Byron Ballina Greens State election candidate for Ballina John Bailey demonstrating the truck problem to Northern Rivers Echo photographer at the policy launch on Tuesday 23rd February at the northern roundabout in Ballina.
Byron Ballina Greens setting up for the transport policy launch.
John Bailey and Lee Rhiannon maintain their composure even as a massive truck thunders past no more than one meter away.
Lee Rhiannon Greens NSW upper house MP explaining The Greens road and rail transport policy to a newspaper reporter.
“ The Greens are committed to banning B-Doubles from all NSW roads. We are working to phase out heavy freight trucks on the Pacific Highway by 2011. This is achieveable if we expand rural freight lines”, said Ms Rhiannon"
Lee attempts to speak to John while the noise from trucks makes it almost impossible to converse.
Toot (Trains on our Tacks) president Karin Kolbe, BBG secretary Jeff Johnson, Lee Rhiannon and John Bailey at the roundabout while trucks thunder past.
