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Nelson Weekly
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TUESDAY 11 August 2015
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Speed limit dropped from 80km to 50km outside Wakatu Estate: Could work, but after driving this road almost everyday for the last two years and seeing a lot of near misses in that time. I think the main problem is driver incompetents, I've seen a lot more near misses on that intersection caused by people going 4050kph and pissing off every other road user around them, which then causes people to get impatient and drive erratically, than I have people driving to the speed limit and being aware of their surroundings. Anton Stechman. Perhaps the council needed to give advanced warning of this. Not let people travel to work at 80kmh and then drop it to 50 after lunch with no warning of changed road speed in sight. Sue Sara.
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People just need to open their eyes and not be in such a rush and look properly so people don't get smoked off motorbikes like last week. Logan Stewart.
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The problem with that intersection is that nobody knows when or who is giving way. They should paint a white line across where people feed in to the main traffic flow, so that people travelling at 80kms can continue and the people coming into the traffic can wait! Problem solved! Cheryl Wood Lambert.
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Drop it to 50km and have two roundabouts, one for Elms St and one for Saxton Field. Garry and Maree Smith. Ultra Fast Broadband coverage: No help for Cable Bay. I'm sure most of the telecommunications companies are deliberately avoiding upgrading cellphone towers to keep people paying for landlines they would most likely ditch if cell coverage was better. Also, can't see why the same charge is applied for a property that can only receive standard (aka slow) broadband to someone who is receiving cable? Properties who can only get slow broadband should be paying less for their internet, not the same prices. In effect, rural properties end up subsidising urban properties which receive better service. Johanna Fowler. Scallops back in Tasman Bay: If things are looking good in the Tasman Bay then why the hell are they going to fish there? Leave the bloody things alone! Maxine Foster. Seriously... commercial guys will obliterate it in the first season. Leave it for us recreational guys! Gavin Palfreman. Cars to be banned from Mapua wharf: Lots of car parking in the huge new car park, maybe a sixty second walk to the wharf. How would I use
the boat ramp? Is the council going to put a concrete ramp at Grossi Point? The boat ramp gets used by many and has been forgotten about. Richard Marshall. Great idea, from someone who works down there. I'm even hoping for better lighting down Aranui Rd leading to the wharf area, for the safety of diners and staff who work late during the summer months. And having to park a mile down the road so spaces are left for visitors. That'd be awesome. Janelle Thorpe. I took my 90 plus year old mum there a short time ago and had to park way up the road. Isn't it pretty much pedestrians only already? Ruth McLaren. It's a great idea. People can drop off elderly just outside the Apple Shed and park the car round the corner. Reinhard Gebhard. Think this is a fabulous idea. Will make it even more 'people friendly'. Highly recommend locals attend the Community Association meetings on the second Monday of each month (7pm in the hall). This is a great chance to hear what is happening, with councillors there to answer questions and listen to our ideas! They let us know about more parking, that is to be provided soon. Fiona BibbySmith.
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