The post ridicules current vehicle merge speed regulations, suggesting they are illogical and dangerous, while proposing absurd solutions like trucks carrying brooms and criticizing the economic feasibility of low speed limits in real-world conditions.
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Okay, so so it is an increase in patridge of numbers, but look, it's not why we put the fares up. Basically, we put the fares up. Obviously, fuel's gone up. Um it has been a low subsidized service in the past. And um to balance it out for rate pars, because as you'll be uh well aware, uh currently the government are supporting it by sixty percent. Uh if it becomes a permanent service, that'll drop down to 51%. So you've got to be relative in what people are charging to use it. It is uh user-based uh fares, so they they need to reflect the uh cost that if it is made a permanent service, uh that the users are actually paying for that service.
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passenger demand rising amid inflation and fuel costs
Warren Maher: Waikato Regional Council Chair on Te Huia fares being increased by 25% amid a surge in passengersSocial-media signal on the same topic, drawn from the social lens. Engagement is likes + 2×shares + 3×replies, the same weighting used across the digest cards. View on /social →
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