Road crossing damaged by rubbish trucks _ WWYD?
We live at the end of Raumati Crescent, Onerahi. Our street doesn't have a turning circle, it dead-ends at a tin gate that leads into Dragonfly Springs.
Over the last 5 years our road crossing has been damaged by trucks using our driveway, and our neighbours across the road, as a turning area.
I have contacted the council as it is getting to the point where we need to repair it. I don't want to spend money on it, to have the following week trucks drive on it and start destroying it again.
I spoke to someone at the WDC, and was told that the trucks are not allowed to drive up on driveways or over the kerb. Also, even though road crossings are on council land, the landowner using it is responsible for maintenance. This I already knew.
I only started driving again about 6 months ago. I knew the crossing was damaged but not how badly. Water is now starting to undermine it even more, and the trucks still nudge the edge with their tyres as they try to turn, causing it to break more.
If you break it you pay for it. Council won't even consider repairing the damage their contractors have done, the buck was passed from Roading to Waste, who said "we will remind the drivers to not use driveways". Attached are two photos. First one is from Google Streetview from 2012. You can see the damage starting. Driveway has been there since 1984. It was in perfect condition when I moved here in 1995. In the last 5 years we have had 3 heavy rubbish trucks every week. It has been destroyed.
Second photo is from today, April 2017.
I have talked to someone about putting a steel plate across the entrance, but really why should I pay for something I didn't break?
Sorry for the long winded rant. Just wondering what would you do?
Would you pester the council?
Would you talk to your local councillor?
Would you just repair it, hoping the trucks stop using it?
Would you leave it?
Or would you put in a steel plate and still hope the trucks quit using your driveway?
Looking forward to your comments ☺
UPDATE: 11/05/17. Have had a visit from council and Northwaste reps this week to look at damage. Lots of talk talk. Now waiting to see what happens.
Poll: If we want to reduce speeding, what do you think actually changes driver behaviour? 🛻🚨🚓
In the Post's article on speeding penalties, the question is asked whether speeding fines are truly about road safety, or are they just a way to boost revenue for the Crown?
What do you think? Should speeding motorists receive speeding fines or demerit points?
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32.6% The sting of a fine (Money talks!)
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67.4% The threat of demerit points (Nobody wants to lose their license!)
Some Choice News!
DOC is rolling out a new tool to help figure out what to tackle first when it comes to protecting our threatened species and the things putting them at risk.
Why does this matter? As Nikki Macdonald from The Post points out, we’re a country with around 4,400 threatened species. With limited time and funding, conservation has always meant making tough calls about what gets attention first.
For the first time, DOC has put real numbers around what it would take to do everything needed to properly safeguard our unique natural environment. The new BioInvest tool shows the scale of the challenge: 310,177 actions across 28,007 sites.
Now that we can see the full picture, it brings the big question into focus: how much do we, as Kiwis, truly value protecting nature — and what are we prepared to invest to make it happen?
We hope this brings a smile!
Something we all seem to have forgotten
An Obituary to Common Sense printed in the London Times
Today we mourn the passing of a beloved old friend, Common Sense, who has been with us for many years.
No one knows for sure how old he was, since his birth records were long ago lost in bureaucratic red tape. He will be remembered as having cultivated valuable lessons like:
- Knowing when to come in out of the rain;
- Why the early bird gets the worm;
- Life isn't always fair;
- And maybe it was my fault.
Common Sense lived by simple, sound financial policies (don't spend more than you can earn) and reliable strategies (adults, not children, are in charge)
His health began to deteriorate rapidly when well-intentioned but overbearing regulations were set in place. Reports of a 6-year-old boy charged with sexual harassment for kissing a classmate; teens suspended from school for using mouthwash after lunch; and a teacher
fired for reprimanding an unruly student, only worsened his condition.
Common Sense lost ground when parents attacked teachers for doing the job that they themselves had failed to do in disciplining their unruly children.
It declined even further when schools were required to get parental consent to administer sun lotion or an aspirin to a student; but could not inform parents when a student became pregnant and wanted to have an abortion.
Common Sense lost the will to live as the churches became businesses; and criminals received better treatment than their victims.
Common Sense took a beating when you couldn't defend yourself from a burglar in your own home and the burglar could sue you for assault.
Common Sense finally gave up the will to live, after a woman failed to realize that a steaming cup of coffee was hot She spilled a little in her lap, and was promptly awarded a huge settlement.
Common Sense was preceded in death;
-by his parents, Truth and Trust,
-by his wife, Discretion,
-by his daughter, Responsibility,
-and by his son, Reason
He is survived by his 5 stepbrothers;
- I Know My Rights,
- I Want It Now,
- Someone Else Is To Blame,
- I'm A Victim,
- Pay me for Doing Nothing
Not many attended his funeral because so few realized he was gone. If you still remember him, pass this on. If not, join the majority and do nothing…
This is a modified version of a text that is originally attributed to Lori Borgman. However, it is more true today than it was when first written. It is not the version I remember, but it still gets the point across. Enjoy and remember.
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