Annual road toll up 44

[EJK]

So why are BMW drivers the worst of all?

Because they are driven by Asians.

[Tazz]

Well, they are right to a degree

When fuel is expensive, only people who can afford to drive, go away for the holidays - these people tend to be:

1: Higher educated (so know what the fuck they are doing)
2: driving late model cars (so have the latest and greatest safety features)
3: Have smaller families (so not a million cuzzies in a clapped out Whanau Ferry)

And most importantly of all:

4: Less other road users to crash into.

So you've studied this in depth then? Or are you just drawing a few small conclusions there

People still go, they just spend less when they get there, or give the credit card a workout. Petrol is just one of those things where it costs what it costs and you grab it anyway because hopes and dreams don't pedal you very bloody far

Funny they weren't out last year saying the high cost of petrol was saving lives if all this bullshit is so factual!
Sad sign of the times that people like that moron get so much air time. This sort of crap shouldn't even get a second glance.

[Edbear]

Because they are driven by Asians.

That's what I thought but even the European drivers, male and female of all age groups - it's rare to find someone driving a BMW well. Then there are the boy racers with their rotary powered older Beemers with no suspension

[Virago]

...Have Rego based on power, want more power, pay more...

Which is effectively the rego system we now have on bikes? The system we all objected to on introduction?

[BlackSheepLogic]

Well, they are right to a degree

When fuel is expensive, only people who can afford to drive, go away for the holidays - these people tend to be:

1: Higher educated (so know what the fuck they are doing)
2: driving late model cars (so have the latest and greatest safety features)
3: Have smaller families (so not a million cuzzies in a clapped out Whanau Ferry)

And most importantly of all:

4: Less other road users to crash into.

Wow, let's bring racism & prejudice against blue collars into this thread.

[gjm]

That's what I thought but even the European drivers, male and female of all age groups - it's rare to find someone driving a BMW well.

I try to. May I consider myself the exception that proves the rule? :-)

[kiwi cowboy]

Finally someone sees the real menace on our roads. Give the man a DB.
Most truckies are ego maniacs with little dicks who need a big vehicle to compensate. Especially stock truck drivers, those fuckers need to be banned from the road unless they can prove they are competent of emptying their tanks and know how to monitor those tanks.
Milk tankers, just shoot the lot of the fuckers.

Diddnt you drive a truck once apon a time?.

[Edbear]

I try to. May I consider myself the exception that proves the rule? :-)

I have seen one or two who can and I'll take your word for it. If you drive between Orewa and Auckland and around Auckland you may be one of them.

[kiwi cowboy]

Well, they are right to a degree

When fuel is expensive, only people who can afford to drive, go away for the holidays - these people tend to be:

1: Higher educated (so know what the fuck they are doing)That are stuck up arrogant fuckwits Who think there shit don't stink and are better than avery one else so should get out of THEIR way
2: driving late model cars (so have the latest and greatest safety features)And because of this and the fact there rich and arrougant stuckup fuckwits every one should get out of THEIR way.
3: Have smaller families (so not a million cuzzies in a clapped out Whanau Ferry)

And most importantly of all:

4: Less other road users to crash into.

[unstuck]

Diddnt you drive a truck once apon a time?.

Once or twice
Even own one.

True about the tanker drivers though.

[R650R]

Wow, let's bring racism & prejudice against blue collars into this thread.

LOL he's never heard of petrol drive offs... the poor still go on holiday, just with someone elses wagon!

[Swoop]

An enjoyable lot of bullshit, is the current public servant announcement that "distracted drivers are dangerous drivers".
No shit Sherlock!

More attention needs to be applied, searching for taxation camera vans & plod, which takes attention away from actual, real dangers.

When fuel is expensive, only people who can afford to drive, go away for the holidays ...

Rubbish.

I have personally witnessed a "bro" laughing about how WINZ simply pumps out more fuel vouchers for "the needy".

[Voltaire]

Which is effectively the rego system we now have on bikes? The system we all objected to on introduction?

I meant applied to cars.

[Virago]

I meant applied to cars.

Is there any correlation between vehicle power and the road toll?

[schrodingers cat]

Is there any correlation between vehicle power and the road toll?

When did correlation ever drive policy?

How about rego cost by power to weight calculation?
That way large families won't have to be burdened with exorbident costs.
And we'll achieve zero unemployment trying to keep track of it all