Brian couldn't believe the scene unfolding before his eyes at 9am on Sunday at Ellerslie town centre. He writes: "Along comes a young, obviously very important couple in a new-looking Subaru, who were so desperate for a coffee that all normal common sense escaped them or they are so arrogant they felt actual parking spaces are only for lesser mortals. The car stops on the central flush median, doors open and the pair of higher beings head to a cafe for their morning fix, takeaway of course, because blocking the road for a brief time seems quite reasonable to them. One bus came through and had to slow right to a crawl and squeeze by. I watched the car for nearly 10 minutes in amazement that two people could think parking there for any amount of time was okay. When I suggested that this was inconsiderate and their actions were a traffic hazard ... they looked amazed at my impudence. As I was at their stupidity."
Police still on the wrong track
A reader writes: "I read recently that the AA believed the zero tolerance road-speed policing policy was counter-productive. I would agree. Would you not think that there would be a focus on high-crash areas, but the number of police catching people doing 53km/h on low-crash city streets (especially on the Shore) proves they still have it wrong."
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