A building that used to house a country pub in the West Coast town of Reefton has gone up in flames
A building that used to house a country pub in the West Coast town of Reefton has gone up in flames 10 June 2021
Firefighters were called to the blaze just after 5.30 this morning.
Fire and Emergency says crews from across the region are battling to bring the fire under control, and everyone appears to be accounted for.
Shift Commander Brent Dunn says it s a single storey building, on the corner of Buller Road and Shaw Street, which used to house the Inangahua Arms Hotel.
Getting There: Pedestrian deaths nationally increased in 2020
But in New York, the state saw a decline of 50 fewer people killed by vehicles
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Pedestrian deaths in traffic accidents increased by 13.2 percent in 2020, preliminary data shows.Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Pedestrian deaths nationwide increased in 2020 despite a steep drop in miles driven during the pandemic, a new report from the national Governors Highway Safety Association shows.
GHSA projects there were 6,721 pedestrian deaths in 2020, up 4.8 percent from the 6,412 deaths reported in 2019. There was also a 13.2 percent decrease in vehicle miles traveled, and as a result the pedestrian fatality rate was 2.3 per billion vehicle miles traveled, up from 1.9 fatalities per billion VMT in 2019. That’s the largest increase since 1975.
Getting There: Are there rules around funeral processions in traffic?
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The state Vehicle and Traffic Law doesn t have much to say about rules directing funeral processions.Lori Van Buren/Albany Times Union
Q: I was driving on a state road with a 55 mph speed limit when traffic ground to a halt. Apparently the slowdown was due to a group of fewer than 10 cars in a funeral procession, led by a hearse going about 10 mph. All the vehicles had their flashing lights on. Is this legal? Polly Windels
A: Funeral processions are legal, even on the highway, but the lead vehicle should consider the safety of others, said Lt. Robert Donnelly of the Colonie Police Department, traffic safety division.