Politics 🗳️ NZ Politics

[Worried2Death]

If you apply logic say to Wizzards argument that the problem is substance use....then logic would tell you a lower speed limit for the drunk and stoned drivers is probably a good start eh.

It's been telling that reduced speed limits have coincided with a lower road toll, if that is a true correlation. Reduced productivity being the price apparently. An acceptable road toll usually doesn't include our own families.

 

[sup42]

able road toll usually doesn't include our own families.

Same metric as the Covid arguments. 'lets kill more people for productivity'.

Often times these are young people dying, which economically speaking creates long term incalculable loss if you want to frame it in dollar terms.

 

[MaybeTop8]

Same metric as the Covid arguments. 'lets kill more people for productivity'.

Often times these are young people dying, which economically speaking creates long term incalculable loss if you want to frame it in dollar terms.

Those of a certain leaning don't care unfortunately

 

[Rick O’Shay]

The best thing to do if you meet or see a conspiracist is to give them a wide berth. Not even worth acknowledging them

Does that include the referee bias against us theory? Half the forum would be ostracized

 

[Worried2Death]

Does that include the referee bias against us theory? Half the forum would be ostracized

No mate we're talking batshit theories not the established facts about the ref bias against us. I must admit I'm starting to have doubts though, they've been weirdly on our side since the Melbourne game, even Kasey Badger in the bunker made all the right calls in our favour. Makes you wonder if we were deluding ouselves all along.

 

[MaybeTop8]

No mate we're talking batshit theories not the established facts about the ref bias against us. I must admit I'm starting to have doubts though, they've been weirdly on our side since the Melbourne game, even Kasey Badger in the bunker made all the right calls in our favour. Makes you wonder if we were deluding ouselves all along.

Now that's crazy

 

[Worried2Death]

Now that's crazy

I do quite often get called a cooker when I'm trying to explain how we're going to finish top 4 this year to anyone who'll listen. They'll see.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

If you apply logic say to Wizzards argument that the problem is substance use....then logic would tell you a lower speed limit for the drunk and stoned drivers is probably a good start eh.

… or hammer the stoned and drugged drivers and get them off the roads. More drink driving checkpoints than speed cameras would target the actual problem.

Isn’t it better to solve the solve rather than a fatalistic approach of saying we accept twats, on the road but when they hit you, make it slower?

And then there’s the issue that stoned and drunk idiots are usually the ones that won’t stick to the lower speed limits anyway…

 

[Worried2Death]

… or hammer the stoned and drugged drivers and get them off the roads. More drink driving checkpoints than speed cameras would target the actual problem.

Isn’t it better to solve the solve rather than a fatalistic approach of saying we accept twats, on the road but when they hit you make it slower?

And then there’s the issue that stoned and drunk idiots are usually the ones that won’t stick to the lower speed limits anyway…

That's the solution for this part of the road toll. Smart cars with biometric scanners to read blood alcohol and drug levels will solve it, but in the meantime we could spend more on checkpoints etc. That might cost more than we were losing with lowered speeds though.

Now what are going to do about inattention? The Neuralink brain scanner car is coming, we'll all have to get chipped, but I can't see what could go wrong.

 

[wizard of Tauranga]

That's the solution for this part of the road toll. Smart cars with biometric scanners to read blood alcohol and drug levels will solve it, but in the meantime we could spend more on checkpoints etc. That might cost more than we were losing with lowered speeds though.

Now what are going to do about inattention? The Neurolink brain scanner car is coming, we'll all have to get chipped but I can't see what could go wrong.

My car already somehow monitors the drivers attention level and can occasionally says to have a break.

Oddly I’m usually concentrating when the warning pops up but when I weave all across the road, posting on this forum while driving, it says nothing

 

[Worried2Death]

My car already somehow monitors the drivers attention level and can occasionally says to have a break.

Oddly I’m usually concentrating when the warning pops up but when I weave all across the road, posting on this forum while driving, it says nothing

The Neuralink Tesla gives you an electric shock when it detects any thoughts that aren't about driving, and if you don't do what it says, it gives you another one. It's coming mate, you'll see.

 

[MaybeTop8]

The Neuralink Tesla gives you an electric shock when it detects any thoughts that aren't about driving, and if you don't do what it says, it gives you another one. It's coming mate, you'll see.

What about thoughts of asset sales?

 

[Rick O’Shay]

What about thoughts of asset sales?

You mean like Elon is going to buy NZ?

 

[Worried2Death]

What about thoughts of asset sales?

It flags trigger words for individual driver algorithms. For example, "neoliberalism" ZAP!

 

[Worried2Death]

You mean like Elon is going to buy NZ?

Peter Thiel buying the Warriors... ZAP!

 

[miket12]

My car already somehow monitors the drivers attention level and can occasionally says to have a break.

Oddly I’m usually concentrating when the warning pops up but when I weave all across the road, posting on this forum while driving, it says nothing

My car has the same feature.... a wife in the passenger seat.

 

[Worried2Death]

My car has the same feature.... a wife in the passenger seat.

"Darling, I've been thinking about buying another rental property..." ZAP!

 

[MaybeTop8]

Gordon Campbell 100% on point. This government are economic vandals, wrecking New Zealand, of the rich, by the rich, for the rich.

On Our Austerity Fixation And Canada Staying Centre-left

New Zealand still seems to be hellbent on cutting its way to prosperity, whether that be via spending cuts and/or tax cuts. In that respect, the current weakness of the New Zealand economy really has been a self-inflicted death by a thousand cuts.

www.scoop.co.nz

 

[Lord Gnome of Mooloolaba]

Be prepared for the mother of all austerity budgets those of you still in NZ.

Willis will blame Trump and the dumbfucks will believe her.

 

[miket12]

Be prepared for the mother of all austerity budgets those of you still in NZ.

Willis will blame Trump and the dumbfucks will believe her.

It's always someone else's fault.... the last government spent the first three years blaming the previous National govt. then 2 1/2 years blaming COVID and 6 months blaming Jacinda.

Politics 101.... always blame someone else for the bad and always take credit for the good (even if it's actually caused by someone else). Pissed me off when National MP's and Ministers at the re-opening of the state highway through the Coromandel when the work was 95% completed by the previous government/NZTA.