Low road toll

[MSTRS:Me]

I see that 6 years of complaints to the local council and NZTA wasn't enough to get something done about what was described as a dangerous intersection on Hobsonville Rd. Now a rider has been killed there (no idea of the circumstances, mind) tptb are promising to 'sort it out'.
It's a pity that it takes a death (at least) to get some of this stuff done, but over time we are seeing better intersection design - that must help too.

[red mermaid]

Its amazing that you have this insight when it can often take months to investigate fully a crash and find all of the relevant factors.

I wonder why you aren't employed as a crash investigator?

I see that 6 years of complaints to the local council and NZTA wasn't enough to get something done about what was described as a dangerous intersection on Hobsonville Rd. Now a rider has been killed there (no idea of the circumstances, mind) tptb are promising to 'sort it out'.
It's a pity that it takes a death (at least) to get some of this stuff done, but over time we are seeing better intersection design - that must help too.

[MSTRS:Me]

Its amazing that you have this insight when it can often take months to investigate fully a crash and find all of the relevant factors.

I wonder why you aren't employed as a crash investigator?

Fuck off, knobend. I made NO claims as to the reasons/whose fault - just the facts. Locals have complained for years and a rider has now been killed there.

[Ocean1]

I wonder why you aren't employed as a crash investigator?

'Cause he's not qualified.

He can't cobble up a report attributing excess speed and lack of a dayglo tee shirt to every incident without hurling.

[speedpro]

All it'll take to screw up this quarters stats is a car load of clowns to toss themselves off a cliff. It's good that less people are dead but far too short a time to be attributing the change to much in particuler.
FWIW - the traffic between Henderson and Glen Innes seems worse than ever.

[Usarka]

FWIW - the traffic between Henderson and Glen Innes seems worse than ever.

That's auckland town planning - chuck in a new suburb with 10,000+ new homes and have no rail or major arterial route upgrade to cater for the increased traffic. They'll no doubt do something about it in 30 years.

[MSTRS:Me]

'Cause he's not qualified.

He can't cobble up a report attributing excess speed and lack of a dayglo tee shirt to every incident without hurling.

Not only that, but having to 'work' with arrogant little form-filling robots all day would do my head in...

[scumdog]

Which is why the "its because of the petrol price" is just so wrong
.

Damn right!
i.e. In the last three weeks I've burned up $1,600 + worth of petrol cruising around the North & South Islands in a 'gas-guzzler' enjoying myself.

[scumdog]

I see that 6 years of complaints to the local council and NZTA wasn't enough to get something done about what was described as a dangerous intersection on Hobsonville Rd.

How many complaints in total? And how often?

And how specific? ("I fink Hobsonville Rd has a bad intersectin" won't cut it)

[steve_t]

Damn right!
i.e. In the last three weeks I've burned up $1,600 + worth of petrol cruising around the North & South Islands in a 'gas-guzzler' enjoying myself.

Just remember that not everyone has the disposable income of those that are salaried by the government

[ducatilover]

Damn right!
i.e. In the last three weeks I've burned up $1,600 + worth of petrol cruising around the North & South Islands in a 'gas-guzzler' enjoying myself.

Elaborate? I hope it has 8 cylinders and pushrods.

[scumdog]

Elaborate? I hope it has 8 cylinders and pushrods.

and 7+ litres...

[ducatilover]

and 7+ litres...

Gooooood! 490?

[MSTRS:Me]

How many complaints in total? And how often?

And how specific? ("I fink Hobsonville Rd has a bad intersectin" won't cut it)

I couldn't say...I don't live there.

But I can tell you about one such case in HB, first hand....
Transit rejigged a road layout/major intersection...Complaints of dangerous, including a phone call from me to the local office, flooded in. Transit ignored them, until there was a big prang with lots of injury, then they changed the signs from GiveWay to Stop. Still the complaints rolled in, with no result. Three weeks after the Stop signs went in, there was a fatal there. "Told you so" said us locals. Within a couple of days, new islands and traffic lights were installed. I believe there's been no further problems with that intersection.

[red mermaid]

And you make this claim with "NO claims as to the reasons/whose fault - just the facts. Locals have complained for years and a rider has now been killed there."

For all you know it may have been nothing to do with the intersection.

So many assumptions, but obviously a chance to jump in and attempt to prove your 'expertise.'

Fuck off, knobend. I made NO claims as to the reasons/whose fault - just the facts. Locals have complained for years and a rider has now been killed there.