Interesting to note that there were four more pedestrian deaths than motorcyclists in 2004 (37 c.f. 33). Still 37 too many (although some of those trolls from Christchurch appear intent on self-destruction...).
Deus ex ukulele
Interesting to note that there were four more pedestrian deaths than motorcyclists in 2004 (37 c.f. 33). Still 37 too many (although some of those trolls from Christchurch appear intent on self-destruction...).
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Salted Pork
I totally agree with you. As soon as we can deport the % of population with defective common sense genes we'll be heading in the right direction.Originally Posted by What?
It would make for a pretty quiet place though!
Geriatric hippie
But those of us left all have good taste in Scotch!!!
ACC - It's where the Enron accountants all went.
Welly's Softcore
THIS IS A UNIVERSAL FACT HAS ANYONE NOT NEARLY BEEN KILLED BY ONE OF THESE MORONES.Man I hate taxi drivers
"Read not to contradict and confute, nor to believe and take for granted, nor to find talk and discourse, but to weigh and consider."
Deus ex ukulele
Hey, go easy on the generalisations, spelling (that's "moron"), and particularly the caps lock...
Thank you.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
Immature and proud of it.
I was just getting around to posting the figures since 2000, thanks Spud.
It's obvious that since the Police turned feral in 2000, the road toll has not changed significantly.
The most dramatic fall was in the '90's when the Police were doing real Police work. Then the LTSA got into them about the low Police presence on the roads. The LTSA convinced the Government to push the Police into giving traffic enforcement priority by accentuating the expected revenue streams.
It's clear that the fall in the road toll over the past 15 years has been for reasons other than the current enforcement policies.
Just as an aside, a recently released report by Queensland Transport identified speeding as a contributory factor in only 5% of all crashes. These figures are very close to the UK's TRRL report.
So, unless Q'landers are a different breed to Victorians and Kiwi's, it seems that we are still being lied to. Surprise, surprise!
It really hasn't been worth the loss of public esteem, has it?
Forum whore
Trust me, they are!!!!
Forum whore
Not only is it not that simple the variation over the last 5 years is statistically insignificant. I really think we've plateaued and the only way it will reduce further is if we ban personal transport. Then it will go up because you'll kill hundreds in one light rail accident/mulitple bus pile up.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Hardcore Biker
On one radio report recently they said that the road toll was attributed 33% to speed, 33% to alcohol and 33% not wearing seatbelts. Not sure what station and the source, but straight away thought to myself what a load of crap!
Forum whore
That's an amazingly low toll in both categories. Still the death's don't have the economic impact of the near deaths. I know; that's a bit cynical.
That is a useful statistic to quote to the people that tell you that you're a temporary Kiwi if you ride a bike. I'd tell them to stop exercising. It's 1.12 times more dangerous to go for a jog than to ride a bike. Only taking into account road deaths too, not other factors like cardiac health, and stray crossbow bolts.
If a man is alone in the woods and there isn't a woke Hollywood around to call him racist, is he still white?
Deus ex ukulele
...and food poisoning. Kills more New Zealanders each year than drown. Good old E coli and salmonella.
"Standing on your mother's corpse you told me that you'd wait forever." [Bryan Adams: Summer of 69]
e mare libertas
Yup, gotta watch out for that drown.
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
Forum whore
What education programs - defensive driving courses - hah! There is no real, effective, proper driver education in this country! The only course they can think of is to hammer drivers into submission - coz its cheap, relies on numbers on a dial and doesnt need any thought put into it! The latest safety initiatives from Europe dont get a look in here - we slavishly follow Vic roads, who are trying to reinvent the wheel, seem to ignore most of the effective overseas safety data - hell, Mecedes benz has more road safety data than Australia and NZ put together ! The latest passive systems - ABS and vehicle stability systems have the potential for reducing accidents by 35-37%! Total! A hell of a big reduction.And will become mandatory overseas before much longer - ABS is already mandatory in Europe. Our guys are still at the - "if you make cars better and train drivers, they'll get too confident and have more accidents " stage.
Tossers
Anyway - whats wrong with a bit of passive eugenics - too many cars out there anyway! Too many people......oh well, school will be back soon, so can go back to favourite pastime of watching as...foreign drivers crash outside AUT!
“- He felt that his whole life was some kind of dream and he sometimes wondered whose it was and whether they were enjoying it.”
e mare libertas
Jim! I'm ashamed of you. Those figures aren't normalised for frequency. Many, many more people go for walks each day than ride motorcycles.It's 1.12 times more dangerous to go for a jog than to ride a bike.
Or were you intentionally turning the fallacious statistical weapons of the unwashed masses against their usual wielders? You sly dog...
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
Tight buns
Yeah...what he said! I've never seen anyone joggin along the North Western Motorway. Would have thought it was much than 1.12 times the risk of dying ny joggin than riding a motorcycle
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