Unnecessary Double Yellow Lines Ruin Rimutaka Ride
Submitted by stuffedpossum on Wed, 13/01/2010 - 15:04
Did Greater Wellington Regional Council have a job-lot of yellow paint they had to get rid of? Why else would they double-yellow line the whole of the Wairarapa side of the Rimutaka Hill?
What are double yellow lines for? To warn you can't safely overtake, such as on blind bends where you can't see. OK, but what about the straight bits? It's completely obvious that in most places there is not time to overtake... unless you are on a motorbike. So there is no need for the lines - is this just yet another attempt to stuff up motorcyclists?
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Sorry, double lines are not
Sorry, double lines are not there to warn you, they are there to control you!
The bureaucrats have been progressively expanding yellow lines throughout the entire country. These people do not think like normal people. They want to stop some idiot from overtaking when there is a vehicle coming towards him and so they slap on a yellow line whenever said idiot might even be tempted. Haven't you noticed how most three lane sections of road with a double lane for passing now have a double yellow so that people coming the other way are not allowed to pass even when the passing lane is clear.
I took one of these bureaucrats home one night in my car when he missed the train. I drove on the motorway at a steady 100 kph. I explained to him that although the speedo was showing 110 that I had proved many times that the true speed was 100. The guy wanted to get out early before I reached his house - obviously uncomfortable about travelling at that speed. These are the guys who come up with the road rules!
Just followed a flash new
Just followed a flash new fast car all the way over the hill which did a max of 20kph on all the corners, with a queue of 20 folk behind including me trying to have a fun weekend, selfish b*****d.