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[MrFrankWhite]

People will die as a direct result of these changes

Disregarding safety in raising speed limits is 'highly unusual' – transport agency

Higher speeds are being restored on 81 stretches of state highway, after ministers barred officials from considering safety and environmental concerns. Jonathan Milne reports.

newsroom.co.nz

'Terrified for our lives': Cyclists, locals, surfers oppose speed rise on scenic highway

The speed limit on SH35 will increase from 80 to 100km/h by July 1.

www.nzherald.co.nz

What number of road deaths is acceptable to you?

 

[MaybeTop8]

What number of road deaths is acceptable to you?

Ask Wiz that. It's pure ignorance and pandering to the rednecks.

 

[MrFrankWhite]

Ask Wiz that. It's pure ignorance and pandering to the rednecks.

No I’m asking you. If you don’t have the courage to answer, just say so.

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Ask Wiz that. It's pure ignorance and pandering to the rednecks.

Once again you are getting the majority confused with your definition of far right or whatever daily insult you decide to label those that differ from your view of the world.

 

[MaybeTop8]

No I’m asking you. If you don’t have the courage to answer, just say so.

 

[MaybeTop8]

Once again you are getting the majority confused with your definition of far right or whatever daily insult you decide to label those that differ from your view of the world.

Well, hardly daily recently. Haven't even mentioned the right in this one, but since you have, you're correct. It's right wing bullshit.

 

[MaybeTop8]

Democracy mate, the locals polled overwhelmingly support reverting back to the higher speeds that were removed without their input.

“The majority of feedback received from the community and road users was not in support of retaining the lower speed of 80km/h for this route, with 61% in favour of the speed reverting to 100km/h.”

Labour got voted out because of communist stuff like this. Shower head 2 moment when brand new motorways engineered for 110kmh are set to 100… just because.

If you can’t any handle risk, stick to public transport.

SunLive - Public feedback leads to SH2 speed limit increase - The Bay's News First

Public feedback leads to SH2 speed limit increase

www.sunlive.co.nz

There is no public transport. The road lobbies and the far right government have shut it down

 

[MaybeTop8]

How our health workforce is jeopardised by political meddling

Comment: Underneath the health ministry's 'milk and honey' report on the regulation of health professions a more sinister picture emerges, writes Ian Powell

newsroom.co.nz

 

[Mr. Brownstone]

Well, hardly daily recently. Haven't even mentioned the right in this one, but since you have, you're correct. It's right wing bullshit.

Come on, red neck in the age of Trump is right wing… they just don’t necessarily realise it.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

Ask Wiz that. It's pure ignorance and pandering to the rednecks.

If 10,000,000 vehicle trips use a road a year, waste 10 minutes of their life after reducing the speed by 20% then the accumulative lose of time is 100 million minutes. This equates to 3 life times opportunity cost lost (at the average lifespan) that the lower speed limits ‘loses’ and is an unseen safer road, hidden road toll.

Ie for the above road you could have a higher speed limit and have 3 road toll deaths per year and still come out with savings in lifetimes over lower speed limits.

You don’t cares about millions of 10 minutes but everyone notices a fatal death. But they are equally important.

The opportunity cost of safety is sometimes more than the benefit saved. And we all make those calculations on a micro level every time we chose to drive.

I say the community can make their own decisions, not the govt in regards what is safe and acceptable risk. And the community has spoken.

Feel free to drive at the old ‘safer’ speed limits - there’s nothing stopping you. My grandma does it all the time

If you are really worried about safety, ban push bikes - they have the highest death rate per km travelled.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

There is no public transport. The road lobbies and the far right government have shut it down

My kids just took the bus from Tauranga to Auckland yesterday, back for university.

What are you talking about?