That 30 kph thing...

[Wainuiguy]

Which works equally for those on foot or on wheels. Like the male ute driver who cut me off in order to swoop on a parking space as I completed crossing on a marked pedestrian crossing. Scared the life out of me, so close I felt the breeze as he passed. When I raised my eyebrows at him as a question he gave me the fingers and said 'Fuck off lady'.

I congratulated myself on not being related to the bastard.

People like him are the problem. Since he already doesn't follow the rules, would a 30kph limit make any difference?

The 40kph works OK passed the school on our street - partly because it is pretty superfluous in the chaos of all the mothers picking up kids that aren't allowed to walk 100m. And partly because it's only in force during the short time it is relevant to the kids arriving or leaving school.

When town centres have a 30 limit, it's also often superfluous when congestion means no one can go that fast anyway, but is pretty pointless after hours when you are the only car on the road.

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And most of them have driver licences.

And many of those people with licences should have the licences removed from them.

Yes a 30kph limit in Wellington central is no issue as generally you can't go that fast anyway.  I don't have an issue with banning private cars from Lambton Quay and Willis street as very few private cars use those streets now.   But they want that for ALL Wellington residential streets as well as the Quays - the primary arterial route through the city.

Then there is the cost benefit analysis that was wrong (accidentally?) And now shows that the CBA is almost the same for 50kph.