10-10-2018, 08:15 PM
I am surprised that Brits find our speed limit slow. 100kph is slowish for motorways but it applies also to “single carriageways” which, at least until recently, were 60 mph in UK (lane each way, including the metal road in Ian’s photo! We do produce rally drivers!) 90 kph for towing and heavy vehicles. Legal limits have always been lowish; the difference is that rigidly enforced in the last 25 years with a vast improvement in road order and colossal reduction in the road toll. Many owe their lives to present conditions. All speeds are tedious in modern vehicles, although especially irksome is modernised stretches with 80 kph imposed because of former high crash rate. Curiously, driving 1950s/60s cars with 60 mph cruising is now far less harrowing than 30 years ago, when were hounded by leadfoots.
Metal roads were very extensive to the 1970s, including to popularly visited places such as Haast, and the kauri forest. In 2011 I found more such roads in Devon!
My recollection of Simon’s route extends from 1947 when from the back seat of our Seven, and just before the two keen cyclists climbing, I viewed the large passenger ship Wanganella stuck on the rocks. Amongst very earliest memories.
I also used to buzz around the coast part of route just for fun in the 1960s. The road was more winding with fewer speed bumps. No cyclists.
With many quite narrow streets and consequent moderate speeds a Seven was entirely practicable in Wellington.
Wellington has a very long roaded coastline. In the video the coast commences at left turn after the second barrier but can start a few miles earlier. The drive can continue other side of large bay in last part around to the city. Then a few miles of waterside motorway to the north end of main harbour, and several more miles around the north end and part way south along the east side.
With 60 mph southerly straight from Antarctica and horizontal spray and rain the initial south coast scenes can be very different! The distant safety fences are to stop breakers, not cars.
Northern hemisphere dwellers trying to follow, remember the reversed shadows! (near mid day, winter? Some travellers seem to not notice, but I find in the northern hemisphere have to constantly rethink direction.)
Some may notice the overhead wires. At least until recently Wellington stuck with trolley busses despite being many times the cost each of a versatile diesel.
I am looking forward to videos of some fast runs up many of the winding climbs when the special is running!
Metal roads were very extensive to the 1970s, including to popularly visited places such as Haast, and the kauri forest. In 2011 I found more such roads in Devon!
My recollection of Simon’s route extends from 1947 when from the back seat of our Seven, and just before the two keen cyclists climbing, I viewed the large passenger ship Wanganella stuck on the rocks. Amongst very earliest memories.
I also used to buzz around the coast part of route just for fun in the 1960s. The road was more winding with fewer speed bumps. No cyclists.
With many quite narrow streets and consequent moderate speeds a Seven was entirely practicable in Wellington.
Wellington has a very long roaded coastline. In the video the coast commences at left turn after the second barrier but can start a few miles earlier. The drive can continue other side of large bay in last part around to the city. Then a few miles of waterside motorway to the north end of main harbour, and several more miles around the north end and part way south along the east side.
With 60 mph southerly straight from Antarctica and horizontal spray and rain the initial south coast scenes can be very different! The distant safety fences are to stop breakers, not cars.
Northern hemisphere dwellers trying to follow, remember the reversed shadows! (near mid day, winter? Some travellers seem to not notice, but I find in the northern hemisphere have to constantly rethink direction.)
Some may notice the overhead wires. At least until recently Wellington stuck with trolley busses despite being many times the cost each of a versatile diesel.
I am looking forward to videos of some fast runs up many of the winding climbs when the special is running!