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| Thread ID: 136318 | 2014-02-17 04:24:00 | NZ Roads - two lanes | SolMiester (139) | PC World Chat |
| Post ID | Timestamp | Content | User | ||
| 1367839 | 2014-02-18 06:28:00 | An idiot. :( | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1367840 | 2014-02-18 06:33:00 | Call me names, I'm breaking no laws and if you wish to break them I have no need to enable you so I really don't care. The lanes are for the use of everyone not just people who want to speed. I'm not going to inconvenience myself for the sake of someone who want's to break the law. If I'm cruising along at 100kms/h and you want to pass - NewsFlash!! you're not allowed to. If you think that's inconsiderate I'd ask why you think you have the right to break the Law and why it's my Job to let you, you're the one who wants to speed, you're the one who can go around. It's not like I'm suggesting hogging the lane at 80kms/h when there are 2 empty lanes to my left, I'm saying when it's busy and it's easier for me to stay in the right lane I will. Also not an Aucklander, just had to visit regularly in a previous Job. Excellent comment from a well respected poster |
prefect (6291) | ||
| 1367841 | 2014-02-18 06:50:00 | Excellent comment from a well respected poster :+1: Agree. This thread is turning into two groups, the ones who obey the speed limits and the ones who don't care about them and think its fine to exceed the speed limits. Old story - rather get to your destination a minute or two later than not at all. Think we have all seen idiots driving like their throttle is stuck endangering other road users, then a short way up the road they are stopped at traffic lights and you pull up beside them. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1367842 | 2014-02-18 06:54:00 | You are quite WRONG (www.nzta.govt.nz) in your assumption that she may use the right hand lane. Not only is it contrary to the rules of the road, it is also inconsiderate, and is significantly more dangerous for both your wife and for the oncoming traffic! Billy :illogical From here www.nzta.govt.nz this thread starting going downhill. couple of points. billyT that is info from road code. its not law. its recommended but not legally required. feersumendjinn, i'm not sure if thats refer keeping in the left lane or the more likely keeping left on the road, in particular on unmarked roads. note it says roadway not lane. typical nz law that no one can decipher and will cost you a court case to find out. i can't believe so many on here are getting upset that someone is in their way stopping them from speeding. you guys seam to think that everyone else must get out of your way. that is probably no1 reason why we hose people off the road around here and tow whats left of their vehicle to the crusher. |
tweak'e (69) | ||
| 1367843 | 2014-02-18 07:15:00 | And this is why I use public transport... | pcuser42 (130) | ||
| 1367844 | 2014-02-18 07:28:00 | :+1: Agree . This thread is turning into two groups, the ones who obey the speed limits and the ones who don't care about them and think its fine to exceed the speed limits . Old story - rather get to your destination a minute or two later than not at all . Think we have all seen idiots driving like their throttle is stuck endangering other road users, then a short way up the road they are stopped at traffic lights and you pull up beside them . The argument is not about speeding, its about not blocking the road when others want to go past you . Slow ignorant drivers, as in those who insist on driving either on or slightly below the posted speed limit when conditions are perfectly fine for driving on or within the legal allowance above the speed limit, and who refuse to move over when drivers start cueing up behind wanting to get past, tend to cause excessive amounts of frustration and potential road rage which could easily be avoided if they just changed lanes or moved over to the shoulder of the road and let the following traffic go past . In the group of slow ignorant drivers I would include old motor home drivers, drivers with large trailers, old people who insist on driving 10 -20 kph below the posted limit, middle aged wealthy Asians(usually older Korean women in expensive European cars) some tourists . |
Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1367845 | 2014-02-18 07:37:00 | FTR, I often move over enough to let following traffic go past me if I am happy driving at the open road speed limit and don't feel like going any faster but am aware that the car catching up to me is going at least 20-30 kph faster than me. That way I don't feel pressured and they don't get pissed off. | Webdevguy (17166) | ||
| 1367846 | 2014-02-18 08:08:00 | It is the slow ignorant (I'll drive where I want) motorists that cause the majority of accidents - not the speed jocks. | Zippity (58) | ||
| 1367847 | 2014-02-18 08:16:00 | The argument is not about speeding, its about not blocking the road when others want to go past you. If someone is doing the speed limit ( no matter what it is) and someone wants to overtake, then they have to exceeding the speed limit to do it, Slightly different to someone going under the legal limit and holding others up. That 10 km allowance is also a load of bull. It depends on the cop sometimes, if they feel like being a bastard or just having a bad day they will stop you if you are going over the limit. I got pinged by a mufti cop a few years back doing 57 in a 50, it was coming from 70 to 50, was'nt far into the 50, and still slowing down when the red/blue lights came on. (insert swear words) It can sometimes also depend on if you can give a good enough reason for speeding and you get stopped, ( has to be damn good reason) like the time got pulled over doing 120 in a 50 - and got away with it :xmouth: (mind you that was 30 odd years ago) Never seen a cop turn white so fast ;) |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1367848 | 2014-02-18 08:22:00 | "within the legal allowance above the speed limit"....................that's news to me. In the good old days in the UK when there was no open road speed limit, I used to cruise happily at 100mph, sometimes opening up the tap on my Lightingised Shadow to 130mph if someone was foolish enough to try to overtake on the nearside.....those were the days alright...............:) Let's face it even a Ford Popular could go at 100kmh/60mph, but then of course there wasn't much traffic around most of the time. |
Terry Porritt (14) | ||
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