The Star: June 21, 2018

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Opinion
Painful
feet?
PREVENTION: The red light camera installed at the Madras St and Bealey
Ave intersection is part of the Road Safety Action Plan to reduce the
number of people killed in crashes on Christchurch roads.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
A reader responds to the city
council developing a new ‘helpful
and positive’ image
Gary Knight – The hallmark of
success of any city council agency is the
ability of its staff to engage in friendly,
informative, unbiased and meaningful
communication, both
verbal and written. Also,
it needs to be visually
appealing, both
internally and in the
areas it promotes. Many
people have encountered
negativity, such as
unfriendly and unhelpful
personas from some
city council staff, and
experienced unyielding
situations during collaboration with them
over many years. Within this context,
accolades are extended to the city council
for its proposed colour palette, branding,
signage, tone of voice campaign and
training. This new image brand is a
positive and pro-active step to promote
better liaison between a civic authority
and its constituents over a myriad of often
complex issues. It also bears testimony to
the integrity of those having engineered
what are overdue ideals.
Readers respond to the
development of a plan to reduce
the number of crashes and
fatalities on Christchurch roads
Lynda Byrnes – How can you not be
a red light-runner when there’s no turning
arrow at intersections like Brougham
St? You can’t get around unless you wait
for the through traffic to stop on the red
light. It’s a no-brainer that we need more
turning arrows.
Nicholas Smeaton – They can
start by activating the turning arrow
from Papanui Rd into Bealey Ave. There
is clearly a right turning arrow installed
in that set of lights but it never activates
leading to a queue of very frustrated
motorists.
Andrea Lamont – Investigate
what? Look at the statistics. Twice as
many accidents since the earthquake.
The reason being the road rules and
Christchurch road management are on
two different levels. There is no such thing
as give way to your right, especially on
roundabouts and when people are coming
at you from the left. For those at a turning
arrow, you sit until the lights
turn red before you can turn
while the other lights are
green. This only allows two
cars to get through.
Sarah Spencer Smith –
All along Memorial Ave there
are no right turn arrows.
Only way to turn right is on
the red. You’re lucky to get
through at all before you
are back on a red stop light stuck in the
middle of an intersection.
Readers respond to a warning
about the pitfalls of buying a
wedding dress online
Katie Kendon – I bought my dress
online. It only cost a few hundred dollars
and it was perfect. Of course the bridal
stores are going to say you have to buy it
from them.
Janys Rebecca Harrison – If and
when it ever happens, I’ll be making my
own wedding dress.
Carla Mdm – A dress from $1500?
Ha, that was my entire union budget.
I DO: Don’t spoil your happy day by
buying a wedding dress which isn’t
up to expectations.
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Do you experience foot or lower leg
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accelerate the tissue-healing response
in an area. This lead to the transition
of shockwave therapy to musculoskeletal
conditions.
Shockwave therapy uses little impulses
produced by air pressure that
is directed toward the affected tissue.
They are audible, low energy sound
waves, which work by increasing blood
flow to the injured
area. This initiates an
inflammation-like response
in the injured
tissue, accelerating
the body’s healing
process by increasing
cell regeneration.
When applied at
the site of the pain,
shockwaves produce
an analgesic effect
which increases
blood circulation and
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process.
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area.
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