Ilovethebomb @ Ilovethebomb @lemmy.nz

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The article isn't clear on whether this will be road legal or not. Building a fast car is one thing, building a fast car that complies with the long list of regulations road vehicles need to comply with is a whole different game.

As someone else has pointed out, cycling and walking is something that only takes people a very short distance away from home, so the catchment area for your business is very small, compared to someone else who drives. It's also a very weather dependent activity, and you're quite limited in what you can carry.

Something like a bakery is fairly generic, any will do, so as long as people can get to your store you'll be OK, but a store that is quite niche will likely struggle.

This is one advantage shopping malls have, they're typically close to public transport, and have covered parking.

The whole point of this post was to query whether RNZ represented his views fairly with the headline, as I felt they did him dirty.

Somewhat disappointingly, most commenters seem to have missed that point.

See, this is why we read past the headline.

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.

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him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one.

You don't see how this changes anything?

He explicitly says his car is above the legal minimum ride height.

him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one.

This does not appear in the article, which is heavily implied by the way he used it.

He's also used the quote in a way where it completely changes what was said, which isn't cool either

Because he used the quote symbol for something that wasn't a quote.

Quoting something I said, in a manner that completely changes what was said, and presenting it in a manner that makes it sound like it came from the article is shifty as hell.

Did you not read the entire comment chain?

Writing letters absolutely is a form of protest though.

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.

There was one in Wellington. Basically, some businesses got more business, some of them got less. I don't think the change either way was anything spectacular.

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

They fundamentally misrepresented his concerns with that headline. Regardless of how well founded his case is, the headline makes out that his biggest concern is damage to his vehicle, which is patently untrue.

That phrase does not appear in the article. Why are you using a quote that doesn't exist?

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

This is the crux of the article, which both you and Dave seem unable to comprehend. It seems like a reasonable concern to me.

I hate how breaking things and disrupting people's lives when you don't get your own way has become the done thing.

Also to allow pedestrians to cross perhaps?

You've kinda missed the point, I feel.

I've got a few, it's not really an issue in my experience. Moore Wilsons has some good quality cookware, including stainless steel pans.

It sounds like he's done a solid job of lighting a fire under the council, so good on him I say.