Comments on: VTA press release gets it all wrong… full text and MTAG response

By: Helen

Helen — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 23:28:08 +0000

“Meanwhile, truck traffic was diverted down Somerville Road. The truck traffic exemption from this road was lifted for the period of the protest, sending dozens of trucks down an unfamiliar road which has three primary schools on it”.

Thank you for making our point for us, Mr Lovel, heavy truck traffic doesn’t belong so close to primary schools.

The point that Yarraville was originally a route to the port is an invalid point; it became so in the horse and buggy days, and continued to expand in the period when the struggling peons were expected to shut up and be grateful for any roofs over their heads, diesel fumes be damned.

The current truck expansion has largely happened AFTER current residents moved in.

By: Peter

Peter — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 14:24:05 +0000

With enemies like these, who needs friends???
Ha

By: adam

adam — Fri, 22 Feb 2008 07:36:18 +0000

>These claims are incorrect and intended to take aim at the transport industry. Only a small percentage of the trucks on our roads carry containers

I loved this part. If its such a small percentage then why are they expanding the port?

By: Macgonagle

Macgonagle — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 23:37:32 +0000

Ignorant and self-harming comments from the VTA.

This will not turn public opinion against the protestors, it will garner support from every corner. The best thing to come out of this protest, from my perspective, is to have had it brought to my attention. This is not a marginal issue, it is a mainstream issue and the ‘we were here first’ argument is a logical fallacy, not to mention an historically incorrect one.

Once again I notice the lack of response on MTAG’s suggestion that the Bolte and Westgate be used. These are the real sources of the problem and should be addressed.

By: webmaster

webmaster — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 11:54:42 +0000

Under what branch of mathematics is 52% a small minority.
If I were in politics I would call that a majority.

Same amount of containers on fewer ships…..

He is smoking something.