Road Toll Increases

The "holiday" road toll has doubled this year and it's only at the half-way point.

As a professional driver I find this unsurprising, the standard of driving on South Island roads has deteriorated badly over the last few years.

Notably the dramatic reduction in "Asian" and foreign drivers has not improved safety on the roads, their places seemingly taken by old farts who should not have a license and young women (of either sex) too distracted to concentrate on what they and other road users are doing.

The pigs, of course, have taken their usual, bloody stupid to the point of brain dead, position and blamed speeding instead of the halfwits who's slow, inconsiderate driving is causing most of the angst among road users.

The other thing of note is that the anti-car scum influenced, ridiculously slow speed limits are simply being ignored by most - to the point where it confirms these are only in place as revenue gathering devices and nothing at all to do with safety.

A serious rethink on what roads are for is needed desperately.