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

[Pixie]

I love the old chestnut :"our roads aren't like the ones in europe - we can't have european speed limits"
Yeah the difference being our roads have kiwi drivers on them and the ones in europe have european drivers on them

[scumdog]

I love the old chestnut :"our roads aren't like the ones in europe - we can't have european speed limits"
Yeah the difference being our roads have kiwi drivers on them and the ones in europe have european drivers on them

"It's worse than that Jim"

We have the worst of both - non-European roads AND non-European drivers....

[Dai]

"It's worse than that Jim"

We have the worst of both - non-European roads AND non-European drivers....

I dont miss the European drivers one little bit. At least here you know everyone is going to be a twat and cut you up. Over there you had know idea who was an idiot or not.

Try the ring road around Paris. Absolutely manic. The M25 round London, aka the largest carpark in the world.

Northern Spain where thery have taken a truck with tar pouring out the back, driven it through a field and called the result a "road".

Italy where every driver owns the road and will do exactly what they want to.

Greece where I do not even think they sit a test. Eastern Europe where they all sat their tests in Travans and now drive real cars.

Over here I assume the worst and am never supprised.

[Lou Girardin]

Try the ring road around Paris. Absolutely manic.
Italy where every driver owns the road and will do exactly what they want to.

It works for the Parisians, put them on the Panmure roundabout and they'll think we're mad. (They'll be right)

The Italian drivers I saw were in a completely different league to NZ'ers. They actually concetrate on their driving, treating it as a skill to be proud of.

[Brian d marge]

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

agreed , roadcraft is a skill , but when it all goes pear shaped ,,,a lower seeped reduces the damage , and as the cost is from the public purse ,,they want the damage to be as low as possible , hence the cost...

I feel 100 is to fast i some places , 50 is way to slow in some places ( and the argument that a kid could run out in front ,,,they would have to be jet propelled!!) , but past a school bus, 10 kph...

The thing that DOES need to change is/are the poeple in contoll if the driving policies. They are in need of renewal !

Stephen

PS
Google the 80/20 rule when applied to speed limits , then see what Canada has done in response to this ,,,,,