2026-09-14 19:58 UTC
RE: https://mastodon.nz/@joncounts/117268951549236535
An even more damning bit of evidence comes to the surface when we compare the YTD ratio of fatalities to crashes.
2026: 226 deaths in 198 crashes
2025: 206 deaths in 198 crashes
That, my friends, is physics talking. Same number of incidents, 10% more people killed. Higher average speeds mean greater damage and severity of injuries.
This is the blood on SImeon Brown's hands that I have been talking about ever since that murderous ghoul said he was going to increase speed limits to "boost productivity."
National owns this. It's a bloodbath and it does not have to be this way. How many seconds did the average driver save on their commute? #NZPol
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@phil_stevens@mastodon.nz 2026-09-14 21:01
BTW, if we go back one more year it's even more striking (see what I did there): 2026: 226/198 2025 206/198 2024: 188/162 Speed increases risk, and so does policy driven by ideology instead of evidence. National kills Kiwis on the open road.