By comparison, an infinitesimally small percentage of people have an adverse reaction to the MMR vaccine, and I suspect that they are those with other underlying problems, but the antis make it sound like a huge issue.
But as the old saying goes, ignorance is bliss.
Well done Dawn for laying it on the line.
J Begley
Tauranga
I write in response to P Harlen of Bayfair's discussion regarding overbridges (Letters, September 11).
I cycle through the Barkes Corner roundabout up to four times a day, but only when the traffic is light and I'm feeling fit.
Several of my co-workers have been knocked down there whilst cycling to work - it's dangerous.
The alternative over bridge is actually signed pedestrians only, and can sometimes mean dismounting to pass. A number of pedestrians refuse to use it, as the 6m drop gives them vertigo.
And yes, it's steep, windy and wet as well.
I've always though it really odd that a council which can afford three cycle lanes along Cameron Rd north of that intersection cannot afford to put in a suitable intersection to start with, the traffic volume justifies a multi-level interchange with SH29 passing underneath.
Maybe it's because it's a state highway that it's the highway to hell.
Graham Crooks
Tauranga
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