Wellington heading north???

[Deano]

I can't understand the problem with that stretch of road. Do people stare out the side window checking out the view of Kapiti Island ? Sure there is nowhere to go to escape but why can't people keep to their own lane in the first place ?
Speed is not an issue - I have gone through there at 180km/h (many years ago) on a bike and in a car without a problem.
In fact, most people don't go over 85km/h through there nowadays probably because of the roads notoriety.
It confirms my belief that driver error is more to blame than speeding. A mate an I were driving in the cage through Wgtn yesterday and the number of fuckwits who cut us off, didn't indicate etc was incredible. I was observing a 'one second rule' following distance at about 90km/h (to prove a point) on the motorway and still people cut in to the gap in front - all this being observed by an HP who did nothing - Maybe the problem is too great for one cop to make a difference.....or is it ? If the message got out there that following distances would be strictly enforced then perhaps we would see more compliance.

[Firefight]

I guess only time, and the authopsy will tell, in this case, but over the years I have attended a number of head - ons MVAs were the driver crossed the center line after some sort of medical event, ie heart attack (AMI) or stroke(CVA), I guess some of the on this site will have attended simular incidents..

F/F

[svs]

Transit New Zealand is now considering erecting a median barrier, but will first cut the speed limit from 100 kilometres an hour to 80km/h.

"I believe we have an imperative here to be seen to act, we'll do that on Monday," says Chief Executive Rick Van Barneveld.

But Lane says the devastating accidents won't stop "until a barrier is up".

Kapiti Coast regional councillor Chris Turver also believes reducing the speed limit is not the answer.

fuckwits