New Plymouth councillor complains cycle lane separation barriers will ruin his sports car (www.rnz.co.nz)

submitted 11 months ago by Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz to c/newzealand@lemmy.nz

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Does this headline seem fair to you? He's a former ambulance driver, and his complaint is the new cycle lanes will prevent vehicles from moving out of the way of an ambulance. The headline presents this as him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one. It seems like a very clickbaity way to present the article if you ask me.

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[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

He quoted your text you dingus.

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz -2 points 11 months ago

Did you not read the entire comment chain?

[-] DarkThoughts@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

I did. And you said, and I quote:

That phrase does not appear in the article. Why are you using a quote that doesn’t exist?

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz -1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Because he used the quote symbol for something that wasn't a quote.

Quoting something I said, in a manner that completely changes what was said, and presenting it in a manner that makes it sound like it came from the article is shifty as hell.

[-] Rangelus@lemmy.nz 0 points 11 months ago

You are the only one who thinks any of that. It was perfectly clear he was quoting you. And no, he didn't "completely change what was said".

[-] Ilovethebomb@lemmy.nz 0 points 11 months ago

his complaint is the new cycle lanes will prevent vehicles from moving out of the way of an ambulance. The headline presents this as him being concerned about damaging his car should he accidentally drive over one.