Originally Posted by
rastuscat
Certainly there are areas of NZ and times of the year when tourists are a greater proportion of the driving population.
But it doesn't take much googling to see that the vast majority of our DSI (deaths and serious injuries) are caused by people who live here.
The campaign against tourists drivers is a classic case of projection, where we project blame for something onto an identifiable third party.
It's normal to do that. Trouble is, when we do that, we also lose the ability to solve the problem.
For example, when I blame my brakes for having locked the front wheel, I'm saying that there isn't anything I can do about it, as it wasn't my fault.
The psychology of cultural behaviour is fascinating.
I'm not disagreeing with the statement of 'Those who are pure shall cast the first stone', however there is also a statement that when compared to the regular population, Tourists (per capita) are over-represented in Crashes.
Both statements are correct (to a point) and both represent valid problems that need solutions.
The tourist one I feel is partly due to once out of any major city, the only option to get around NZ is to drive, there's no Trains, no real public transport etc. which forces people who would likely not drive, to drive.
Physics; Thou art a cruel, heartless Bitch-of-a-Mistress
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