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Selwyn Times Wednesday August 11 2021 4 NEWS • By Susan Sandys WELL-KNOWN academic Mike Bowie says a delay in putting a cycleway through Lincoln is “totally absurd.” Bowie was left with a cracked helmet and suspected broken rib after he was knocked off his bike on his way to work at Lincoln University on July 19. He is now calling on the district council to reprioritise its time line for a planned cycleway along Gerald St. The cycleway won’t start until the 2027-28 financial year after the district council decided to make roading projects in Rolleston more urgent. Waka Kotahi New Zealand Transport Agency crash data shows since the early 2000s, there has been one serious injury and 10 minor injury crashes involving bicycles on Gerald St. “It is totally absurd that it should take so long to adopt this cycleway that is badly needed. I challenge the councillors to bike down to the university from the township in peak time and see how many close calls they have over a week,” Bowie said. “I am very disappointed the council has decided to prioritise Rolleston yet again, particularly when the need for this cycle lane was identified so long ago.” His crash followed Lincoln University Ye Yuan student Ye Yuan being knocked off her bike in the same area of Gerald St in 2019, sustaining injuries which forced her to put Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz ‘The need for this cycle lane was identified RECOVERING: Mike Bowie was dressed in high visibility clothing when he was hit by a car while riding his bike. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN her studies on hold. She is backing Bowie’s calls for the cycleway project to be brought forward. Bowie was wearing hi-vis but the driver did not see him as they came out of Vernon Drive. The impact took the bike out from underneath him. “I can recall my head hitting the ground,” he said. Yuan was struck by a ute turning right into Challenge Lincoln as she cycled to university. She hit the bonnet of the car and fell hard onto the ground. She sustained a knee sprain, knee ligament injury, haematoma of the lower limb, abrasion of the abdominal wall and open MEARES WILLIAMS LAWYERS • HAVE YOUR SAY: Should the district council prioritise installation of the Gerald St, Lincoln, cycleway? Email susan. sandys@starmedia.kiwi • To watch the video, go to starnews.co.nz wound of the tongue. Yuan has not cycled since, believing it is too dangerous.She obtained CCTV footage of the crash from Challenge Lincoln and reported the incident to police at Lincoln. A police spokesperson told the Selwyn Times the driver pleaded guilty to careless driving causing injury. He was convicted and sentenced to six months disqualification from driving, and ordered to pay a fine of $400, and reparation to Yuan of $440. However, Yuan said she had not received the reparation. Yuan said she had to abandon her studies for six months following the accident. “I was riding on the same route for six years before my accident. There are many times that I was nearly hit by cars,” Yuan said. “I think it is necessary for the council to take action to stop people being killed on the same route.” HyperCore KW60 Heat Pump Heating 6.5kW | Cooling 6.1kW $4,499 INSTALLED * * Standard installation, conditions apply. Guaranteed full heating capacity … even on the coldest days! Call us for a free quote ROLLESTON OFFICE 78 Rolleston Drive, Rolleston Over 10 Years in Selwyn Kieran Heenan Anita Molloy-Roberts Belinda Ferguson W: www.meareswilliams.co.nz T: (03) 374 2547 E: reception @meareswilliams.co.nz Offices also located at: 43 Gerald Street, Lincoln 225 Papanui Road, Christchurch Don’t let this be your WAKE -UP CALL Always cross with care at level crossings
Wednesday August 11 2021 Selwyn Times so long ago’ Bowie said he is among many cyclists who daily “run the gauntlet” of Gerald St. “I was lucky on this occasion, but I fear someone will die with increasing traffic and congestion in Lincoln,” Bowie said. “Not a week goes by without at least one incident or close call,” he said. District council group manager infrastructure Murray Washington said the Gerald St upgrade, which includes dedicated cycle lanes from the township to the university, would begin in 2027/28. This upgrade is part of the Lincoln Town Centre plan to begin 2025/26. The plan was adopted by the district council in 2016. Washington said funding for the town centre plan was signalled in the 2015-2025 Long Term Plan. However, for the 2018- 2028 Long Term Plan, the district council agreed to prioritise major roading projects in the Rolleston town centre. Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NEWS 5 INJURED: CCTV video footage from Challenge Lincoln shows the driver of the vehicle that hit Ye Yuan coming to her aid. DAFFODIL DAY: John Chamberlain with daughters Courtney and Jess and baby John at Hadstock Farm. Growing daffodils a family affair SPRINGSTON flower grower John Chamberlain and his family at Hadstock Farm are preparing for the Cancer Society’s Daffodil Day on August 27. Hadstock Farm supplies most of the daffodils for the society’s annual fresh flower fundraiser for the entire South Island – about 30,000 bunches. The society sells bunches of daffodils to businesses across New Zealand. “Judging the volume required and making sure the daffodils are flowering for that time of the year is a bit of a challenge,” Chamberlain said. “We grow approximately 40 different varieties of daffodils and have imported some earlier flowering varieties to ensure that we have flowers ready in time for August.” Chamberlain said that Hadstock Farm had been supplying flowers to the society for about 30 years. This year it also supplied bulbs for the Cancer Society to sell in February and March. “I think they are wonderful people to deal with,” Chamberlain said. Hadstock Farm has been owned by the Chamberlain family since 1876. Chamberlain’s grandson, also named John, is the seventh generation of the family associated with the farm. His daughters Courtney and Jess both work on the farm, as do other family members. “We started growing tulips in 1937 and then daffodils in the 1950s,” Chamberlain said. “For daffodils, we start picking them at the end of May, and then the last of the varieties finish flowering by mid to late October,” Courtney said.
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