Undertaking = Undertakers
You would think that this would be obvious to the majority of road users, but no, the rule is simple, you over take a vehicle by overtaking on the right, after you have checked that it is safe to do so, so why this dangerous practise of undertaking, on State Highways it is a real problem.
The Police seem to be oblivious to this style of driving, and do little to discourage it, it would appear that it is one of those poor driving laws inherited from Australia, where it is still OK to undertake, although reading between the lines I think this will change over the next few years and become illegal. come on NZ good road habits and live longer.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Bad Drivings in the Blood
Drivings in the Blood
You must have seen the recent commercial, driving is in the blood, come on how pathetic, kid is encouraged to change gear whilst dad is driving.
Then it gets worse, on pulling up at the Bach, the car gear lever is shifted into neutral before the handbrake is applied, No wonder this kid ends up off the road and in a field, yet another road casualty.
What is really frightening, this commercial is sponsored and paid for by the NZ Police, Land Transport and the Standards agency....Duh! if the government can't get it right, then what is the point?
Bad Habits create Bad Drivers!
You must have seen the recent commercial, driving is in the blood, come on how pathetic, kid is encouraged to change gear whilst dad is driving.
Then it gets worse, on pulling up at the Bach, the car gear lever is shifted into neutral before the handbrake is applied, No wonder this kid ends up off the road and in a field, yet another road casualty.
What is really frightening, this commercial is sponsored and paid for by the NZ Police, Land Transport and the Standards agency....Duh! if the government can't get it right, then what is the point?
Bad Habits create Bad Drivers!
Tailgating
It will come as no surprise to the average driver on New Zealands roads, that Kiwis, do rank as some of the poorest drives in the western world.
With yet again the death toll rising, and the obvious tele-mercials, NOT getting the message across, the standard of driving in New Zealand is bad.
Tailgating, is not just a New Zealand issue, but it has become a national sport, are those nano seconds to get to the next set of traffic lights that important?
Is the close inspection of the car in front of you, tail pipe really that necessary? NO and yet every day impatient Kiwis will endanger lives and for what to get home 3 seconds earlier.
I run the gauntlet everyday, I try to leave a sensible braking distance at least 2 car lenghts, but you know whats going to happen, some ignorant so called driver, cuts you up and by the time we have travelled 3 or 4 kilometers down the road, they are still only a car or so in front of me, so what is the point?
With yet again the death toll rising, and the obvious tele-mercials, NOT getting the message across, the standard of driving in New Zealand is bad.
Tailgating, is not just a New Zealand issue, but it has become a national sport, are those nano seconds to get to the next set of traffic lights that important?
Is the close inspection of the car in front of you, tail pipe really that necessary? NO and yet every day impatient Kiwis will endanger lives and for what to get home 3 seconds earlier.
I run the gauntlet everyday, I try to leave a sensible braking distance at least 2 car lenghts, but you know whats going to happen, some ignorant so called driver, cuts you up and by the time we have travelled 3 or 4 kilometers down the road, they are still only a car or so in front of me, so what is the point?
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