Number-one driving offence.

[Skyryder]

It's about time some serious effort by the Highway Patrol to reduce this sort of thing.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/section/1/...ectid=10429403

Here in Christchurch it is extreemly rare to see any vehicles 'completly stop' as the law requires. This and running redlights are in my opinion the two most 'abused' traffic regulations in this country.


Skyryder

[paturoa]

sad

Most common offence would have to be following too close / tail gating

[JimO]

bad news all right but what is a 22 yo mother of two doing with a 15 year old????????

[Macktheknife]

bad news all right but what is a 22 yo mother of two doing with a 15 year old????????

Same thing she did with the previous guy?

[scumdog]

Yeah, well you should hear the screams and pathetic excuses when you DO ticket soembody for failing to stop at a stop sign.

"I was stopped" "I nearly stopped" " nothing was coming" "I thought it was a give way" etc etc.

And then there are those that drive around with a car load (or just by themselves) while on a Learner licence.
"But I'm the sober driver" "I thought it was OK if your brother was with you" "I was just taking the DVDs back to the video shop" "I've got a licence"

Garrrgh!!!!

[bell]

+1 for tailgating.

[avgas]

Big wow a dodgy young driver from Waihi.......and they crashed cos they didnt know how to drive.......
I say through the parents in prison too.

[Romeo]

I live in a Cul-de-sac and we've got a stop sign at the entrance. However, there is a perfect view of at least 100m up the road as you approach the stop. So I have no idea why it's there TBH and as such a lot of people run it [don't come to a complete stop]. Could be a good little earner for the establishment.

Anyways, as with any of these "My child/friend was killed doing xxxxx" - it's usually not the xxxxx's fault. It's sad of course, but it's like anything dangerous - you can't come into these things thinking your never going to get injured or worse.

[Squeak the Rat]

Oh no, not another typical KB whinge thread from people who have no idea what it's like to be a cop, suggesting that resources be taken away from catching speeders.

[SPman]

Way back when, stop signs used to be a favourite target, with a black & white often sitting just up the road....waiting...and never for long.......

[KLOWN]

there would be no need for stop signs, only give way signs if people just opened there fucken eyes and looked before going. Fucken muppets. I hate having to come to a complete stop at stop signs. I do, but I dont like to.

the Number one driving offence in my opinions is red light runners or crossing the yellow/white line. The amount of times i've almost been hit by a muppet on my side of the road is unbelievable, and because you a bike they don't try and move back to thier side because i dont take the full lane up. At least when approaching a stop sign or sitting at a red light that then turns green is you have more of a chance to avoid accident by expecting idiot to go through the stop. Or you can look before going on the green but if some one comes round a blind corner on your side of the road its very difficult to avoid.

[spudchucka]

bad news all right but what is a 22 yo mother of two doing with a 15 year old????????

I think that the answer lies somewhere within the question.

[Patrick]

I think that the answer lies somewhere within the question.

She was his mother?

[Pumba]

Friday's crash at the intersection of SH27 and the Tahuna-Paeroa road, known as the Swamp Road

Its a shame, and the worst thing is any body that knows that intersection will know how blody dangours it is, its not thefrst person to be killed in that spot all from doing exactly the same thing.

[Fatjim]

I think that the answer lies somewhere within the question.

I think the answer lies hidden somewhere in "Read the article fucking properly next time". Did anybody spot it or was I a little too subtle.

I don't think the accident would have been fatal if

a. the 4wd was driving slower.
b. the young driver wasn't driving or
c. the 2 roads didn't intersect.

We've done a to death, b's on the way and when b's been the topic de'jour for a while we'll start complaining about intersections. Somehow I don't think they'll ever get to the point that drivers should be trained to drive safely.