Speeding
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@aucklandwarlord said in Grumpy Old Man:
there's certainly always been a groundswell within the ranks that the MOT and Police should be two different entities.
As long as the Traffic cops are competent, does it matter?
When I started riding in the UK, the difference between the UK and NZ traffic police was startling. The UK motorbike cops in particular were serious motorcyclists who understood and had an affinity with other riders - unlike their NZ counterparts. And don't get me started on the Lower Hutt traffic police...
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@majorrage said in Grumpy Old Man:
I also think rules should be defined more at the car level (I would say that). An M3 doing 85 mph is a lot safer than a Transit.
It's a great point, but hard to legislate for, I guess.
White Van Man causes me more angst that any other fuckwit on the road. Yeah, I can easily outpace them when they sit on my arse , but why should I need to on wet roads?
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@aucklandwarlord said in Grumpy Old Man:
I've always thought that driving should be something they could bring external people in to teach at high school, so kids can get a licence without have the opportunity to get one before going into the workforce. That way, there is a standardised minimum amount of training given to every student, and there is very little excuse for not having at least a restricted licence. Surely for most kids, it's more useful than learning Shakespeare.
We used to have that back in my day. There was a driving programme that operated through high schools, can't remember the name, but the idea was to provide cheap but competent licence training. I believe it was govt subsidised too.
Another one of these things that was 'privitised' and as predicted many lower socio-economic groups now just don't bother with training and are happy to take fines that get paid off at a $ a week from their benefit. False economies. -
@majorrage said in Grumpy Old Man:
@victor-meldrew said in Grumpy Old Man:
@majorrage One of the things I've noticed in the UK over the last few years is how silly speeding (in 30mph areas for example) has become as socially-unacceptable as drink-driving.
I’d go further than that. I’d say speeding through residential areas is viewed worse than drink driving.
I also think rules should be defined more at the car level (I would say that). An M3 doing 85 mph is a lot safer than a Transit.
The pragmatism part should be 'safe driving'.
As an example the Brighton Rd last few miles before reaching the M25 is a four lane wide straight rd with no houses for much of the distance yet 24 hours a day is monitored by average speed cameras for it's length with a limit at 40mph. At 5am driving down to Gatwick with no other cars on the road you can't tell me that is dangerous to drive at 50mph.
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Tanzanite Blue II
Is that the new dark metallic blue that looks black sometimes and really blue at others? That's fucking rad.
Given the house prices in NZ, my wife and I are coming around to the fact that we'll be in Japan for a bit longer (possibly forever in Okinawa or somewhere) and the only bright side is that I can then get the new PHEV X3.
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It's always amused me that the penalty for winding out my bike on this road is the same as doing 130 on a 80 stretch in suburbia:
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Tanzanite Blue II
Is that the new dark metallic blue that looks black sometimes and really blue at others? That's fucking rad.
Given the house prices in NZ, my wife and I are coming around to the fact that we'll be in Japan for a bit longer (possibly forever in Okinawa or somewhere) and the only bright side is that I can then get the new PHEV X3.
Yeah, that's the colour.
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Tanzanite Blue II
Is that the new dark metallic blue that looks black sometimes and really blue at others? That's fucking rad.
Given the house prices in NZ, my wife and I are coming around to the fact that we'll be in Japan for a bit longer (possibly forever in Okinawa or somewhere) and the only bright side is that I can then get the new PHEV X3.
Yeah, that's the colour.
That's a nice motor! My brother just got one and had it 1 day when someone ran a red light and T-boned him with his Kids in the car. Despite the initial shock, the three of them were uninjured. He was certain that if he was in his previous car, he would have had a severely injured or dead kid.
BMW got him a replacement quickly and he couldn't be happier.
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@hooroo It’s now just ticked over 2000km, and I’ve only used 1/3 of a tank of gas. We put a stack of panels on the roof and got a couple of powerwalls so I’m basically running the car for free. Except for, you know, the cost of the solar setup, but we don’t mention that because it spoils a perfectly good story.
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@hooroo It’s now just ticked over 2000km, and I’ve only used 1/3 of a tank of gas. We put a stack of panels on the roof and got a couple of powerwalls so I’m basically running the car for free. Except for, you know, the cost of the solar setup, but we don’t mention that because it spoils a perfectly good story.
HA! That's incredible.
You can drive from Cape Reinga to Bluff AND BACK have a third of a tank of gas left
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@jc Thanks that's what I expected. My partner wants an SUV for some fucking reason and was thinking electric but has range concerns so I suggested PHEV. 70 clicks would be heaps I'd have thought.
One more question if I can presume on your charity. How much of a hassle / cost was it getting the charging infrastructure for your home. Her other concern is she's thinking she might sell her house and doesn't want to put in all the charging stuff and then move if it's a major.
I told her she'll get free travel on the buses after 9:30 in a few years but that wasn't well received
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@dogmeat There's no mandatory charging stuff with the PHEV, they supplied a charger that plugs into a standard socket. There is an optional wall box that you can get but I haven't got round to that yet. They are about $1200 plus fitting, which means 3 phase to the box. Since I have a pet sparky (by brother) I got the 3 phase work done but as I say, haven't sourced the box.
The whole solar cell / battery thing is a whole other dimension. Realistically I'll never make my money back but it's kinda cool and we pulled the trigger after having a couple of power cuts over winter. I like not having to rely on the grid. Unless I live a a very long time I'll be dead before the payback.
But self sufficiency is a good feeling. Even with the car I can usually run the house off the powerwalls. I'm thinking about putting in a bore for water too. My bro is convinced there is probably one on the property already as the house has been here for over 110 years. That would be great, then everyone can get the fuck off my lawn.
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A 21-year-old Moncrieff man will be fined a total of $2,386 after he was detected driving with no P-plates displayed at 170km/h on the Majura Parkway on Thursday (7 October 2021). The driver overtook a police officer in the 100km/h area, and his speed was measured at 170km/h. After passing into the signposted 80km/h area, the driver did not reduce his speed, and his speed was again measured at 170km/h, more than double the limit.As you can see from the footage, 170 on that stretch is hardly dangerous, apart from people going "slowly". That stretch is only a few years old and is practically straight. Speed limits in Australia are absurdly slow on our best bits of road infrastructure.
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@antipodean said in Speeding:
As you can see from the footage, 170 on that stretch is hardly dangerous, apart from people going "slowly". That stretch is only a few years old and is practically straight. Speed limits in Australia are absurdly slow on our best bits of road infrastructure.
Shit spot to stop as well - particularly as that Semi is coming up the hill.
I got done once at 129km/h in a 100 zone out near Dubbo. Smooth road, beautiful day, hadn't seen a car in an hour (back road through Mendooran is top notch). I'd just had new tyres and suspension put on the car so it was like brand new.
Around a sweeping corner on a hill, there's an SS Commodore coming the other way with a fucking huge aerial. Hitting the brakes is probably all that stopped me getting suspended for 3 months.
