70 km/hr speed limit?

[slofox]

Maybe we should revert to having a dude walking in front of the vehicle carrying a red flag............and a speed limit of 4mph....

[Manxman]

I though I was safe from the Swedish buocracy down here...

Me too, but those insidious tossers move into any place left behind by common sense - and common sense has been on a long vacation in recent times.

People have become too afraid to push back against this crap (more commonly known as the 'silent majority') and unfortunately NZ is fertile ground right now for PC BS.

[MSTRS:Me]

The fact that he's connected with Monash University says it all.

And he's Swedish as well...a double dose of bullshit. (with apologies to those Swedes who are not a part of that Socialist Police state)

[Morcs]

If that ever happened, my number plate would go in the bin, and id stop giving a fuck.

[Hitcher]

God help us all if this talking head gets listened to:

Another reason to change the government tomorrow...

[vifferman]

Why the obsession with the road toll?!?
It's not that bad, and more people die each year from nut cancer, smoking-related illnesses, their head exploding spontaneously from information overload, or blood loss from their knobs falling off unexpectedly.
FFS - life has a 100% mortaility rate anyway.

[CookMySock]

A secretive group is dedicated to ripping down, blowing up and even shooting speed cameras.

Haha that is awesome. Of course I would never damage public property. Hey theres an activists social group on KB..

If we don't speak up in public, like make submissions when we have the opportunity, it's much easier for stupid ideas to become law.

No no no, you have completely the wrong idea. You should understand that the sumbission process is designed by them to achieve their goals. The best thing to do with the sumbission process is to completely boycott it so that it fails, and when they implement their stupid plan then fuck them up some other way so they can never succeed. Maybe you could send them a little note to say you will not take part, but they should expect a full-on direct attack once they have put their conclusion in place.

DB

[Badjelly]

That is exactly what has happened everywhere that the speed limit has been dropped. And in those places that have raised the speed limits the accident rate has dropped.

I'm interested in looking into this. Could you provide a link or two to help me get started, please?

[NZsarge]

God help us all if this talking head gets listened to:

http://www.stuff.co.nz/4737549a30.html

Ban roads and road vehicles?

That is the only way you'll get a zero road toll, the guy in the above article is some kinda swedish nut job!

[ManDownUnder]

Maybe we should revert to having a dude walking in front of the vehicle carrying a red flag............and a speed limit of 4mph....

Is that law still on the books????

What a brilliant way to gain attention for any given cause! Imagine it - cars heading down the motorway, dude's with flags walking ahead of them cautioning others out of the way.

[vifferman]

What a brilliant way to gain attention for any given cause! Imagine it - cars heading down the motorway, dude's with flags walking ahead of them cautioning others out of the way.

It would be better with Dudettes. Or or... Here's an idea - a marching bandette, with flags 'n' brass thingies 'n' BikiniBabes 'n' stuff like that there!

[slofox]

Why the obsession with the road toll?!?
It's not that bad, and more people die each year from nut cancer, smoking-related illnesses, their head exploding spontaneously from information overload, or blood loss from their knobs falling off unexpectedly.
FFS - life has a 100% mortaility rate anyway.

Making the roads safer is the wrong move.

The biggest problem the planet faces is human over-population. Given NZ's reputation as a "world leader in social reform", here is another chance to reinforce that reputation and set the world yet another example.....
Instead of striving to lower the road toll, we should be trying to maximise it. That way, less people. So less health costs, education costs etc etc the list goes on. Saves MONEY!
To that end: Make the minimum speed 150km/hr on open roads and 80km/hr in town. NO maximum speed. DO NOT maintain the roads so that they get more and more dangerous as they fall to bits. No minimum driving age. No licence required to drive and all vehicles to be grossly overpowered. Do away with WOF's. No cops, no lights no roundabouts or any other method of traffic control. NO ambulance services to smashes either. In anyone is injured, just put 'em out of their misery - with a shotgun should do it....
Any other bright ideas?

Wotcha reckon Viff?

[vifferman]

Wotcha reckon Viff?

I read recentlyish, that if the world's population was 9 billion (!) people, there would be room for all of them to live in Hong Kong and still have plenty of room around each person.

[slofox]

cars heading down the motorway, dude's with flags walking ahead of them cautioning others out of the way.

Probably be faster than it is now anyway.........

[Gareth51]

At 70kph on the open road I see the accident rate going up. All those bored motorists going to sleep.

My thoughts exactly,hard enought staying awake at 100k