Crash on Piecock hill (1 February)

[Katman]

The HP aren't after "unsafe" drivers on Paekak Hill Rd, they're after speeding motorcyclists.

You can't fix the problem. People have been educated that Speed, Drink, Seat belts, and now Drugs are the only issues on NZ's roads.

Maybe one of the problems on that road (and countless others for that matter) is the number of motorcyclists who think they're Valentino Rossi.

[Beemer]

The story has been updated in today's Dominion Post and the rider has been named - http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominionpost/4385919a6479.html

We're from Levin but I must confess the name doesn't ring a bell, and I don't recall seeing many Hayabusas around here either, but it's still a sad loss to some family.

[MSTRS:Me]

I'll express my thoughts as I see fit until such times as the moderators call "enough". If you don't like it - stiff shit.

Perseverance can be a good thing...but in your case

[Blue Velvet]

Don't accept it.

On that road you have to. Guaranteed that if you don't, on the next bend Murphy will present you with another fine example of why you need to.

[Lucy]

Blind corner? Not once. Ever.

Me neither. Been a passenger in a car where the driver did it, never again, even if I could.

[MSTRS:Me]

On that road you have to. Guaranteed that if you don't, on the next bend Murphy will present you with another fine example of why you need to.

Oh I know. Must always ride with that as a possibility. But a road where it happens so regularly, surely it isn't right to just 'accept' it. There must be something that the HP can do?

[Hitcher]

A major problem on the Paekak Hill Road isn't speed as such, it's failure to keep left. Boy racers and kindy mums in SUVs being major offenders. Such drivers love cutting corners, or just ambling along with half their vehicle over the centre line, because they have no fucking idea how wide it is. They don't know how to reverse their SUV either, but that's another hobby horse...

I know: Transit could install a cheesecutter median barrier! Sometimes I amaze even myself with my brilliance.

[Blue Velvet]

Boy racers and kindy mums in SUVs being major offenders. Such drivers love cutting corners...

I don't find the boy racers as bad as others at failing to keep left. Perhaps the ones I've seen have more of an idea about the road and the kinds of drivers they're likely to encounter, and like their vehicles enough to keep on their own half...

[James Deuce]

I don't find the boy racers as bad as others at failing to keep left. Perhaps the ones I've seen have more of an idea about the road and the kinds of drivers they're likely to encounter, and like their vehicles enough to keep on their own half...

I've had my share of nasty moments with "drifters".

[Fatjim]

The Piecock road takes a consious effort to stay within your lane while driving at a reasonable speed for that road for the entire trip, its just that narrow at the strangest places. But the issue is not someones wheels hitting the white line, but having half of your vehicle in the left lane.

Every time I go through there I wish I had a forward facing camera. What amazes me is that people can drive through there like absolute Nanas, and still can't keep in there lane.

But the thing that pisses me of are those people who like to take it as a short cut, then drive at 50kph the whole way. Don't they know that the piecock road is actually slower at that speed

[Grub]

Boy racers and kindy mums in SUVs being major offenders.

They all seem to have a go. My time going north over the hill was 7-7.30am and every Hutt-bound tradie in the boss's vehicle would have a go. Their problem also being that they thought they were Good Drivers and could get away with it.

Anything with a ladder rack gets the hairs on my neck standing up.

[Grub]

Reading the DomPost article revealed an incident that we didn't appear to hear about over the weekend

" ... Another weekend crash on the road - when a young man broke his leg after coming off his small motorbike - prompted Mr Walker to call for caution in the area.

"It's a rural road. It's not designed for high speed," he said.
... "

[Paul in NZ]

Personally - I love that road but I've really slowed down over the last few years because of the oncoming traffic - its a nasty feeling watching that much steel (from an oncoming car) slip under your elbow.... and I still remeber riding home with Sels1 and watching the front tyre of mr wannabeboyracer rolling off the rim as he tried to hold his car on his side of the road as we met at the apex - if he had failed I would not be typing this - stupid prick.

But - everywheres the same - some people are so damned aggressive, knife, words, car it matters not to them..

[RT527]

Oh I know. Must always ride with that as a possibility. But a road where it happens so regularly, surely it isn't right to just 'accept' it. There must be something that the HP can do?

There is....their Job for One....If they were really out to protect us then they wouldnt concentrate on revenue gathering exercises like speed traps/camera vans,(and Any Hp`s that try to say theres no revenue gathering, just remember I know your full of shit).
Ive seen plenty of illegal driving habits get ignored , when all of a sudden some bozo, granted he was speeding, however he wasnt driving eratically or slow like the other person was (I guesstemate around the 60-65 on the open road with around 25 vehicles behind them)....possible drunk,however guess who he picked on.....( and no I wasnt the speeding driver).


Go Figure.

[marty]

The HP aren't after "unsafe" drivers on Paekak Hill Rd, they're after speeding motorcyclists.

To be a pedant, HP wouldn't be patrolling The Hill, as it is not a state highway, and they are funded primarily to patrol those black tops.

The Hill will (should) be patrolled by STU units.