Drivings in the blood....again!

You may have seen the re-emergence of the driving’s in the blood adverts. Firstly this advert as got to be one of the worst every seen EVER! It is very poor, lets consider the evidence, first I am not sure what it is trying to say, Teach your kid bad driving habits and see them die, Don’t drive fast, Don’t buy a batch…what? It is very confusing.

However it is obvious that there are some real driving errors, maybe this is what it’s supposed to be about, answers on a postcard if you find out.

But we can see dad accelerating as he changes down as he goes around a corner, yep that’s a smart move, we then see dad inviting Robbie to put the car in neutral, only once that as happened dad takes his foot of the foot brake before putting on the handbrake, yep another educative move.

This family deserve to die as they are dumb arses, thankfully it’s a work of fiction, no one would be that bad…would they? Mmmmmm

Drivings in the blood....again

SH1

So to the bloke driving along SH1 who thinks he is Jamie Whincup we say NO! No, sorry mate you are not a clever, highly skilled and trained V8 supercar driver, in fact you are a prat.

Lets consider the evidence, firstly you are not in a V8 of any kind but a Honda Accord, the fact that you where breaking the speed limit is stupid, then to start undertaking cars then overtaking then undertaking then overtaking, is by any stretch of the imagination even dumber. The only good news out of this appalling driving is that by the time he crashes he will be far away from me; hopefully there will not be any collateral damage, but usually its crazy drivers like this that create the mayhem and get away scot free.

As you approach the harbour bridge along SH1 the police usually park on the hard shoulder, no different yesterday, only he was to busy pulling the fluff out of his belly button to realise what was going on, maybe having your pursuit car facing traffic as opposed the CBD might help…Doh!

Christmas Nearly Here

Well the sun is shining and all is well so we are led to believe. The police are out in force and are arresting bus loads of people, quite rightly so, ya break the law ya pay the price, the good news is, theoretically those people caught will live to drive another day, however we know that the statistics over the Christmas New Year periods are going to be horrendous, we wish they weren't but you know it and I know it.

If you escape death or serious accident and are found under the influence of drink or drugs the penalties as they stand are no deterrent, it is time that the laws governing drink driving where reviewed, not with the usual knee jerk reaction, but measured and sensible policies that will improve the issue and cut the number of deaths on the road. If NZ does not step up, the carnage that is out roads will progressively get worse, which is criminal in its self. The public have a right to be protected from this slaughter and the government is failing in its responsibilities in protecting them. How many more need to die before we learn the lesson?

Silly Season

As the silly season is about to start, it’s important to realise that a substantial number of families are going to have there lives wrecked, many through no fault of there own. The police have stepped up there “booze” bus activities and already the “bust rate” is as high as ever. This does not bode well for the season to be jolly, for many it will be a season they would hope to forget.

However Kiwis still have not learnt the lessons of the past and Stephen Joyce's attitude to decreasing the amount of alcohol consumed, before you are well and truly busted and taken off the road, beggars belief, you just hope something happens to his family then you will see action, meanwhile, people will suffer at the hands of drunken drivers yet again, what a waste.