ANPR vans

[scumdog]

The idea of refresher training and traffic school type of punishments is a valid one.

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Add that to Mr Barnetts other ideas and it would improve things.

Trouble is; it would instantly lose votes for the party that implemented/proposed to implement it.

And not losing votes is top priority for ANY political party.

Look how much whinging there was from the plebs when the driving age was lifted by ONE year, "oh my, calamity is me, the world is ending!!" (And that was BEFORE the Mayans got into the act...)

[Ocean1]

The idea of refresher training and traffic school type of punishments is a valid one.

It's an expensive one. $167billion divided by mumblemumble.... 'prox $10 million per year, just for the lost productivity.

Could probably double that for implimentation and administration.

[swbarnett]

Don't give a shit if its mummy or daddy's or works car, truck or bike, its gone. Our courts need to harden the fuck up!

Trouble is that you can't take the car if it's stolen. Mummy or daddy's car may have been taken without permission.

Rather than take the car, give the prick a custodial scentence.

[swbarnett]

I understand. I wasn't writing about the driver who goes a few ks over the limit or the one who gives their vehicle/bike a good squirt on a nice low traffic road somewhere out in the countryside.

It's the retard who tears around everywhere at a speed way higher than they can handle that I'm on about. My point there is they don't have the social interest that most other drivers have and are a danger to themselves and others. Also, because of those types to a certain degree, we're all suffering from collective pinging.

Ah, with you on that one.

[Berg]

Trouble is that you can't take the car if it's stolen. Mummy or daddy's car may have been taken without permission.

Rather than take the car, give the prick a custodial scentence.

Yep, agree with that. Make the deal, mummy and daddy lay vehicle theft charges on little Johny/Mary and if convicted they get to keep their car. Too many softarse parents in NZ won't have their darlings charged when they "borrow" the family car and either incur fines or wrap it round something.

[Zedder]

It's an expensive one. $167billion divided by mumblemumble.... 'prox $10 million per year, just for the lost productivity.

Could probably double that for implimentation and administration.

Make the bastards who offend pay for it themselves.

[Zedder]

Add that to Mr Barnetts other ideas and it would improve things.

Trouble is; it would instantly lose votes for the party that implemented/proposed to implement it.

And not losing votes is top priority for ANY political party.

Look how much whinging there was from the plebs when the driving age was lifted by ONE year, "oh my, calamity is me, the world is ending!!" (And that was BEFORE the Mayans got into the act...)

Arr ya scummy dog, since when did the prospect of losing votes deter politicians when it suits them to change things.

[swbarnett]

Make the deal, mummy and daddy lay vehicle theft charges on little Johny/Mary and if convicted they get to keep their car. Too many softarse parents in NZ won't have their darlings charged when they "borrow" the family car and either incur fines or wrap it round something.

Now you're on to it. Would also work for commercial vehicles.

[scumdog]

Arr ya scummy dog, since when did the prospect of losing votes deter politicians when it suits them to change things.

Like the recent changes (not!) to the liquor laws?

[caspernz]

Trouble is that you can't take the car if it's stolen. Mummy or daddy's car may have been taken without permission.

Rather than take the car, give the prick a custodial scentence.

Like Berg mentioned, take the vehicle...which leads to your problem. So perhaps the custodial sentence needs to be more like a chaingang or hard labour approach? Which would really only lead to more failing to stop incidences wouldn't it?

For Joe Public, doing the right thing on an individual basis is still the best approach in my book. The funny thing is that if I behave myself and drive/ride in a considerate manner, then in general the responses I get from those around me are considerate as well. When I act like a tosser, then the number of tosser like responses I get increases proportionally.

The irony is that we want an improvement in road safety, but we want the other guy to show an improvement first. Wise words ring in my ears "improve the world, start with the person you see in the mirror" and I for one try to follow that...

My two cents

[Zedder]

Like the recent changes (not!) to the liquor laws?

The Alcohol Law Reform changes were at least something. Is that all ya got?

[scumdog]

The Alcohol Law Reform changes were at least something. Is that all ya got?

Something?
Barely more than nothing...

And didn't really affect those 18 and up - shee-it, might lose votes...

[Zedder]

Something?
Barely more than nothing...

And didn't really affect those 18 and up - shee-it, might lose votes...

Yeah, but it has to start somewhere and let's face it, they need to offset the projected loss of revenue due to things like the decline in cigarette smoking and people leaving the country.....

[Akzle]

mwaha. Thred dredg cos anpr.
It is in whangareigas.
Unfortunately didnt get the rego of the car it was deployed in, but had a colours car camped at end of road.
Get around the corner and it's roadblock on.
"we pulled you over cos your car came up as you passed the guy down the road" (no wof, no reg)

anyway. No license, either. And i drove off without being breath tested or given infringement notices.

Science, bitches.

[nzspokes]

mwaha. Thred dredg cos anpr.
It is in whangareigas.
Unfortunately didnt get the rego of the car it was deployed in, but had a colours car camped at end of road.
Get around the corner and it's roadblock on.
"we pulled you over cos your car came up as you passed the guy down the road" (no wof, no reg)

anyway. No license, either. And i drove off without being breath tested or given infringement notices.

Science, bitches.

Do you need a licence for a Healing 10spd?