Huge win: I can finally go back to hooning past schools at dangerous speeds

The Spinoff Daily, Monday March 3

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But first: For a while the forces of woke stopped Hayden Donnell from running over schoolchildren in his vehicle. But thanks to the government, he’s back in business.

“Not everyone rejoiced when prime minister Chris Luxon and transport minister Chris Bishop stood on a section of State Highway 2 near Featherston to announce they’re going to get rid of speed limit reductions across the country. Some questioned whether it might be in bad taste to celebrate speed increases near where several people have died in high-speed crashes. Others pointed out the supposed productivity gains used to justify the new speed laws were minor to illusory, given most drivers will save seconds at best, while others will crash their cars and be burdened with long-term conditions notorious for dampening productivity, such as being dead.

For me though, the announcement was cause for jubilation. After several years of being held down by the woke anti-child death lobby, I’m finally able to go back to my favourite pastime of hooning at dangerous speeds on roads near primary, intermediate, or occasionally high schools.

On Friday, Auckland Transport revealed the map of the streets where it’s being forced to raise the speed limit from 30km/h to 50km/h, and it’s a veritable smorgasbord of possibilities.”

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