Take a second look at what appears to be someone's "good luck." You'll find not luck but preparation, planning, and success-producing thinking....
- David Joseph Schwartz
RightCar.Govt.Nz
"We all want safer roads, lower fuel bills and clean air. The good news is that the cars we choose to drive can make a big difference.
Thats the opening sentence on the governments new Right Car website.
Very much a rort as far as I am concerned.
I get very annoyed with the hypocrisies that come out of New Zealand government. Those who have read my blog before will know where I am heading.
SHOCK ABSORBERS These little beauties have to be just about destroyed before they will fail a warrant in New Zealand. The recommendation is that they get changed every 60,000km (about 4 years for most drivers) 80,000km should be their absolute maximum.
But is this enforced by LTSA as part of the warrant? Hell no!
Why not? Because 75% of all imported Japanese vehicles would FAIL.
I fall back again to how crash statistics in New Zealand are managed. Very little is actually captured and put into available statistics. The most common excuse is speed.
However, if your shock absorbers are crapped out or unbalanced, then even a minor evasive maneuver is likely to send you out of control.
Bugger the traction control and air bags (although airbags and in particular side airbags should be compulsory on all imported and new vehicles)
If all WOF tests included proper shock absorber tests, we would see the road toll reduced.
