dwazou@lemm.ee to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3 days agoResidents furious over council's abrupt installation of traffic-calming measureswww.rnz.co.nzexternal-linkmessage-square18fedilinkarrow-up117arrow-down10
arrow-up117arrow-down1external-linkResidents furious over council's abrupt installation of traffic-calming measureswww.rnz.co.nzdwazou@lemm.ee to Aotearoa / New Zealand@lemmy.nz · 3 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up9arrow-down1·2 days agoIt really is just that simple. My semi-local equivalent was the council removing physical barriers separating a bike lane because drivers kept hitting them. Think about that for a minute.
minus-squareWahots@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 days agoThis is really painful to read. One would think they’d be swapping them to wood, metal, or concrete…
minus-squaredeadbeef79000@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·2 days agoThey were the small concrete ‘pill’ barriers. So no more than a kerb. Apparently soccer mums (please excuse the gender stereotype) and their, barely controlled, rav4’s were too much to handle.
It really is just that simple.
My semi-local equivalent was the council removing physical barriers separating a bike lane because drivers kept hitting them.
Think about that for a minute.
This is really painful to read. One would think they’d be swapping them to wood, metal, or concrete…
They were the small concrete ‘pill’ barriers. So no more than a kerb.
Apparently soccer mums (please excuse the gender stereotype) and their, barely controlled, rav4’s were too much to handle.