Yesterday, in my post on the unfairness of Wellington City Council giving me a traffic ticket I complained in the comment section thus:
"Wellington streets have become a joke. It's as if the council doesn't want cars on the streets at all and prefer bloody cyclists on them and on footpaths along with those bloody scootery things. Sheesh!"
This is an observation I've made and Richard agreed with me but I thought that I'd check to see if others also agree.
"Central Wellington is a maze of traffic cones as many inner-city streets are realigned to remove parking to allow for cycleways and bus lanes. This overlooks the reality that Wellington’s topography means most of the streets are narrower than elsewhere. Making them narrower still is neither practical, nor safe for either cyclists or motorists. But that inconvenient reality seems to matter little to the Council with its avowedly anti-car and pro-cycling and public transport approach".
- Peter Dunne May 25, 2024 Wellington Scoop
Believe me, there are many more like that (The Curmudgeons Inc.ⓒ takes pride in presenting balanced and reasonable opinions in our reporting).
Look, I was once a cyclist myself and I do sympathise with them as riding on city roads can be dangerous but ... maybe it's time for them to give it away (now).
One positive I suppose is that the council is deterring old bangers like this cluttering up our streets.
2 comments:
That old banger was given a warning ticket because some self obsessed moron reported it to the council for having an expired warrant. It was parked in our quiet little grove while I was doing time in hospital.
Oops!
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