Tickets for 4km/h over the speed limit this Queens Birthday weekend

[MarkH]

This is so true-last trip back from Chch was in same boat. My RD was going nuts from being pulsed whilst in passing lanes, the bastards i attempted to pass kept speeding up thwarting that, and there was a line backing up as far as i could see What else can u do expect park in cruise control, fiddle with the stereo,and make cell phone calls to pass the time..:-)

One huge advantage of riding a motorcycle is that you can sit behind the arseholes that speed up when the passing lane starts and shoot passed them when they slow down after the passing lane ends.
The good thing about driving a car is that it helps you understand how much better things are on a bike.

2. refusing to ticket slow vehicles that speed up when someone tries to pass

Can you show me your proof of this? I've been in court and seen a person prosecuted for it

So a person has been prosecuted for speeding up while being passed? What the fuck does that prove - that every rule has an exception?
What about the jerks that speed up while not being passed? Like those that speed up as they approach a passing lane and hold a solid 110kph (on non-holiday weekends) and then slow down to 85kph afterwards - that's not even illegal as far as I know (or if there is a law against that behaviour it isn't easy to enforce).

[Captain_Salty]

Like those that speed up as they approach a passing lane and hold a solid 110kph (on non-holiday weekends) and then slow down to 85kph afterwards

I think it's an old guy thing lol. same guy likes to sit in the right lane on the motorway doing exactly 100. If someone catches up to me then I just accept they wanna speed and help them pass, plus hopefully they'll mop up any cops ahead

[ukusa]

You are a deluded dreamer Hoon. QB 0 road deaths had causes other than the 4k :BS: as has been fully discuss here and else where. Nice Troll but next long weekend will revive all the discussion better.

the celebrations were short lived;
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10733808

doesn't appear to be driver fault either.

[Swoop]

the celebrations were short lived;
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10733808

Now that all the bullshit propaganda has been well and truly shovelled around by the public servants, they are not likely to retract that their "no deaths" statements were wrong.

I'm sure Paula Rose will try again though.

[oneofsix]

the celebrations were short lived;
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/ar...ectid=10733808

doesn't appear to be driver fault either.

sadly so was the pedestrian.
Young guy hit at traffic lights in the city. Speed not a factor. Actually speed was a factor as both the pedestrian and vehicle were moving, speed in excess of the limit or conditions was not a factor.

[oneofsix]

just noticed this in the article from the person who was crowing about the numbers

""We are in the habit of calculating success by calculating the number of deaths but we must not lose sight of the fact, that these are real lives we are talking about and any death is a tragedy," Ms Rose said. "

[Scuba_Steve]

just noticed this in the article from the person who was crowing about the numbers

""We are in the habit of calculating success by calculating the number of deaths but we must not lose sight of the fact, that these are real lives we are talking about and any death is a tragedy," Ms Rose said. "

"success" should be done on accidents & they know this!!! Its our cars saving us. Fewer accidents means we're getting somewhere, fewer deaths just mean vehicle manufactures are getting somewhere, & have kept a customer through improvement of safety devices.

[Ocean1]

"success" should be done on accidents & they know this!!!

Success should be based on the number of happy motorists, they're not there to invent and promulgate their own agenda, they’re public servants FFS

[oneofsix]

Success should be based on the number of happy motorists, they're not there to invent and promulgate their own agenda, they’re public servants FFS

they would never succeed!
reduction in accidents per km traveled

[scumdog]

sadly so was the pedestrian.
Young guy hit at traffic lights in the city. Speed not a factor. Actually speed was a factor as both the pedestrian and vehicle were moving, speed in excess of the limit or conditions was not a factor.

I guess 'they' will have to use the expression 'excessive speed' or 'exceeding the speed limit' for the bozos that don't understand they mean as such when the term 'speed was a factor' is used...

[Scuba_Steve]

I guess 'they' will have to use the expression 'excessive speed' or 'exceeding the speed limit' for the bozos that don't understand they mean as such when the term 'speed was a factor' is used...

they should already be using it, the reason they use "speed was a factor" is because it gives an impression of an 'uncontrollable speed' where as "exceeding the speed limit" would just have people going 'so???', it just doesn't sound as 'bad'. - Propaganda marketing 101

[Ocean1]

they would never succeed!
reduction in accidents per km traveled

It's already mind-numbingly low. They're wasting huge money trying to gain miniscule improvements. Take their budget off them and give it to someone who will improve roads.

[oneofsix]

It's already mind-numbingly low. They're wasting huge money trying to gain miniscule improvements. Take their budget off them and give it to someone who will improve roads.

what? like suicide prevention which outnumbers road deaths?

[ukusa]

what? like suicide prevention which outnumbers road deaths?

drownings are also very high in NZ. I bet their budget is almost non existant compared to road safety.

[oneofsix]

drownings are also very high in NZ. I bet their budget is almost non existant compared to road safety.

yeah they have got them sorted. Make it too expensive for school to keep their pools open and the curriculum impossible to fit swimming lessons in. Now all they need is a system that makes it profitable to fine people for going in the water when they can't swim.