19-07-2023, 01:11 PM
(19-07-2023, 12:26 PM)king1 Wrote:(19-07-2023, 09:57 AM)SueDonim Wrote: There should be no judder bars on public roads. Full stop. The rate/taxpayers pay to have them installed. Then every motorist who drives over them has unnecessary wear and tear on their car forever. Not fair. They are only "needed" where there is a problem with people going too fast and are another example of the innocent having to pay for the crimes of the guilty. The guilty need to be ticketed - make them suffer a consequence for change, and get some more money into the public coffers to pay for pavement maintenance (both road and footpath).
Except, some of those innocent are the ones paying with their lives for the speeding, or permanent injuries -and the hospital system or ACC pays for the ongoing care...
yes not fair...
Judder bars are a prevention measure - ticketing the guilty is the ambulance at the bottom of the cliff...
When some form of judder bar is genuinely needed for safety, fine. But the vast majority are there to make people travelling legally at 50kph go slower, or to discourage people from using a road that might be the most practical and direct route to their destination. Ticketing people is also a prevention measure. It gives them a consequence of their actions, something that seems to no longer be part of our social expectations.