Police erode public faith article

[FJRider]

Please enlighten us northerners...

Street view gives you a good idea ..

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-45.0.../data=!3m1!1e3

[haydes55]

Who is the numpty that says that because a sign says 100, you have to do 100? It's a maximum, not a mandatory.

Most people I know treat it as an exact speed to go, if you go slower than the posted limit everyone behind gets angry and tries to pass. Many roads are described like: "it's a 100km/h road", not "it's limited to 100km/h".

In my work van I stick to 100km/h, except for 45k corners or slower. Had all 4 tires squealing all the way through old taupo road yesterday and didn't break a single law. Yet I was probably at about 80% of the vans grip around most of the road

[rastuscat]

Most people I know treat it as an exact speed to go, if you go slower than the posted limit everyone behind gets angry and tries to pass. Many roads are described like: "it's a 100km/h road", not "it's limited to 100km/h".

In my work van I stick to 100km/h, except for 45k corners or slower. Had all 4 tires squealing all the way through old taupo road yesterday and didn't break a single law. Yet I was probably at about 80% of the vans grip around most of the road

Be careful. The laws of physics aren't as tolerant as the laws of the land.

[haydes55]

Be careful. The laws of physics aren't as tolerant as the laws of the land.

Good thing I only break laws of the land.

[swbarnett]

Street view gives you a good idea ..

https://www.google.co.nz/maps/@-45.0.../data=!3m1!1e3

Yeah, it's a windy road. I looked at that previously but I still don't see what you're getting at.

[swbarnett]

In my work van I stick to 100km/h, except for 45k corners or slower. Had all 4 tires squealing all the way through old taupo road yesterday and didn't break a single law.

Even the one that says you must be able to stop in your visibility?

[Scuba_Steve]

Be careful. The laws of physics aren't as tolerant as the laws of the land.

Yea but they're also fairer, more consistent, & less corrupt. You always know where you stand with the laws of physics

[RDJ]

You always know where you stand with the laws of physics

This. Precisely.

[haydes55]

Even the one that says you must be able to stop in your visibility?

I've come around corners to find the road scattered with cows on several occasions and always stopped in time.

4 wheeled vehicles can stop in fuck all distance even around corners, you just need to watch the lift-off oversteer and not panic locking the inside rear wheel.

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[Berries]

You obviously don't know this piece of road then ...

To be fair, he can probably spell it correctly.

Who is the numpty that says that because a sign says 100, you have to do 100? It's a maximum, not a mandatory.

Another fuck up, they should have left the old white circle with black stripe through it. Means the same but then it did not have a target speed limit written on it so the implied message was different.

[Flip]

Be careful. The laws of physics aren't as tolerant as the laws of the land.

Its not a law its a regulation. It has no more status in law than having to pay for parking or not letting your dog crap on the footpath. The Rozza have become the new Parking wardens and dog catchers.

[rastuscat]

Yea but they're also fairer, more consistent, & less corrupt. You always know where you stand with the laws of physics

Just out of interest, how am I corrupt?

[rastuscat]

To be fair, he can probably spell it correctly.


Another fuck up, they should have left the old white circle with black stripe through it. Means the same but then it did not have a target speed limit written on it so the implied message was different.

I guess the problem was the expectation that everyone knew what that sign meant. Tourists didn't.

The big problem I see with the current signs is that they say 100. No mention of 90 when you're towing a trailer. Or driving a truck.

[Scuba_Steve]

Just out of interest, how am I corrupt?

You're part of NZ's biggest criminal gang (& terrorist organisation) aren't you? [NZ Police]
Transparency International rates Police more corrupt than the Govt in NZ

Never said you personally (don't know enough to make that claim), in-fact I claimed the "laws of the land" corrupt; but those who make & the gang paid to inforce said "laws of the land" definitely are.