90kph safety zone on SH2

wde_bdy · Post by **wde_bdy** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:42 pm

rollaholic wrote:im sure i've seen ya have a few cracks at it too. all good though, just curious.

Got some pretty good mates in Jafa land, just tend to run into a high proportion of retards up that way. And I $&#$% HATE Len Brown. :lol:

Callum

sergei · Post by **sergei** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 7:47 pm

I live in Auckland, and in my experience the closer I come to Auckland, the worse drivers get. Seriously it is like a disease. Driving in South Island is much nicer experience (apart from bloody camper vans, but I bet half of them are Aucklanders).
Even in wellington it is not that bad.

Just going up the Bombay hills in the right lane doing about 103-104kph, when suddenly an estima full of bros pulls out in front of you at 70kph... Auckland thing.

tsoob · Post by **tsoob** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 9:27 pm

said it once and ill say it again. Drivers should have to sit a re-test every 5 years. no big deal, but if you are shit at driving then you will be forced to improve

Post by **Mr Revhead** » Tue Jan 29, 2013 10:03 pm

tsoob wrote:said it once and ill say it again. Drivers should have to sit a re-test every 5 years. no big deal, but if you are shit at driving then you will be forced to improve

Will not improve driving one bit.
Our licensing is designed to test you on rules. There is zero in car control and thats what the issue is. How to actually drive a $&#$% car

jr007 · Post by **jr007** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 5:15 am

Not 100% on the OP topic, but I'd like to see:
- A driving competency test every time you renew your license (10 years).
- Mandatory driver training for anyone who has an accident resulting in serious injury.
- One strike you're out for drunk driving.
- Reoffending for, say, drunk driving, reckless driving causing harm, etc (the REAL stuff, not having your car lowered on Manchester St) within 5 years means permanent driving ban (maybe allow a "parole" in 5 years or something).
- Caught driving with no license, car crushed. If not yours, owner has the choice of claiming it stolen, and you get done for grand theft auto (not San Andreas).

People in the general public would bitch and moan about another $50 or so to pay for a driving test (once every 10 years, or 10 cents per week), but people need to start realizing driving is a privilege, and it's dangerous as f**k if you don't do it right.

The above might sound Draconian, but nothing else seems to work for those that insist on being dickheads on the road.

sergei · Post by **sergei** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:46 am

I think practical test should include wet car park, or at least a sprint on real open road. Even in Auckland you don't need to go far to find one: scenic drive in West, Kim Dotcom way on North, water reservoir way on South and East.

tsoob · Post by **tsoob** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:50 am

Mr Revhead wrote:
tsoob wrote:said it once and ill say it again. Drivers should have to sit a re-test every 5 years. no big deal, but if you are shit at driving then you will be forced to improve

Will not improve driving one bit.
Our licensing is designed to test you on rules. There is zero in car control and thats what the issue is. How to actually drive a $&#$% car

What i meant was a practical drivng test not a $&#$% push button computer test.

Also all driving tests should include open road

B1NZ · Post by **B1NZ** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 4:59 pm

strx7 wrote:99% of crashes in this country are cuased by the nut behind the wheel, weather it is inability to drive, distraction, falling sleep, being a muppet or whatever. Solve the issue of the nut behind the wheel, solve the issue of road deaths.....

Wheres the F%#@n "like" button on this damn bookface?

sergei · Post by **sergei** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:22 pm

Interesting video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGFqfTCL2fs&feature=player_embedded

rollaholic · Post by **rollaholic** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:39 pm

jr007 wrote: - Caught driving with no license, car crushed. If not yours, owner has the choice of claiming it stolen, and you get done for grand theft auto (not San Andreas).

this sort of thing really ticks me off too. the number of people you see on those cop shows getting sent on their way with incorrect licence / illegal vehicles is shocking.

watch the aussie version and its tow trucks and keys taken away for unpaid registrations etc.

gt4dude · Post by **gt4dude** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 7:55 pm

the guy is exactly right in that video

in many cases it can apply in Auckland traffic, but to a certain extent. At 5 o'clock theres more cars than actual road space, the motorway backs up because both the onramps & the offramps are backed up.

and yeah god damn coconut vans jumping into your lane and then doing 40% of the speed limit

iOnic · Post by **iOnic** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:02 pm

Biggest problem on NZ roads is Aucklanders in their Miatas sipping mochafrappeccinos and admiring their latest hairstyle in the mirror instead of driving.

:trollface:

OMG so shiny! · Post by **Dell'Orto** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:10 pm

Nice troll, everyone knows they just drink soy lattes.

gt4dude · Post by **gt4dude** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 8:51 pm

ahh the best troll was someone deleting als post

now it looks like im the only one who hates slow odysseys

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:39 pm

Dell'Orto wrote:Nice troll, everyone knows they just drink soy lattes.

dafaq is a soy latte?

iOnic · Post by **iOnic** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:45 pm

^ knows what a mochafrappeccino is

OMG so shiny! · Post by **Dell'Orto** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 9:49 pm

siren676 · Post by **siren676** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:21 pm

iOnic wrote:^ knows what a mochafrappeccino is

You hurt your what now? :lol:

Toby · Post by **Toby** » Wed Jan 30, 2013 11:34 pm

jr007 wrote: grand theft auto (not San Andreas).

Car conversion or "Conversion of vehicle or other conveyance" in NZ

rollaholic · Post by **rollaholic** » Thu Jan 31, 2013 5:33 am

soy latte is so 2010. wheat grass shots are where its at n00b