Yet again

Well it's certain to be a bumper record number of deaths on the road, and when you consider that the majority of those deaths never really needed to happen, it makes it even worse, the recent campaigns run by the government obviously are not working. So is there an optimum level, have we reached the threshold, is it not possible to reduce these figures lower even as a percentage as opposed to an actual number?


Well death free motoring, would be the "Holy Grail" could you imagine a world without car deaths? Or even car accidents, well are you sitting comfortably? Then i'll begin,

Once upon a time in a land far far away......not it's not a fairy story or even make believe, it is New Zealand around 70 years ago, so the most likely death on the roads was via being hit by a passing hay bale.

Well it's obvious that we can not turn back the clock and life a simpler life at a more genteel pace, however with some thought being put into some half descent legislation and with the right level on enforcement, it is possible to reduce these terrible numbers to almost acceptable figures, single figures would be a worthy goal, but it would appear the government is as usual paying lip service to the fact that a reduction in the drink driving laws would reduce deaths per annum by around a third.

Tell that to the people who have lost loved ones by those who drink and drive, what the statistics don't tell us is the alcohol content or levels of the murderers who took these lives. (Harsh I know but then I didn’t mean to carry a knife officer was just in my pocket)

Come on National it's not rocket science, but then maybe the Alcohol lobby is far to strong in this country, whereas the telephone lobby isn't making enough financial contributions to the governments coffers.

Which brings me to the booze bus on the corner of Queens and K'Rd, nice one NZ police the congestion caused on the roads at 8am was probably worth the one person you busted and the thousands of dollars spent and setting it up, 2 police cars, stacks of cones, the booze bus and at least 4 police officers, there as to be a better spot or a better way to spend the tax payers money. Oh in case you didn't guess I was walking not driving.