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[What?]

Thought it was quite a good letter myself. Nothing incorrect was said.

Me too.
A local bit of highway with a bad rep for fatals is to have the speed limit dropped from 100 to 80. This in spite of the police telling us the average speed on that section of road is 84K. Stuffed if I can see how that will do anything to reduce the carnage, but getting 16 year-olds in souped-up Mazda rotaries with fucked suspension and no driver training - well, that might make a difference.

[Angry Puppy]

Me too.
A local bit of highway with a bad rep for fatals is to have the speed limit dropped from 100 to 80. This in spite of the police telling us the average speed on that section of road is 84K. Stuffed if I can see how that will do anything to reduce the carnage, but getting 16 year-olds in souped-up Mazda rotaries with fucked suspension and no driver training - well, that might make a difference.

I still say make insurance mandatory. Make Skylines, Supras and WRXs financially prohibitive for the little scrotes.

FB

[Wenier]

i no bout the 100 to 80k part but havent seen this article, and dont no who it is.

[spudchucka]

Who is the erudite, elequent, meek member of this site whose words are featured in the Sunday Star Times?
Telling us that people ignore 80kmh signs and that the boy racer act has achieved nothing? (tell that to the poor sod who has just seen his Skyline towed).
Tune in later for more

I guess thats why he's been quiet here for a spell, too busy writing to the papers again.

[Posh Tourer :P]

but getting 16 year-olds in souped-up Mazda rotaries with fucked suspension and no driver training - well, that might make a difference.

You mean if we put them all in cars like that it'll have a long term benefit for our safety on roads?

[Blakamin]

You mean if we put them all in cars like that it'll have a long term benefit for our safety on roads?

Only if they stick to crashing into each other

[Marmoot]

I still say make insurance mandatory. Make Skylines, Supras and WRXs financially prohibitive for the little scrotes.

FB

hey.....what's the thing with supra?


although I would support age restriction
Like.......anyone must be over 27 years old to own a supra
make it more exclusive......

[marty]

what ever happened to parental responsibility - not allowing their learner/restricted kids to go driving in daddy's flash car? how many of those idiots have had their car impounded? don't forget that you don't get the car impounded for cruising the main looking at girls - they are impounded for acting like idiots - racing/dragging/burnouts etc. there is a young guy in my home town - on a restricted, drives an EH holden wagon, lowered and very tidy. he gets stopped all the time, but has never had a ticket. why? cause he's behaving, not drinking, not racing, no attitude, just cruising. of course, he races 250cc karts on his days off. i guess he gets his kicks in those...

[Mongoose]

what ever happened to parental responsibility - not allowing their learner/restricted kids to go driving in daddy's flash car? how many of those idiots have had their car impounded? don't forget that you don't get the car impounded for cruising the main looking at girls - they are impounded for acting like idiots - racing/dragging/burnouts etc. there is a young guy in my home town - on a restricted, drives an EH holden wagon, lowered and very tidy. he gets stopped all the time, but has never had a ticket. why? cause he's behaving, not drinking, not racing, no attitude, just cruising. of course, he races 250cc karts on his days off. i guess he gets his kicks in those...

Must admit that the boy racing has slowed down some what around here, although some of the donut kings still do it by the state of the street outside my place(some need a hill to roll back for burnouts)

[What?]

You mean if we put them all in cars like that it'll have a long term benefit for our safety on roads?

You know the worst thing about being a pedant, it is having someone else pick up on stuff you have written/said...

[Slingshot]

If we're talking about the stretch of highway just north of Pukurua Bay being reduced to 80kmph then we shouldn't be talking about boy racers.

If I remember correctly...the speed limit was reduced to 80 after a car driven by an elderly person crashed.

We should be complaining about how unsafe old drivers are, I know the argument from Grey Power is something along the lines of "if you take an elderly person's licence away, you take away their independence". They don't seem to consider the potential loss of independence caused by an incompetent elderly driver.

It's also IMO a little bit hypocritical to complain about boy racers.
Yes, they generally have powerful cars.
Yes, they break the speed limit, at times by large margins.
Yes, when they get together they tend to show off.

But how is that different to us?
Yes, we generally have powerful bikes.
Yes, we break the speed limit, at times by large margins.
Yes, when we get together we tend to show off.

Disclaimer: The above comments are VERY broad generalisations. I've written this to provoke discussion, not to have a go at any minority group.

[Marmoot]

It's also IMO a little bit hypocritical to complain about boy racers.
Yes, they generally have powerful cars.
Yes, they break the speed limit, at times by large margins.
Yes, when they get together they tend to show off.

But how is that different to us?
Yes, we generally have powerful bikes.
Yes, we break the speed limit, at times by large margins.
Yes, when we get together we tend to show off.

You got a point there, mate.....you got a point.
To some extent I agree with ya

[Mongoose]

You got a point there, mate.....you got a point.
To some extent I agree with ya

I agree to a point too, show off days for me are over, way too much Murphys LAw out there for me.

[Marmoot]

I agree to a point too, show off days for me are over, way too much Murphys LAw out there for me.

LOL.....
so much for a discussion if everybody agrees

[White trash]

Not me! I never show off. All those "Riverbank carpark" types are a drain on society. Doin' wheelies and burnouts and generally larking about.

Bad news, I tell ya, bad news. They'll come unstuck one day.