“Changes made under the guide may include altering road design, lowering speed limits, or in certain circumstances, raising them."

What they are saying essentially is that they might raise the speed limit by 10km/h on motorways/expressways.

And how many millions will this exercise cost the taxpayer?

Lets have decent road surfaces/conditions and raise the limit to 120km/h. Also get rid of (as much as possible) freight off the road and get it back onto rails where it should be.

wonder if people get a refund for going 104 or so because speed kills you know thats why we are going to increase it to 110. Seems to support the theory that it was mainly for revenue gathering  .

If you do a 104 in a 110 zone you will no doubt get a ticket for not driving fast enough according to the road conditions.

Many roads in overseas countries have two speed limits - one for normal, one for when it's raining.

2 speed limit at different times? hmm ...

cynnicallemon:

“Changes made under the guide may include altering road design, lowering speed limits, or in certain circumstances, raising them."

What they are saying essentially is that they might raise the speed limit by 10km/h on motorways/expressways.

And how many millions will this exercise cost the taxpayer?

Lets have decent road surfaces/conditions and raise the limit to 120km/h. Also get rid of (as much as possible) freight off the road and get it back onto rails where it should be.

 

joker97:

 

2 speed limit at different times? hmm ...

 

That would seem ideal for someone with a split personality.

MikeB4:
Are you willing to pay more tax to fund the roading upgrades?

I'm always willing to pay for quality.

Are you?

cynnicallemon:

MikeB4:
Are you willing to pay more tax to fund the roading upgrades?

I'm always willing to pay for quality.

Are you?

I'm pretty happy with the current speed limit too, that's why I questioned the need to waste taxpayers money on whats no more than a puny increase in speed.

cynnicallemon:

 

If you do a 104 in a 110 zone you will no doubt get a ticket for not driving fast enough according to the road conditions.

 

Yup, see the other thread here on this "speed intolerance"

also, here's aquote from an earlier article...

If it is raised to 110 kilometres an hour on approved highways, then there should be a no tolerance approach to speeding on those roads. 110 is the top speed. 111 kilometres an hour will get you a hefty fine.

And that's because in the eyes of some drivers, 110 will mean 120. In the same way at the moment 100 means 110 to some motorists. So 110 has to be the top speed.

http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/bayleys-early-edition/opinion/rachel-smalley-raised-speed-limit-proceed-with-caution/ ' target='_blank'> http://www.newstalkzb.co.nz/on-air/bayleys-early-edition/opinion/rachel-smalley-raised-speed-limit-proceed-with-caution/ 

cynnicallemon:

joker97:

2 speed limit at different times? hmm ...

That would seem ideal for someone with a split personality.

joker97:

 

2 speed limit at different times? hmm ...

 

I'm not sure I see the issue?  We should be driving to the conditions.  If it's completely bucketing down on a stretch of road zoned for 100, surely you will slow down to a safer speed?

We already have different limits for different times - passing a school bus dropping of children, the speed signs that change on the Auckland Harbour bridge and driving into Wellington through the Gorge, not to mention the odd "LSZ" zone about in NZ (these might have gone by now ...)

What's worse is the locations that have 2 different speed limits at the same time - eg: this round about: https://goo.gl/maps/GaHqqeSmqLH2

Heading from napier into the round about is a 100 km/h zone, there current are no speed restriction signs to slow down.  (There ARE 100 km/h signs heading away from the round about back to napier)

Heading to the round about from Hastings central is a 50 km/h zone ... so the round about is 100km/h based upon your entry to the round about OR it's 50 kmh ...

wazzageek:

 

joker97:

 

2 speed limit at different times? hmm ...

 

 

I'm not sure I see the issue?  We should be driving to the conditions.  If it's completely bucketing down on a stretch of road zoned for 100, surely you will slow down to a safer speed?

 

 

 

You are obviously not a lawyer :)