Akaroa GP faces new hazards

[onearmedbandit]

Safer roads my arse.

Today the family and I traveled to Akaroa for a day out. Traffic there was light, which was great as my 16yr old daughter is learning to drive. On the way back I drove, she was tired. This was a good thing, as I've never been tailgated at the speed limit so much before, nor seen so many frustrated over take attempts. For the record my speed was set to 82kmh via GPs (around 87kmh on my speedo).

[Grumph]

Get used to it. More and more 100k roads will come down to 80. The traffic engineers have for years been trying to get all of us to use the same routes. Selective speed limits might just do it when the alternative route is slower.

[Berries]

Get used to it. More and more 100k roads will come down to 80.

All of the single lane roads will. Put your head above the parapet and try and argue and you will be shot down with basic physics.

Clearly, the slower you go the more reaction time you have and if things turn to shit there will be less impact forces. But if you look at all the big crashes out there they either ignore the speed limit so this is all irrelevant or they fuck up big time so the speed limit is irrelevant.

It will take an oil crisis to bring the road toll down, all this safety money should be spent on social housing in the north island.



Where they have 110km/h speed limits

[SaferRides]

Safer roads my arse.

Today the family and I traveled to Akaroa for a day out. Traffic there was light, which was great as my 16yr old daughter is learning to drive. On the way back I drove, she was tired. This was a good thing, as I've never been tailgated at the speed limit so much before, nor seen so many frustrated over take attempts. For the record my speed was set to 82kmh via GPs (around 87kmh on my speedo).

There are some places where 80 is justified on safety grounds, but blanket limits will probably end up achieving less compliance than carefully targeted speed limit reductions.

I very rarely see any speed monitoring being done now, or have the parallel tubes been replaced by new technology?

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[onearmedbandit]

I very rarely see any speed monitoring being done now, or have the parallel tubes been replaced by new technology?

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There were at least 3-4 sets of parallel tubes on the journey (90km trip), so they're still being used. Plus there was one HP unit parked up around a sweeping bend.

[pritch]

It will take an oil crisis to bring the road toll down,

Or a pandemic?

[HenryDorsetCase]

I remember the last time the grey ones imposed an 80k speed limit which was the mid 70's oil crisis. Carless days and all that shit. Way less traffic on the roads then (though I acknowledge cars are better). No wonder all the guys I used to ride sportsbikes with now ride ADV bikes.

I think trackdays might be the answer for me.

[HenryDorsetCase]

Saw him on t'news tonight. Lets see how he goes getting Ashburton and Waimak to pay for your stadium.

Won't be happening.

[F5 Dave]

I remember the last time the grey ones imposed an 80k speed limit which was the mid 70's oil crisis. Carless days and all that shit. Way less traffic on the roads then (though I acknowledge cars are better). No wonder all the guys I used to ride sportsbikes with now ride ADV bikes.

I think trackdays might be the answer for me.

Trials bikes my friend. I've spent today going very slowly and having an absolute blast.

[SPman]

Gotta be careful of people coming out the black tulip though and the corner after it tightens and is armco lined.... it opens up to that rippled straight.

Armco! When did that happen? ( lived in Motukarara '84 - '88)

[Berries]

I very rarely see any speed monitoring being done now, or have the parallel tubes been replaced by new technology?

Bluetooth on your phone and the microchip they inserted with the COVID vaccine.

[jellywrestler]

Bluetooth on your phone and the microchip they inserted with the COVID vaccine.

that's why I got my vaccine in my backside so the speed cameras could not pick me up, all you others are fools.

[Berries]

They call that a vaccine in Wellington now do they?

I just can't keep up with all these newfangled terms.

[SaferRides]

Bluetooth on your phone and the microchip they inserted with the COVID vaccine.

I know of other research that used Bluetooth to determine average speed, but they are not allowed to use it now for privacy reasons.

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[Laava]

Bluetooth on your phone and the microchip they inserted with the COVID vaccine.

Upside of that is now the QR codes download into my head automatically!