Straightening the road

[swbarnett]

What you are saying then is that staying on the correct side of the road just slows you down too much whether there is slow traffic in front of you or not?

I'm saying no such thing. I'm just saying that I can't see what's so wrong with it. A view shared by the UK police force it seems.

[swbarnett]

Any cop would consider your logic strange too and if there was nothing wrong with it there would be no fine for doing it now would there?

The law is not always right. That's why it's not set in stone.

[swbarnett]

As NZ police would never agree with your argument if its ok for UK police it should be legally ok here too, maybe you will just have to go and live there if you want to do it legally.

You seem to have the mistaken impression that I'm talking about the legality of the practice. I'm not. I know that if I do it here and a cop sees it I'm likely to get a ticket. All I'm talking about is whether calling the practice dangerous holds water.

[ellipsis]

...I'm going to go out now and pour concrete in the rain, with leaky boots and only a bent stick to screed it off and make it nice and flat, on my own...but it beats listening to cassina's shit...

[Crasherfromwayback]

Ok I will bow out as there are many discussions on Kiwibiker about the logic of laws speed tolerance being a big one but things wont change no matter how big the debate is on here is eh. Out of the 2 though allowing straightening of the road is perhaps more dangerous than the 10km speed tolerance I feel.

I get the feeling not too many peeps give a shit what you think.

[swbarnett]

things wont change no matter how big the debate is on here is eh.

I beg to differ. How does an unjust law get repealed? Well, it all starts with public discussion. Forums like this are really no different than standing up on a soap box in the town square.

Out of the 2 though allowing straightening of the road is perhaps more dangerous than the 10km speed tolerance I feel.

Totally agree. That doesn't make either of them in any way dangerous if used judiciously.

[Crasherfromwayback]

It seems to be a favourite pass time as I note in some other threads I have not debated in the same sort of shit slinging goes on too.

English please.

[Drew]

English please.

Now just steady on there wee fella. You can't expect the unwashed masses of KB, to make sense all/any of the time!

[Berries]

Ok I will bow out as there are many discussions on Kiwibiker about the logic of laws speed tolerance being a big one but things wont change no matter how big the debate is on here is eh. Out of the 2 though allowing straightening of the road is perhaps more dangerous than the 10km speed tolerance I feel.

Jesus Christ. The thread was about straightening the road where it was safe to do so, not about straightening the road on blind corners, crests, with oncoming traffic, driveways, etc etc etfc.

That's odd because I would not get so many responses if they did not give a shit.

No, it is because you come across as a complete imbecile with your tone, your views, your head in the sand, your obvious feeling of righteousness and the fact you post unrelated nonsense like the quote above. No offence.

[bogan]

not about straightening the road on blind corners

One must question the viability of straightening a thing given the fact that its end point is still unknown

[GTRMAN]

One must question the viability of straightening a thing given the fact that its end point is still unknown

stop drinking the coolaid

[FJRider]

Jesus Christ. The thread was about straightening the road where it was safe to do so, not about straightening the road on blind corners, crests, with oncoming traffic, driveways, etc etc etc.

Plenty (of bikers) have died through their actions on the road that they had thought safe ... and often ... done on the road many times before without incident.

[swbarnett]

Plenty (of bikers) have died through their actions on the road that they had thought safe ... and often ... done on the road many times before without incident.

So what? I would hazard a guess to say that the vast majority or road fatalities happen with all involved parties thinking their driving was "safe".

[nzspokes]

I would hazard a guess to say that the vast majority or road fatalities happen with all involved parties thinking their driving was "safe".

Thanks Captain Obvious.

People generally drive along thinking they are about to kill themselves. I realize some do but that's a separate issue.

[FJRider]

So what? I would hazard a guess to say that the vast majority or road fatalities happen with all involved parties thinking their driving was "safe".

I think THAT is the Road Police argument ... # One.

Replies to said argument is usually .. I thought it was safe ... or ... I didn't know THAT would/could happen.

Get it right ... no problem.

Get it wrong ...