Originally Posted by
Jeeper
I believe the problem can't be legislated out or engineered out. Reducing speed limits unnecessarily simply frustrates drivers, who would then breach it anyway.
Big part of the problem with attitude is the fact that a lot of the tourists come off a long haul flight and start driving immediately. Body is tired, brain is sleep deprived, in a new environment, in an unfamiliar vehicle, on unfamiliar route. They all contribute. Worse part for me are camper drivers who have never driven anything heavier than a Corolla in their life before. They have no idea about the physics of how a much heavier vehicle behaves.
That wasn't the issue with the Moraki crash. Tourists (and Kiwi's) driving large unfamiliar vehicles, on unfamiliar roads ... in "Holiday Mode" ... when their only issue is their next scenic spot (wherever it pops up) or their intended destination.
They spend more time looking for (and at) things that are nowhere near or on the road itself. Signs to popular tourist spots are the thing they spend time looking for, and concentrating on.
Traveling slower means gaps in the traffic flow close quicker than they expect. Once they make the decision to turn ... they no longer watch the oncoming traffic. Their world is all that matters to them.
When life throws you a curve ... Lean into it ...
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