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The Star Thursday September 28 2023 24 LETTERS Speed limit plan, Pop up Museum 66 Gloucester Street Readers respond to the city council’s safer speed plan to introduce lower speed limits. City councillor Aaron Keown, whose mother was killed in a car crash in 2008, didn’t back the plan, saying lower limits wouldn’t have saved his mum I agree with Aaron Keown that slower speed limits will not stop bad driving by anyone. Lower speeds increases a false sense of security among pedestrians, which can increase their lack of awareness around roads. This already occurs as some step out, glued to their devices. The only way speeds can be policed is through the help of the ever increasing network of cameras throughout our city. But how will these cameras identify the unregistered bikes and scooters that break these speed limits? Do we want our police to focus on speed or crimes in our city? -D Downward Free entry Donations appreciated canterburymuseum.com While safety is crucial, I firmly believe this proposal is fundamentally flawed and overlooks critical considerations. Firstly, it’s crucial to recognise the majority of speed-related accidents are caused by individuals who already flout existing speed limits. Lowering these limits may not deter these reckless drivers. The chaotic proliferation of varying speed limits on different streets has become a source of confusion and frustration among drivers, We’re strengthening our electricity network Orion is installing a new 66kV underground power cable on Colombo Street near Milton Street, as part of a major project we are undertaking in Christchurch city to replace old cables. Between 1 -10 October, the Colombo Street/Milton Street/ Huxley Street intersection will be closed at night. It will be closed between 8.00pm and 6.00am. During the day, the intersection will be open. These are essential upgrades, to enhance the resilience and security of the network. Please allow extra time for your journey and follow all signage and instructions from our team on site. Thank you for your patience. Find out more about this essential project: haveyoursay.oriongroup.co.nz
Thursday September 28 2023 The Star Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz LETTERS 25 council asset sales, name suppression significantly compromising road safety rather than enhancing it. Reducing speed limits could lead to a frustrating increase in travel time, contributing to greater pollution and emissions, which directly contradicts our environmental goals. Our current laws explicitly emphasise the need to adapt driving speed to road conditions, rendering additional speed limits unnecessary and redundant. Instead of inconveniencing law-abiding citizens with lower speed limits, we should prioritise improving road infrastructure and addressing driver behaviour to effectively reduce accidents and ensure safer roads. -Michael Wilson I think these people at the council are bonkers. Lowering speed limits to make it safer? Great idea but it’s not going to work. People are really impatient, and it just seems to take too long to get anywhere as it is. Take Brougham St for instance, what a pain it is. -Adam Bright These people who want to speed or run from police, steal cars etc., do you think they care about what council have put in place? They don’t. There needs to be stronger penalties as Aaron Keown said. At the moment it’s a slap on the hand for the offenders, while innocent people are losing their lives. -Elizabeth Crowe City council owned asset sales What the mayor and councillors may or not realise is the council’s assets have been paid for by the ratepayers for the benefit of the ratepayers earning a return to the city. The main thing is selling the assets is selling the income of those assets, which will be lost for ever. The mayor (who made promises) and councillors are not there forever, and once any assets are sold the rates will still increase and there is no additional income, so where would the extra money come from then? The ratepayers. -Engel van Nieff Preferably the mayor will not sell any assets as outlined when the mayor was elected. These assets provide valuable income for the city to keep rates down. -Julie Summers It was a pleasure to read Garry Moore’s article about asset sales. I was one of the many ratepayers against sales and I hope the present councillors will find time to read this and maybe change their minds if that is what they were intending to do. -Bernadette Turner I would definitely tell the mayor don’t sell the silverware. Once its gone, it’s gone forever. Whoever buys it makes the money from it that we would have made. No need for another completely new airport. Upgrade existing airports like Invercargill. Stop wasting money and value our assets. -Jane Ross Barrington Park sex attacker I am absolutely disgusted by our pathetic justice system – lawyers and judges. We want to hear your views on the issues affecting life in Canterbury Send emails to: barry@starmedia.kiwi The scum that sexually assaulted a young girl who was walking home through Barrington Park gets permanent name suppression because it might be tough for him in prison. So what? What about the victim of this crime? She will have to live with what this gutless loser did to her, for life. His lawyer, Elizabeth Bulger, argued it wasn’t in the public interest to name him – rubbish. We all need to know who this animal is. He will be out and back in the community considerably sooner than he should. Why are his rights more important than his victim’s? -Rod Corbin Letters may be edited or rejected at Star Media’s discretion. Letters should be about 200 words. A name, postal address and phone number should be provided. Please use your real name, not a nickname, alias, pen name or abbreviation.
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