How dumb can the Regional Councillors continue to be? Having wasted about $40 Million on subsidising empty buses in Tauranga so far!
I raise this issue again because of how cheap it is to run my own modern car compared to the bus fares.
For example, I pay all the fixed costs for my car no matter how far I drive it, so the extra cost is the fuel. I can drive the six kilometres from Greerton to Tauranga CBD for one dollar of fuel.
Why would I pay $3 on the bus?
In addition, in my car I have comfort, music, heating, cooling, go where and when I want, choose my company and park inside when it is raining.
Why would I go on a bus?
To local regional councillors, Cronin, Nees, Sherry, Thompson and Owens I say, face the facts! We can travel far better and cheaper in our own vehicles so stop wasting our money on Smelly Yellow Lemons.
Ken Evans, Avenues.
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Rule changes needed
Posted on 08-06-2013 13:30 | By Plonker
So it is obvious that the rules need to reflect the need of society, such that an increase in users of buses is better than all in cars, the huge cost of all in cars is the need of bigger roads, wider and more of them as well as more parking everywhere. Many cars in the morning are occupied by one person only, perhaps the answer is "no car is allowed on the road between 7-9am and 3-6pm if only one person is in it"? Otherwise use a bus.
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