getting back on track. just scare tactics,so they can grab your money when you are clocked for speeding as the fines do not work.
tygertung,
Oct 31, 10:28pm
What do you think they spend the money on? Maybe they can have nice smoko shouts with the money from the fines, and dinners out?
bill-robinson,
Oct 31, 10:32pm
if they took 2 traffic cops, per district, out of their cars and put them on collecting unpaid fines they and the country would be better off
alowishes,
Oct 31, 11:43pm
They go to court for unpaid fines and then do pd at a rate equal to $100 an hour. Nobody who owes fines has any money to pay them ( mostly)
alowishes,
Oct 31, 11:45pm
It would be crackers and cheese as that’s all that could be bought due to so many unpaid fines.
bill-robinson,
Oct 31, 11:56pm
you forgot thr word 'NOT' at the end of your sentence.
tygertung,
Nov 1, 1:03am
Crackers and cheese, excellent, I think I'll go and have some now.
socram,
Nov 1, 1:06am
#50 - Another US website.
How is it that my fuel consumption is 40% worse locally than on a run?
1) Stop start 2) Traffic lights 3) Too much time in a low gear 4) Hills and no inertia to get up them without the auto doing a down change.
Suggest you get with it and go for a drive in a modern 2 litre turbo with a 9 speed gearbox and keep an eye on the computer's real time fuel consumption, instead of relying on US websites.
In Christchurch, the terrain is generally much flatter than around here, so fuel consumption should be better.
I'm a petrolhead but not a leadfoot. Never have been a leadfoot except with my first cars, 850cc Minis - and on the race track.
tygertung,
Nov 1, 9:22am
How accurate is that meter? Who knows. If you are driving in Christchurch, you won't be going very fast anyway as it is an urban environment.
I only drive manual, and I don't know of any cars with more than 6 speeds on that, apart from maybe a bus or truck. Most manuals are 5 speed.
socram,
Nov 1, 8:24pm
Oh boy, you are behind the times aren't you!
Our current one is 9 speed and the two previous ones were 8 speed.
The computers with ACTUAL usage as you drive seem accurate enough.
Even my 18 year old manual is six speed.
I'd normally prefer manual but the modern auto's are heaps better than the older ones, where you needed to use the kick down as soon as you got to a hill.
Analyse the published figures for road fatalities and for the majority, speed was not the primary cause.
By far and away the biggest problem appears to be drivers with not only a poor driving record, but drivers with a criminal record, or committing a criminal offence (eg trying to outrun the police).
The one statistic I haven't been able to pin down as yet is the percentage of fatalities that are single vehicle crashes. It doesn't seem to appear in the published statistics. If anyone can point me in that direction for figures for the last 10 years, I'd appreciate it.
tygertung,
Nov 2, 4:24am
How many gears you have is irrelevant once you are up to speed and when you are cruising on the open road you are only in one gear anyway.
Also an automatic is going to always be less efficient than a manual, which is why when I was in Europe in 2011 there was not an auto in sight. Cheaper, more reliable and cheaper on fuel.
If your car has an automatic gearbox, it should choose the best gear to use at this speed.
bill-robinson,
Nov 2, 5:56am
which bit of europe were you in? I was there in 2016 and the car rental co only had autos as they do not need to replace clutchs,
oh_hunnihunni,
Nov 2, 6:12am
Accidents are very rare. Sheer stupidity is not.
tygertung,
Nov 2, 5:48pm
That was in France and Germany, so it might not be the same in all of Europe as it is a diverse area.
bill-robinson,
Nov 2, 6:20pm
yup, we can fix a lot of things,but not stupid
alowishes,
Nov 2, 7:55pm
Makes one wonder how we coped with two speed Powerglide automatics ( and three speed column shift manuals)
socram,
Nov 2, 8:20pm
. and no synchro, trafficators/hand signals, manual choke, no heater or radio, wind up windows, batteries that needed topping up etc etc.
socram,
Nov 2, 8:30pm
Best gear for what? Acceleration or economy?
You can't override the auto to put it into 9th gear at 70kph if it is programmed to not go into 9th until you are travelling at 105kph. You can hold it in a much lower gear so you might be doing 100kph at 7,000rpm, instead of 1500rpm and drinking more juice.
Euros are usually set up for places where the speed limit is higher than 100kph, which is why they are not into top gear at 100kph in NZ.
A manual six speed, you can slot into top, ticking over at 50kph, but a 9 speed auto will be in 4th or 5th at best. It is therefore running at a higher rpm than a manual and using more fuel, but it has a higher gearing so is more economical once it is in top gear.
bill-robinson,
Nov 2, 8:33pm
that was when we had to remember and think for ourselves. now we have computers and artificial intelligence.that do all that for us. ha ***king ha.
tygertung,
Nov 3, 12:22am
Must be a pretty poorly programmed gearbox if it won't let you drive at 80 kilometres an hour without it running at some strange rpm.
According to this article, in New Zealand, during the EnergyWise Rallies, it has been found that the best fuel economy was achieved by driving at 80 km/h.
Yes, you actually had to drive (and maintain) a car then, not just steer it around the place and leave any maintenance to a garage workshop somewhere. (And whinge about the component costs)
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