absolutely ! i have to dip the headlights on the bigger signs. they are way to reflective.
i did hear somewhere that they are made for the aging population with poorer eyesight as we get older. thats probably BS.
tintop,
Dec 16, 5:33pm
Highly unusual, they end with a '5' so they will not be confused with a speed restriction sign. I do recollect that the old white on black ones had zeros though.
29wayne,
Dec 16, 5:49pm
I've never heard that one before tweake . . . . but not too far off the mark.
Rules and advisories have to account for the lowest common denominator and NZ has many foreign tourists, and an aging population, and some REAL dorks who THINK they are indestructible, and that advice is unnecessary. Most advisories can be exceeded by a common sense amount (provided they are below the posted maximum speed for that stretch of road) and of course, with at least a modicum of intelligence.
All a matter of knowledge, common sense and courtesy really.
tintop,
Dec 16, 5:49pm
There are guidelines for the use of the various reflective sheetings, with the high intensity types used in situations where there is a lot of other light, like in cities. Rural roads should have the lower intensity materials - but some people believe that 'brighter is better' :(
therafter1,
Dec 16, 6:11pm
Try Highway 50 in the Hawke bay . I don't recollect there being any 95's, but there are most definitely 85's, and in many instances there is absolutely no explanation for them, which in my opinion induces complacency. There are a couple of dips down to river crossings that are justifiably posted, and at the top of the hill at the Maraekakaho end there is a right hander posted at 15 (or 25 from memory), with a metal pull off (sightseeing), or as a bit of a run off/braking zone (liberally peppered with pieces of exterior trim, broken lenses etc lol), bounded by a barbed wire fence with a mixture of wooden posts and waratah standards (nice), and a small bank (to get you airborne into the paddock) . ignore that posted advisory at your peril).
db.price,
Dec 16, 7:04pm
I was always told that the sign is the recommended cornering speed in the wet or for trucks.
richardmayes,
Dec 16, 8:25pm
The roading engineers have a concept called "speed environments", which basically says that an 85km/h corner at the end of half an hour of dead straight 100km/h roads, needs more warning signposting than what a 55km/h corner located immediately after ten other 55km/h corners needs.
The idea being that if you've been humming along at 103km/h on cruise control for half an hour, you need to be jolted out of your mental complacency by a warning sign. Pay attention son you're going to have to turn the wheel now!
Whereas if you've just driven through a series of ten 55km/h corners, you probably don't need a speed advisory sign for turn number eleven.
bill-robinson,
Dec 17, 5:47am
I look at the advisory speeds for corners and reckon they are still in miles per hour.
pestri,
Dec 17, 8:35am
billyfieldman wrote: A
But in a recent news, the police recommended going 10kph below the recommended speed for bends. /quote] They recommeded that for heavy trucks.
tintop,
Dec 17, 9:31am
The MPH ones were RPM on my MG TF 1250 in top gear.
elect70,
Dec 17, 12:54pm
Havent noticed any difference all seem far too reflective . If anyone couldnt see the old non reflective ones they shouldnt be driving . On hi beam cant even see the oncoming bend . Another fail by TNZ
therafter1,
Dec 17, 1:19pm
Yep, its a screw up alright, the brightness of the reflection is causing pupil dilation, then you are back in the dark again with dilated pupils that need a few seconds to re-adjust to the reduced light, and the more of the reflective chevrons there are (2 of the 3 sisters on the Desert Rd are a good example) the worse the problem is!
tintop,
Dec 17, 2:05pm
You need to be able to see them against the headlight glare of oncoming traffic.
But the chances of making every one happy are pretty low I guess.
briantamaki-god,
Dec 17, 4:27pm
coming back from the coast on my motorbike I went around a 65k corner and saw a highway patrol car looked down at speedo and was at 110 and slowing I will adhere to the sugestions if I don't know the road/bend but will push it if I do
craigs_workshop,
Dec 17, 4:51pm
the signs are not very consistent tho
craigs_workshop,
Dec 17, 4:53pm
i agree that they are low for a sedan - but what about an SUV ?
take the awakino gorge for example - it has 3 corners posted at 55
one of them is a genuine 55 whereas the others are eaiser
bwg11,
Dec 17, 5:15pm
That's just a faceless bureaucrats sense of humour, I imagine they must have a rather joyless life.
craigs_workshop,
Jun 5, 9:28pm
our politicians dont want to release the GPS data from ministerial cars
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