Truckies protest
Today was the truckie strike. For those of you not in New Zealand, truckies around the country were protesting the rise in road user charges. The way they chose to protest was to drive on all the main roads around the country. In Wellington this meant driving along the motorway and then up Lampton Quay. I don't just mean random driving. Pretty much every truck in Wellington was driving along in convoy - as far as the eye could see were trucks.
I think it was fantastic. It was a peaceful protest but it really made a statement. People had been given ample warning so it was no excuse to be late, all you had to do was leave home a little earlier.
And, well, it looked damn cool seeing all the trucks driving through Wellington. I'd never thought so many trucks all in a row would be so eye-catching, but it really was.
I say good on them.
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I think it was fantastic. It was a peaceful protest but it really made a statement. People had been given ample warning so it was no excuse to be late, all you had to do was leave home a little earlier.
And, well, it looked damn cool seeing all the trucks driving through Wellington. I'd never thought so many trucks all in a row would be so eye-catching, but it really was.
I say good on them.
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