NewstalkZB report: Santa and his elves must wear seatbelts for Christchurch’s Christmas parade following new health and safety advice – a move labelled by some city councillors as “woke nonsense” and “over the top”. Christchurch’s Christmas Show Parade director Jason Reekers said an audit of the parade’s floats recommended installing seatbelts on some of them. …
Seatbelts for a 5 km/hr Santa parade
Seatbelts for a 5 km/hr Santa parade
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in economics of bureaucracy, economics of regulation, health and safety, labour economics, labour supply, politics - New Zealand, Public Choice Tags: nanny state, road safety
Third Electric Bus Fire In London This Month
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in energy economics, environmental economics, global warming, transport economics Tags: road safety

By Paul Homewood Another electric bus fire in London. This is Putney Bus Garage: https://twitter.com/ediz1975/status/1750116346606633023 The story has also been covered in the The Standard here.
Third Electric Bus Fire In London This Month
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