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threemonkeysThis is interesting. The local city council is trialling "hitching posts" in my area. These are signs that say either "Hutt CBD" or "Wellington CBD". The idea that if you stand beside one and if somebody in a car comes by they know you are headed for that destination and can stop and offer you a lift. The signs are beside bus stops so that if nobody stops you are able to catch the next bus that comes along. It is a kind of on the fly car pooling system.
I like the idea - for a nice safe pair of suburbs like Maungaraki & Normandale with a lousy bus service it just could work. I suspect the council sees it as a cheaper alternative to improving the buses. The current infrequent service goes to Petone station so you have another bus or train to get to those popular CBD destinations. Of course you will still have to take the bus home.
Has anybody come across anything like this before? The council claim "a world first", but I rather doubt that.
I like the idea - for a nice safe pair of suburbs like Maungaraki & Normandale with a lousy bus service it just could work. I suspect the council sees it as a cheaper alternative to improving the buses. The current infrequent service goes to Petone station so you have another bus or train to get to those popular CBD destinations. Of course you will still have to take the bus home.
Has anybody come across anything like this before? The council claim "a world first", but I rather doubt that.