Christchurch crash facts

**Katman** · 19th August 2012, 12:53

Originally Posted by FJRider

Failing to keep left is a nationwide problem. Why should one corner in Canterbury need any special police action ... ???

I'm going to start calling you Ed.

**FJRider** · 19th August 2012, 12:56

Originally Posted by Katman

I'm going to start calling you Ed.

I've been called worse ... as will you have been.

**Subike** · 19th August 2012, 13:02

I can think without effort of about 10 corners the same as that in the cant region,
And most are on main roads.
Shall we place a police unit on them all
That would be so good.
everybody else could just go crazy....

**FJRider** · 19th August 2012, 13:14

Originally Posted by Subike

I can think without effort of about 10 corners the same as that in the cant region,
And most are on main roads.
Shall we place a police unit on them all
That would be so good.
everybody else could just go crazy....

E.mail the Minister of police ... tell him Katman wants more police in canterbury.

Done.

**FJRider** · 19th August 2012, 13:18

Originally Posted by Katman

I'm going to start calling you Ed.

Ed answers questions ... you just change the subject.

**oneofsix** · 19th August 2012, 13:22

Originally Posted by Subike

I can think without effort of about 10 corners the same as that in the cant region,
And most are on main roads.
Shall we place a police unit on them all
That would be so good.
everybody else could just go crazy....

What do you think would happen if they policed say one of those corners each week, only take one cop?
Would the bitching and moaning warn other road users that they should pay attention to their road position?

**FJRider** · 19th August 2012, 13:31

Originally Posted by oneofsix

What do you think would happen if they policed say one of those corners each week, only take one cop?
Would the bitching and moaning warn other road users that they should pay attention to their road position?

Would the accident rate drop on that ... and the other intersections ... ???

Our esteemed donut muncher ... is no doubt witness to much driver stupidity ... from the controls of marked police vehicles already. On the times they aren't there .... what changes ... ???

**Katman** · 19th August 2012, 13:32

The illogicality of this place makes me laugh.

On one hand we have people screaming that policing an artibary speed limit is nothing but revenue gathering and on the other hand many of those same people thank that it's ok to ignore other basic road rules - rules that when ignored have far greater potential for motorcycling disaster.

**Katman** · 19th August 2012, 13:39

Originally Posted by FJRider

Ed answers questions

Wrong.

Ed sticks his fingers in his ears and goes "LAH, LAH, LAH, LAH......."

**oneofsix** · 19th August 2012, 13:42

Originally Posted by Katman

The illogicality of this place makes me laugh.

On one hand we have people screaming that policing an artibary speed limit is nothing but revenue gathering and on the other hand many of those same people thank that it's ok to ignore other basic road rules - rules that when ignored have far greater potential for motorcycling disaster.

What is illogical? They don't like the speed limit and they don't like obeying other road rules. They probably don't like rules at all.

Some don't like the arbitrary speed limits, especially when lies have been told or they are being lowered for illogical reasons such as an accident in excess of the current limit being used to lower the limit further or a limit being lower until safety improvements are completed and then staying there after the so called improvements. However they are willing to obey rules that have obvious a safety implications such as cutting blind corners.

**FJRider** · 19th August 2012, 13:45

Originally Posted by Katman

The illogicality of this place makes me laugh.

On one hand we have people screaming that policing an artibary speed limit is nothing but revenue gathering and on the other hand many of those same people thank that it's ok to ignore other basic road rules - rules that when ignored have far greater potential for motorcycling disaster.

But is more policing the answer to the problem ... or a stop-gap untill a solution can be found to the problem. If indeed a problem can be identified. (read admitted)

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**oneofsix** · 19th August 2012, 13:49

Originally Posted by FJRider

But is more policing the answer to the problem ... or a stop-gap untill a solution can be found to the problem. If indeed a problem can be identified. (read admitted)

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A wide open platform

**FJRider** · 19th August 2012, 13:53

Originally Posted by oneofsix

However they are willing to obey rules that have obvious a safety implications such as cutting blind corners.

Um ...

On the corner mentioned (and pictured) ... they don't. (hence the grumbles about that corner) And on many corners other than that one as well.

**Katman** · 19th August 2012, 13:59

Originally Posted by FJRider

Um ...

On the corner mentioned (and pictured) ... they don't. (hence the grumbles about that corner) And on many corners other than that one as well.

So why would a police officer say, on this thread, that while he could easily fulfill his 'quota' on that corner he's not actually interested in policing it at all.

Doesn't make sense to me.

**FJRider** · 19th August 2012, 14:05

Originally Posted by Katman

So why would a police officer say, on this thread, that while he could easily fulfill his 'quota' on that corner he's not actually interested in policing it at all.

Doesn't make sense to me.

It would make sense ... if there was a quota. But there isn't ... he told me that himself.

He wouldn't lie to me ... would he ... ???