Forum whore
I had a meeting today with Ms Darien Fenton, the labour party Shadow Minister of Transport Safety (can you have a shadow minister when there is no minister ? never mind). Anyway she has offered to harass the Minister and try to get things rolling again on the Rule change. Don't hold your breath though.
Originally Posted by skidmark
e mare libertas
Is she hot?
kiwibiker is full of love, an disrespect.
- mikey
Hired tool
I have
Ok im coming out of my closet just this one time, I too kinda have a curvy figure which makes it worse beacuse im a guy. Well the waist kinda goes in and the bum pushes out. When I was in college the girls in my year would slap me on the arse and squeeze because apparently it is firm, tight...
I wear jeans
.....if I find this as a signature Ill hunt you down, serious, capice?
Forum whore
Well a blind man would be pleased to see her.
On second thoughts - probably not.
Forum whore
Should have done a runner - if you're good enough.
Plodding along at his own pace
As there is no minister who is there to change policy or not change it, anyone know how to get John Key thinking this is a good idea and to get it through now??
Its not the destination that is important its the journey.
Highway Biker
Let's invite him to be a Pilon on a KB ride, and then sit behind a learner rider going 70k's whilst cars try and get by, think he may get the idea?
Or he may shit his pants....
Quite effective this could be. But we would have to Pilon his security also....
Forum whore
The National government has no Minister of Road Safety. His functions are subsumed in the Ministry of Transport, the Minister being Mr Joyce.
Plodding along at his own pace
Ahh ok that explains things, so in effect there is only one person to deal with, shouldn't that make it easier in theory.
I gotta be honest I dont follow politics or that much it seems that the silliest of them all make it to the top, (just my opinion of course), but to me its not rocket engineering to work out 70Kph in a 100Kph zone is a hazard , hell they know cycles are and have put cycle lanes in all over for them, even banned them on some roads, isnt 90Kph is more sensible if they want to have a limit as that is already there for trailers.
Anyhow ranting on here is talking to the converted (or is that preaching to the perverted?), and the last actual politician gave me the distinct feeling of being in the presence of evil incarnate, or at least to check all my fingers were still attached after shaking his hand.
Keep up the good work.
Its not the destination that is important its the journey.
Any Colour You Like
70k in a 100k zone....you may as well have a sign on your back saying "run me off the road".......
Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank...
Give a man a bank he can rob the WORLD !!!
Shake it!
Monkeymsea did. Of course he was going 112 on the motorway with L plates. And his reg was a few days expired.
Fair weather rider
Can you tell us how fast you were going at the time?
How long ago was it?
Which district were you in?
Thanks in advance.
Please remember that when you disagree with me you are either, stupid, ignorant or wilfully misguided?
Now you decide...which is it?
Fair weather rider
As you say don't hold your breath. I wrote a letter to the NZTA asking why the date for the public consultation of this rule change (Driver Licensing Amendment 91001/6) has been postponed again another year to 2010. (ref http://www.landtransport.govt.nz/rul...er-licensing-6) and got this response...
I refer to your letter received in our offices on 19 June 2009 and your request, under the Official Infromation Act 1982 (the Act), for a copy of the Driver Licensing Amendment 91001/6. This proposed legislation is being drafted by the Parliamentary Counsel Office, upon instruction from the Ministy of Transport. We do not hold a current version of the draft rule and I have, therefore transferred your request, under section 14 of the Act, to the Ministry of Transport.
Thank you for the information you have provide in relation to the speed limit for learner motorcycle license holders. We have also referred this to the Ministry of Transport for comment.
Your sincerely
AM Duncan
Manager Rules.
[forwarded by the LTSA]
....and then I got this response from the Ministry of Transport
"On behalf of Hon Steven Joyce, Minister of Transprt, thank you for the copy of your letter [forwarded by the LTSA] of 19 June 2009 to the NZ Transport Agency (NZTA) requesting infromation under the Official Informatino Act. The Minister expects that the NZ Transport Agency will respond to your directly and thanks you for keeping him informed.
So now my request has gone back to the NZTA!?"
Please remember that when you disagree with me you are either, stupid, ignorant or wilfully misguided?
Now you decide...which is it?
Likes a good argument...
That's not a half bad idea. Ask him if he would be happy with himself or his kids being in that situation, if he says no then ask what he is doing to get it changed, if he says yes, ask him when he is available to demonstrate this.
Workin' Socially!
The only time I have been pulled up on my bike was when I was breaking all the rules of my Learners: clocked at 113kms on the MW, no L plate and it was after 10pm.I was very fortunate that the cop was kind enough to only ping me for exceeding 100km speed limit ($120 fine I think) but he did say he could have done me for breeching the conditions of my licence as well as speeding - which would have been a much bigger fine and more demerit points etc, etc.
The whole time I was on my Learners (which was far too long) even when wearing my L plate I still rode at 100kms on the MW and was never pulled up, my suggestion would be to get off your Learners ASAP and if you do get pulled over and pinged don't cry about it cos we all know the rules.
My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.
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