Clive Matthew-Wilson (Road Safety Expert) is dreaming.
He says safety barriers would have made all the difference in the recent eight-person road fatality (Stuff.co.nz, April 30.
That's like saying 'if that aircraft hadn't taken off it wouldn't have crashed'.
Next thing we'll have bubble wrapped cars and trucks and safety barriers and median strips on all New Zealand roads. How bloody ludicrous!
The biggest difference to many crashes, would be the drivers having the proper driving skills, having control of the vehicle, self-responsibility, not only for themselves but also their passengers, and last but not least, paying 100 per cent attention to driving the vehicle.
Until these so-called ‘experts' in road safety get real, blame the atrocious driving and not the roads or vehicles so much, then they are just avoiding the problem.
Also, the penalties for bad driving are pathetic.
P Kelly, Tauranga
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NZ Drivers
Posted on 06-05-2019 19:24 | By Helen Tomson
Agree 100% with P Kelly's comments - drivers here are unskilled and totally self centred. If there were cameras at the Maungatapu/Hairini/Welcome Bay roundabout the government would make a fortune in fines from drivers running red lights, blocking intersections, and using mobile phones. I worked in Queensland for 10 Years (and hate admit) that the drivers there are much better than here. Reason for this is better tuition, realistic fines and zero tolerance for non payment of the fines.
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