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New Plymouth councillor complains cycle lane separation barriers will ruin his sports car (www.rnz.co.nz)
submitted 11 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
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Does this headline seem fair to you? He's a former ambulance driver, and his complaint is the new cycle lanes will prevent vehicles from moving out of the way of an ambulance. The headline presents this as him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one. It seems like a very clickbaity way to present the article if you ask me.

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

The barriers are so low this prick thinks you're meant to be able to drive over them. Forget 100mm, how about 1m concrete barriers... less room for ambiguity

[–] [email protected] -1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

would prevent him pulling his sports car out of the way for emergency services vehicles in a timely fashion.

I really feel you don't grasp that making way for an ambulance is something to be encouraged.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

The ambulance can stop and pick up the cyclist you hit on thier way to the hospital. It's just more efficient.