Consultation began this week on the government’s proposal to raise the speed limit to 110km/h on part of the Southern Motorway in Christchurch. ‘Boosting economic growth and productivity is a key part of the government’s economic recovery plan’ Transport Minister Simeon Brown said of the change“This proposal supports this outcome by reducing journey times and increasing efficiency on this key South Island freight route.”

Although Brown did not elaborate on the impact of increased speed limits in the number of fatalitiesOr about air pollutionwhich could also contribute to the increase in the number of fatalities, he left out the most important detail: this change could reduce the number of fatalities up to 49 seconds from this route to Christchurch. Add this to 20 bonus minutes of WarkworthAND Kāpiti offered one minute and 20 bonusesand the country’s commuters could use their precious savings to watch half an episode of Top Gear.

Here are 49 things Christchurch drivers could do with their 49 extra seconds.

49. Learn to count

An eagle-eyed reader noticed that an earlier version on this list did not actually have 49 ideas. The spinoff apologizes for that error and is now taking the steps required to improve its credentials by looking at this.

48. Face the cookie

A classic Celebrity Treasure Island game that can be won in under a minute. Place a cookie on your forehead and simply squish your face until it falls into your open mouth. More difficult with Botox.

47. Drink a large glass of water Christchurch

Then wash down your cookie with a delicious, non-compliant but still safe to drink water.

46. ​​​​Gaze into the magic eye

Haven’t seen Christchurch Wizard in a while? That’s because he got locked up here by a terrible spell.

45. Relive Dick Tayler’s gold at the 1974 Commonwealth Games.

Although Phil Mauger’s wild dream of hosting the Commonwealth Games it may be the endThere’s always time to relive Dick Tayler’s triumph here in 1974.

44. Try to run as fast as Dick Taylor in 1974.

And then, as with Mauger’s Commonwealth Games plans, give up on your dreams.

43. Eat half a souvlaki

Or full-size kids’ if you’re feeling crazy.

42. Plan a route without turning right

Save time and stress by taking 49 seconds to plan your route through Christchurch without having to make nightmarish uncontrolled right turns. You know why.

41. Learn the NATO Phonetic Alphabet

This can come in handy when you need to notify a loved one of your situation during rush hour. Imagine how much less grumpy they will be when you call and say, “I’m stuck on Bravo, Romeo, Oscar, Uniform, Golf, Hotel, Alfa, Mike, I’ll be late getting home on Delta, India, November, November, Echo, Romeo.”

40. Paint two nails

Middle finger in case you see speed bumpthumbs up when you don’t.

39. Get 49 seconds of care in your car

“It involves nothing more than sitting in your car, doing absolutely nothing, and going absolutely nowhere.”

38. Think about this creepy, throwaway home decor item I saw in Spreydon

37. And then I saw this horrifying vandalized car on the same street a week later

36. Put your head in the ceiling niche

A decision that can make you happy $232,000 richer?

35. Learn the chorus of “Of Course You Canterbury”

“I know you can do it
I know you can solve this
Because you can-you can-Canterbury-you can-you can
Of course you can, Canterbury”

34. Boil the pot

I don’t mean to brag, but mine can make one glass of water in the time it takes. Probably not the most economical use of electricity, but who cares?! Live fast, drive fast, make tea fast.

33. Get into a 49-second fight

I don’t know, it just seems like there are a lot of fights there.

32. Say “where did you go to school” as many times as you can

This is going to sound far-fetched, but I just tried it and succeeded exactly… 49 times. I have chills. I didn’t go to school here.

31. Take a ride down one of the new Hanmer Springs water slides

Look, it’s an extra 90 minutes of driving there and back, but you’ve got to use those extra seconds. It’s all about efficiency, people.

30. Solve the crime mystery

I still wonder what happened to all those strange dead possums at the beginning of the year.

29. Watch a video by Andrew Mehrtens

“Because he can-can-Canterbury-can-can
Of course it can, Canterbury”

28. Make a comedy about traffic cones.

If you are in Christchurch, you probably hot single traffic cone in your areajust begging to be used in under a minute of improvised comedy.

27. Send someone a compliment

“Hi Simeon Brown, I am impressed with the way you you can definitely drive.”

26. Listen to Tom DeLonge’s verse on “I Miss You”

Starting at 1:18, you’ll go nicely from Tom DeLonge’s “where aaooree yeeeww” all the way to the end of the chorus in 49 seconds. But even so, never forgive and never forget.

25. Solve the mini crossword puzzle

On average, the New York Times Mini Crossword takes about 1 minute and 30 seconds to solve, but we saw someone on Reddit who had a personal crossword puzzle best of nine seconds. We are officially inviting this person to come to Christchurch and see how many crosswords they can solve in 49 seconds on the side of the Southern Motorway.

24. Do a short meditation

Here’s a crossword puzzle previously prepared by Lauren Ostrowski Fenton that will give you nine seconds to solve the mini crossword puzzle.

23. Complain

Christchurch won the title the most pathetic city in the country last year, filing over 82,000 complaints about the Snap, Send, Solve app. Let’s leave the cup in Canterbury.

22. Pull some weeds

Spring is here! Set a timer and see how many of these suckers you can pull out in 49 seconds. That’s the kind of efficiency and productivity Brown dreams about at night.

21. Plant some seeds

Spring is here! Set a timer and see how many of these suckers you can knock into the ground in 49 seconds. That’s the kind of efficiency and productivity Brown dreams about at night.

20. Steal a flower

Spring is here! Set a timer and see how many flowers you can steal from the Botans to resell/rebuild the economy. This is the efficiency and productivity that Brown dreams about at night. (Please don’t do this.)

19. Wash your hands

Remember when we all started washing our hands really well for a while? What happened to us?

18. Delete some photos

You simply don’t need as many photos of you wearing your hair up to imitate bangs.

17. Process Electric Avenue Composition

A lot combination of words I’ve never seen anything like it there before.

16. Empty the trash

It can be digital, it can be analog, you will know what you need.

15. Live

No explanation required.

14. Laugh

No explanation required.

13. Love

No explanation required.

12. Clean your glasses thoroughly

This is actually becoming a to-do list for me.

11. Check out this awesome TikTok

About the guy who makes the longest Uber Eats delivery in the country pick up Bobby’s famous fried chicken in Aranui and fly him all the way to Auckland:

10. Read one page of a book

It could be Gary McCormick’s Millennium Man, it could be Dan Carter’s My Story, it could be the front page this interesting piece of literature.

9. Make a mug cake in the microwave

OK, this can go just over the 49-second mark so you’ll have to find time elsewhere during the day. We suggest maximizing efficiency by flushing your breakfast smoothie straight down the toilet each morning.

8. Take the tram

But only approximately from the Nespresso store to Kathmandu and NO BEYOND.

7. Place a quick online order at New World St Martins

It is one of the most expensive supermarkets in the country, but it is the best we have.

6. Look at an object 20 meters away for 20 seconds.

We should all do this much more and there’s no better time to start than sitting at the controls of a giant metal machine weighing 2,000 kg and moving at a speed of 110 km/h.

5. Work on breaking the Guinness World Record for most ping-pong balls bounced off a wall with your mouth

Current record? 47 balls in 30 seconds. Canterbury, you can do it.

4. Say a prayer

It’s worth a try.

3. Make a wish

It’s worth a try.

2. Have hope

It’s worth a try.

1. Take part in public consultation processopen until October 1st

It’s worth a try.