Speeding tolerance

A large number of NZ Transport Agency staff have exceeded 100km/h and the 110km/h tolerance level on a number of occasions by a considerable margin.

This reinforces my view that the 100km/h limit should be advisory only. The change should be accompanied by the following widely publicised statement: “Drivers exceeding the advisory limit must be certain it is safe to do so in the prevailing conditions.

“The police will take action against irresponsible, reckless, dangerous or drunken driving. It is the personal responsibility of every driver to ensure they do not cause an accident.”

This would eliminate the excessive number of revenue-gathering speeding tickets issued. Last year, of 1,063,846 offences, 767,409 were camera offences. The Government collected nearly $80 million. Both the number and amount are unnecessary and excessive.

R.A. Bruce, Red Beach. residents. I still live in the same area and have set foot on the Devonport golf course about four times in my life — walking home from parties.

If I do take up golf, I expect that if I am prepared to cover the cost of green fees, I will probably be in a financial position that enables me to own a car and travel for my hobby.

It would be wonderful if as many children as possible could share this healthy upbringing, so rezoning the golf course into residential housing is a wonderful idea.

Because it is near a beach and park, more affordable apartments would be thoughtful planning, perhaps with a pedestrian underpass to the large underused park on the other side of Lake Rd.

My only nimby reservation would be an insistence on improved public transport up Lake Rd and an end to Fullers’ monopoly on the wharf.

R. France, Devonport.