and thats only after being proven to be a good driver.

**Toaster** · 27th December 2006, 19:54

Originally Posted by Jantar

Yes, I'd agree if you are driving a Toyota Echo, but it should only be 80 kmh if you are in an old Morris Oxford. For those on a Busa or Blackbird 200 would seem more appropriate.

One speed does not fit all vehicles and all roads.

Yeah, but the problem is getting all those vehicles and roads with all their differences to work together (including all the drivers and riders out there of so many varied levels of skill and common sense).