Crazy speed signs

[Paulus]

A friend just sent me this snap from a trip to Tekapo on Saturday.

Spot the delibrate error!

[Hitcher]

I love the smell of Echium lycopsis in the morning. Mr Paterson didn't, apparently.

[Jantar]

No error there. The legal speed is 50km/h, the recommended speed is 55 km/h and the safe maximum speed is 88 km/h. Its just a pity the same honesty isn't applied in 100 km/h areas.

[HRT]

There is a corner just south of Waikouiti (or however you spell it) where the inside of the corner has a speed rating of 75km/h on it, and going the other way around it has the outside speed of the corner at 65km/h. I'm still yet to work that one out

[avgas]

Oh ok - i always thought that was a points thing
50
50+55=105.......
eventually you get to 200 and the house looses and you show your cards

[deathstar]

well i think its all made that you generally aren't supposed to go that much over 100 so there aren't many 85-100 warning signs in the 100k zones but this is basically for speeders who they know you might be going through at 80-100 but be careful and take it at 55 sort of thing

[Swoop]

Insufficient bullet holes in the signpost...

[NighthawkNZ:Me]

There is a corner just south of Waikouiti (or however you spell it) where the inside of the corner has a speed rating of 75km/h on it, and going the other way around it has the outside speed of the corner at 65km/h. I'm still yet to work that one out

if the corner gets tighter they will put a slower recommened, however going the other way the corner opens out and therefore a higher speed

[vifferman]

I love the smell of Echium lycopsis in the morning. Mr Paterson didn't, apparently.

I know about the Echium lycopsis, but who is Mr Paterson? Is he the person (ir)responsible for eradicating these from the highways and byways of the McKenzie Country?

[inlinefour]

A friend just sent me this snap from a trip to Tekapo on Saturday.

Spot the delibrate error!

add the two speeds togther and thats about the right courner speed on a modern sportsbike

[GSX-RJIM]

There is a corner just south of Waikouiti (or however you spell it) where the inside of the corner has a speed rating of 75km/h on it, and going the other way around it has the outside speed of the corner at 65km/h. I'm still yet to work that one out

I'd blame all the shitty cold weather, poor Mr Sign man was working as fast as he could ,so he could get back into his nice warm van and could't give a dead rats arse what the sign had on it.

[Kwaka14]

There is a corner just south of Waikouiti (or however you spell it) where the inside of the corner has a speed rating of 75km/h on it, and going the other way around it has the outside speed of the corner at 65km/h. I'm still yet to work that one out

Is the outside of the corner off camber and the inside ok?

[Hitcher]

I know about the Echium lycopsis, but who is Mr Paterson?

E. lycopsis has three common names: In New Zealand it is called Vipers Bugloss; in most parts of Australia it is referred to as Paterson's Curse; and in South Australia it is commonly known as Salvation Jane.

[98tls]

Theres one over the pass on the coast that says 15kmh........ first time i came across it i thought bullshit.............. maybe not 15 but close....my bullshit theory ended up in one Z650 going over a bank and demolishing itself as it bounced off trees..........

[Thomas]

E. lycopsis has three common names: In New Zealand it is called Vipers Bugloss; in most parts of Australia it is referred to as Paterson's Curse; and in South Australia it is commonly known as Salvation Jane.

Makes good honey too. Rather partial to a dab of it on me toast.