Posts Tagged ‘Speed’

The paint is barely dry on the new Onetangi Straight speed limit signs and already a big off. A car travelling east along the straight failed to take the corner at the end, slid across the road and through the fence. Once again hearty congratulations must go out to Rebecca Potts, Antony Yates, Councillor Roach, Board members Ray Ericson, Tony Sears, Nobilangelo Cedramalus, Eileen Evans and Herb Raomaniuk for their forward thinking, not to mention the loss of driver license testing.

Congratulations also go out to the Police, I saw my first sight of a Police Car on the straight in 7 years yesterday. It doesn’tmatter what the speed limit is, those that speed know they won’t get caught. I tried to report the accident by calling Waiheke Police. I was greeted with “You have reached the Police voicemail system, if you know the extension you want, dial it now” Police Fail.

It is The Cynic’s opinion is that lowering the speed limit on the Onetangi Straight will have no impact on the number of crashes and injuries. Those that fall off the road will take no more notice of the lower speed limit than they do of  any of the other road rules they blatantly ignore. Watch this space.