Ilovethebomb @ Ilovethebomb @lemmy.nz

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They will absolutely need to introduce lower levels, I suspect motorcycles may just pay a flat rate at registration time. Buying online isn't too bad, but you do need to check your odometer against your RUCs every so often, and it's easy to end up behind. It's also annoying to have to pay in a big lump every so often rather than as you go with fuel.

I'd love to have an automated system that just charges you every thousand KMs with no action required by me.

Why are you posting a half baked reckon from someone with no experience in road safety beyond being a motorist? The only evidence or statistics discussed here are a quote from a government minister.

This whole article is just a pointless waffle piece.

This must have been a nightmare for anyone in the logistics industry.

I've read the interim report on the breakdown, the component that failed was 11 years old, and should have been replaced at five years. It was also kept in storage for too long before being installed.

And this wasn't a one off, either. There were a significant number of components at a similar stage in their life.

So yes, definitely a process issue.

That was a campaign promise, and is part of the coalition agreement between National and Act, as far as I know.

There have been discussions around an E RUC system, which I hope comes through. The existing systems are aimed at companies rather than individuals, and buying RUCs is a pain in the ass.

I can absolutely see why they went with a lower rate of RUCs though, what they were proposing would have been a nightmare to administer, and a pain in the ass for owners.

See, you can repeat the same line as much as you want, but it just doesn't work like that.

The Kapiti coast, for example, has great public transport, especially in and out of Wellington, and traffic was still a nightmare until transmission gully opened.

The Hutt Valley is the same, great public transport available, and yet the motorway still chokes up at rush hour.

Reality just doesn't align with your trite catchphrases, unfortunately.

A "white elephant" is something that isn't being used, or is too expensive to maintain.

You can always tell the office workers on here, they have no concept of the idea some people need a vehicle to do their job.

I don't think you understand what a "white elephant" typically means.

Most motorways are actually cost positive as far as maintenance is concerned, due to the relatively low maintenance cost relative to the amount of traffic they serve.

Out of curiosity, which projects do you think will be "white elephants"?

Not like the good old days when you could just reach behind the dash and disconnect the speedometer.

How hard is it to flash a new OS to a phone? I'm thinking of upgrading my phone soon, and I was wondering about a clean OS.

Although I'm looking at a Ulefone, and the smaller manufacturers are usually pretty good about bloatware.

Watching the reaction these people have when they don't even get the civil response they feel owed can be pretty funny.

I did get it to work after logging out and back in again.

I had to log out and back in again, and Sync won't load Lemmy NZ. Other apps are working though.

The younger generation just seem to be getting in less trouble overall, less crime, less teen pregnancy, less dumb shit altogether. It's good to see actually.

You can now get interlinked wireless ones, I think from Cavius as well. They're $75+gst at our wholesaler though, so not cheap. Ten year battery still.

Even if you don't use it yourself, a bath is useful for bathing children and animals, so even a half bath would be useful.

It's great being back at work this early, almost no traffic, parking everywhere, everyone is still chilled out from the break. I've got trips planned for later in the year, so I'm saving my leave for that.

The loan is paid off in three years, I can probably drag it out until then.

Or set fire to it.