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In a statement, Waka Kotahi said more than 700 cyclists currently made the trip between Ngauranga and Petone daily, and that number was expected to triple within the next decade. Patrick Morgan, of Cycling Action Network, said the estimate was a conservative one. “It will be an instant success. This is a reward for years and years of hard work by a lot of people,” he said. “It will be a transformational project, and we will wonder why we didn’t do it decades ago.” Morgan said the announcement would increase pressure on the Hutt and Wellington city councils to improve the safety of access to either side of Te Ara Tupua. ....
“Knowing that could be anyone of us. I just can’t risk it,” he said. When commuting during morning rush hour, he noticed about one in six drivers using their phones. To make matters worse, along some sections of the road the cycle lane used to travel north is only about a metre wide, he said, with just a white line on the road separating cyclists from vehicles travelling at speeds of up to 100kmh. NZTA An aerial view of State Highway 2 south of Lower Hutt, near where Brent Norriss died. Wilkins said immediate remedial work was needed on the highway to keep cyclists safe while the cycleway was built. That could be as simple as painting more of the cycle lane green, to alert drivers to its presence. ....
A texting driver who killed a Wellington cyclist is allowed to drive again 23 February 2021 Khing Tiang Wong was driving on State Highway Two from Wellington towards Lower Hutt last February, when his van hit 65-year-old cyclist Brent Norriss. Norriss was sent flying and died at the scene. Wong was last year sentenced to home detention, and was disqualified from driving from 18 months. However, he s today been granted a limited licence. The 47-year-old appeared in the Wellington District Court this morning where a judge found he was suffering extreme hardship by not being able to drive, as he was at risk of losing his job. ....