Simeon Brown says "economic impacts" need to "count" alongside safety.

Alternative headline: National to spend $30m to sacrifice some of your lives so our trip is slightly faster.

The changes have been endorsed by transport researchers and street safety advocates as effective measures to help reduce the number of Kiwis killed and injured on the roads.

That’s all there is to it.

  • @Ilovethebomb
    2•9 months ago

    How many lives, including your own, are worth taking to satiate your need for speed?

    Lol, we’re talking about driving at 100 kmh here. Tad melodramatic, don’t you think?