Posts by Rich of Observationz
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[rights] agreed by the entire nation state of NZ?
So you'd have to have 100% unanimity on what those rights were? Good luck with that...
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This wasn't advertising content, over which a broadcaster exercises limited control (they have a veto, but don't really edit it)
I thought a lot of radio advertising was produced inhouse by the broadcaster that transmits it?
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Matthew Poole,
One could view driving a car as part of a right to free movement. After all, many people believe Internet access to be part of a right to free speech.
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Uses GPS to track local speed limit
Good idea. One would be able to make a fortune selling GPS spoofing devices.
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I have noticed that in other countries, the same type of people who in NZ drive like dicks in their own cars steal other peoples instead.
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People should get vehicles like this:
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dimethylpolysiloxane
Which as far as I can see has never been shown to be toxic or mutagenic by ingestion.
OTOH, go and buy the most expensive organic fillet steak from Moore Wilson, BBQ it until nicely charred at the edges and you just made a whole load of benzopyrenes, which *are* proven carcinogens.
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Steve Barnes,
There are such things as points, I believe.
(I've never seen indicators on a tram. In Europe, the general rule is that trams have absolute priority - which is backed up by their size and weight. The old Christchurch trams were the opposite I think?),
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Hard News: Staying Alive, in reply to Lisa Black,
Well, the drafters of the legislation obviously felt people would quibble so in the "1.6 Interpretation" section they wrote:
driver means a person driving a vehicle; and includes the rider of an all terrain vehicle, a motorcycle, a moped, a cycle, a mobility device, or a wheeled recreational device
Pretty clear, eh
Incidentally the road rules are not an expression of some sort of moral code.
They exist (partly) so that each road user can have an expectation of how others will act. So a person going along a road can expect people not to pull out in front of them, a person turning left can (until later this year) expect right turning traffic to give way, etc.
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Why not stop having a mayor?
Elect a council (preferably with a fair voting system) and have them choose a leader who has the confidence of a majority of councillors (just like the way a Prime Minister is chosen). The minority of councillors form the opposition.