Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

The Team from Neighbourly.co.nz

In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?

What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?

If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓

• The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
• The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)

Vote View Results

• 35.4% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
  35.4% Complete
• 64.6% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
  64.6% Complete

96 votes

Rubbish dumping

Paul from Central Whangarei

Can whoever is dumping their rubbish down the bank on Memorial Drive please stop. The Pack and Save bags for life that you're using are probably just as expensive as the council rubbish bags that you can also buy at Pack and Save.

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