Comments on: UK approach to bad drivers

By: Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:58:07 +0000

*Don’t blame motorist and cyclists,

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:52:35 +0000

@Clare LOL – It was the sound of the cyber car.

By: Jeremy Harris

Jeremy Harris — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:55 +0000

Why not take this as an opportunity to push for cycling infrastructure..?

I find it humourous when people are adamant it’s a motorist vs cyclist issue, it isn’t, it’s a public vs local and central government issue…

NZ has some of the worst cycling infrastructure in the first world, if we look at North American cities such as Portland in the USA and Vancouver in Canada they have managed to get 10% – 12% of commuters riding to work, Auckland has 1% – 2%…

They managed it by steady investment in a smart, integrated cycling network, lockers, cycle parks, cycle priority measures and bike racks on buses and trains, they did all this for fractions on the dollar of the cost of road and rail infrastructure to move the same amount of commuters…

Don’t blame motorists or ,ask why they are on the same unseperated road and ask, “National and Labour where is our cycling infrastructure funding”..?

By: Clare Curran

Clare Curran — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:09:17 +0000

Your comments were stuck in cyber-space until I approved for some reason Spud. So vroooom got the green light. Wasn’t sure what it meant.

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:06:08 +0000

Sorry, Trev, I only wrote vrooom because I was certain that the thread wasn’t receiving comments, I didn’t think it would appear

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:57:07 +0000

A cycling saftey compaign sounds like a good idea.

By: Nathan Mills

Nathan Mills — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:37:55 +0000

Just spent a couple weeks in the Middle East, in one of the countries whose driving is regularly mocked (organised chaos with a soundtrack of blaring horns) Funny thing, I felt safer there than driving on the motorway from the airport at rush hour when I got back to Auckland! Kiwi drivers are so damn aggressive, it’s not funny. For every driver whose courteous, there’s another who’ll cut you off or speed up to prevent you merging. Don’t know why, I guess it’s so they get there that millisecond quicker!

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:20:51 +0000

vrooooooommmmmmm

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:20:17 +0000

My comment vanished without a trace Maybe it got hit by a cyber car.

By: Spud

Spud — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:19:21 +0000

Great article but I don’t think they should be worrying about the decision prosecutors make because they aren’t part of those cases and don’t know all the facts, I’m sure they had their reasons.

I’m sorry that you and Nikki have had such lousey experiences with drivers. A safety awareness campaign sounds like a great idea.