There are a bunch of cocks needing a bit of viagra who are singing a lament over raising speed limits, one moron on the wireless this morning crying as he faded off the Item, “It will lead to more deaths, faster the vehicle the bigger the mess.
Now I have one more question for a purveyor of such news, exactly how many of the deaths of any increase prior to the Hipkins/ardern government dictate were actually speeding in excess of the posted limit as opposed to those who died while travelling at the posted limit or less.
All road users will regularly be overtaken while doing the limit and know instinctively when that vehicle hits something the possibility of survival will be limited.
On another matter entirely, caught on NZ State TV last night while Swmbo was still viewing after “The Chase” ended, an Item on the now vexed question of Akaroa Sewage being released into the very tidal Harbour following rudimentary treatment and how the Local natives were appalled.
Well people, Akaroa with around 1000 rateable properties that at times are well under 50% occupied with many being holiday homes.
Holdings that are outside the old borough probably number about the same number and apart from Duvauchelle, Tikau Bay and Takamatua all rely on septic tank systems as does the Native settlement South of Akaroa, The Kaik, with a handful of permanents and that settlement where a treaty signing was held after the Waitangi effort remains a base for Ngai Tahu who are leading the charge for Akaroa’s waste to be better treated before release into the Harbour currently at Greens Point.
Now being a bit of a historical center for the tribe there can at times be thousands descend on The Kaik for a Tangi, Hangi Hui or other gathering and those thousands deliver their waste into that harbour with almost zero treatment just pouring through an inadequate septic system but of course their shit does not stink so the moronic interviewer did not ask the entirely relevant questions about The Kaik waste that with increasing times of gathering for a dropped hat or similar makes even at Holiday Times Akaroa village hardly a problem.
What skills are taught at Journalism places of learning other than a clear understanding the Natives never do anything wrong.
No Minister 
Dare one ask whether Ngai Tahu will offer to contribute to the cost of a new sewage system, or will they expect those 1000 ratepayers to foot the bill?
how is it that you have all these modern safety features in cars, and yet they actually lowered the speed limits anyway.
It’s like you can never be too safe, and everything needs to be wrapped in cotton wool.
I don’t think so Tony, the were fullashit when the Old cottage Hospital expired in the >10 000 seismic events but after milking maximum headlines how great they were as citizens then they came up with a big fat zero.
Lions International assisted with considerable dosh to replace the medical facility that has a couple of beds for respite care for oldies, a medical clinic and a small ED facility.
So nice for the hoards of casuals coming to the Kaik for a soiree with their many medical emergencies just waiting to happen aye.
There is little evidence that lowering speed limits on roads where there is good visibility actually helps.
For example, consider an accident where someone t-bones a car while travelling at the new, lower, speed limit. If the driver had been speeding at the original speed limit they would have passed the accident point before the other car arrived, so no accident? iPod facto higher speeds are better (sarc off) but accidents always have multiple causes and simplistic changes rarely work.