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@joncounts@mastodon.nz

2026-09-14 10:36 UTC

I looked up NZ's road statistics so far for 2026. 17,635 road injuries resulting in ACC claims. 221 people dead. All just this year. Instead we're fretting about e-scooters being dangerous and needing more regulation. (Perhaps they do, but they're not the elephant in the room here.) https://www.acc.co.nz/newsroom/media-resources/road-injury-statistics/ https://nzroads.tfwelch.com/dashboard/ #CarsKill #UrbanTransport #NZ

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  • @rood@aus.social 2026-09-14 10:47

    @joncounts@mastodon.nz there's a few badly designed bike routes on my commute. I've taken pole position on a few roundabouts couple of times to avoid having to navigate all the weird islands and curbs. I swear, a couple of times the utes behind me were seconds from a homicidal choice. It wasn't even a minute between entry and exit points!

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  • Interesting choice of photo, the Holden whatchamakalit Ute. The Ford Ranger is more often seen on the roads and in 2024-2025 we imported 42,143 tonnes (TONNES!!!) of these to drive around our roads. I see Ford is having difficulty getting their new electric Ranger certified because it’s bloody ridiculously heavy. I think it’s well into the small truck level. Madness. And once again a link to my calculations on whether EVs are heavier: https://sdc.org.nz/notes/heavy-ev @joncounts@mastodon.nz

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  • @joncounts@mastodon.nz “Stop de kindermord”

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