Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim Easter Weekend 22-24 April 2011

Omaka 2011

OMAKA AERODROME, BLENHEIM EASTER WEEKEND 22-24 APRIL 2011

ADVERTISING FEATURE 3511392AA 2011 Welcome to Omaka Marlborough Aviation celebration The Marlborough District Council welcomes Classic Fighters 2011 will light up the skies training and light attack aircraft, and a Curtiss above the Omaka Airpark over Easter Weekend, P-40 Tomahawk, amongst others. visitors to Marlborough for Classic Fighters and April 22-24. A marquee event for Marlborough, Other favourites include the aerobatic Red invites you to visit our website the biennial festival of heritage aviation brings Checkers, the RNZAF aircraft the ‘Magnifi cent www.marlborough.govt.nz for Council in tens of thousands of visitors to the region and Seven’ in their Fokker Dr.1 Triplanes and all information. the growth in popularity of the event is not in manner of iconic fi ghters from different eras, the least surprising given the variety, intensity including Yaks, Nanchangs, a Corsair, Mustang, Council also has a 24 hour customer service and history of the entertainment on display. Kittyhawks and the Spitfi res of Doug Brooker information phone number 03 520 7400 where This year’s theme is ‘V for Victory,’ which puts and Brendon Deere, which all going well will the focus on the air campaigns of the latter part appear in tandem at the show for the fi rst time. you can get information on operating times for of World War II over Europe. Classic Fighters There is a whole lot more to see and do at services including rubbish collection, transfer has developed a deserved reputation for the the show as well, with eye-and-ear-catching station hours, library, swimming pool etc. most jaw-dropping war-time dramatisations and entertainment, a great variety of food and after last year’s daring and brilliant bombing of beverage stalls, a classic car display, living While in Marlborough you may wish to visit one a 50-metre tall monastery during the simulated history exhibitions and trade stalls too. of Council’s premier parks and gardens. battle for Monte Cassino on an adjacent hillside Restoration Row is another regular favourite Amongst these are: to the airstrip, hopes are high that this year’s of Classic Fighters, where planes under show will match or exceed that for pure theatre. construction are displayed with lots of historical Pollard Park, main entrance off Parker Street; The Ground Theatre display will take place information and even sometimes the plane Seymour Square in the centre of Blenheim; immediately in front of the Gold Pass stand and owners are available to talk about their pride Picton Foreshore and Victoria Domain at Picton. will take you right back to Winston Churchill’s and joy. defi ant home ground and hours of work by the Enjoy this informative feature as we build up There are a number of walkways and cycleways event’s props department and re-enactors are to Marlborough’s iconic and much anticipated in Marlborough - information on these can be sure to dazzle the senses. celebration of heritage war-time aviation – obtained from the Picton Visitor Information The stars of the show however, will no doubt be Classic Fighters 2011. the simply amazing array of aircraft on display. Centre on the Foreshore or the Blenheim One of the largest gatherings of heritage fi ghter Information Centre at the Railway Station. planes anywhere in the world, Classic Fighters Show times will not disappoint in 2011 as aircraft from Gates open at Omaka Airfi eld on Friday, The Wither Hills Farm Park provides both walk all different eras roar across the sky over the Saturday and Sunday at 8am every morning and cycle ways. A pleasant alternative walk is weekend. Friday – Practice Day, before Twilight Xtreme the Taylor River Reserve. Riverside Park provides Notable debutantes include the Focke-Wulf begins at 5:30pm an amphitheatre type area, ideal for picnics or Fw190A-8N, an important ‘workhorse’ of Saturday and Sunday – Show schedule the Luftwaffe during World War II due to its begins at 10am and fi nishes around 4pm enjoying the river environment. suitability for a wide variety of roles. It will be Plenty of free parking is provided joined by a Strikemaster, a British jet-powered Some other art, culture and heritage attractions of interest. Aviation Heritage Centre at Omaka houses one of the world’s largest private collections of WW1 aircraft and artefacts. The Millennium Art Gallery, Seymour Street Blenheim features exhibitions of national and regional artists. The Marlborough Gallery, High Street, Blenheim, has regular exhibitions featuring local and national artists. Marlborough Museum at Brayshaw Park houses a range of artefacts, images, documents and displays and a replica early Blenheim village. The Museum’s Wine Exhibition is a permanent modern museum exhibition, showcasing the history of wine, and viticulture in Marlborough. Exhibits include iconic, old, rare or unusual

wines, interesting viticulture, and winemaking The aerobatic Red Chequers. An exciting manouvre performed by equipment, educational audio visuals, interactive two Yak-52s at Classic Fighters 2009. displays, oral histories, memorabilia, photos, stories, wine brands, and more. The beautiful Marlborough Sounds, including In a hurry? a new visitor facility at Ship Cove reﬂ ecting the cultural themes of the site covering the Save time Maori and Cook stories of Ship Cove and the TXT or order online surrounding sound. TXT 5757 The Information Centres at Blenheim and Picton www.subwayexpress.co.nz will be able to help you with information on these and other Marlborough activities.

BLENHEIM • Marlborough Lines Stadium 2000, Kinross Street • 56 Grove Road PICTON • Railway Station, Auckland Street 3589935AA 3599473AA PAGE 2 — CLASSIC FIGHTERS 2011, APRIL 12, 2011 3551851AA 2011 Omaka OmakaAerodrome,Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim 2011 debutantes This year’s airshow sees some exciting aircraft this example will likely be the fi rst ever to show making their debut at Classic Fighters and its colours in the skies of a major international although it will be a race against the clock airshow, before being shipped to Texas soon for a few of them to be fl ight-worthy by show after. It will be a great tribute to owner Rod weekend, just to have these rare machines Lewis and Wal Denholm and their eager team exhibited will be worth the trip. of restorers to try to get this machine ready in On the WWII fi ghter front, the headline time for the show, after months of toil. debutant is the Focke-Wulf Fw190, hopefully Also hoped for this year will be the long- the fi rst of its type to fl y anywhere since WWII awaited debut at a major public show of Doug and certainly the fi rst ever seen in Australasia. Brooker’s rare Supermarine Spitfire TrIX. This Having arrived in the country on schedule on variant was developed post-war for the Irish Air March 23, the team at JEM Aviation will now Corps and the handful of survivors still fl ying be racing against the clock to see this fl ying in have proved to be the only vehicle by which time for the show. Also at JEM Aviation is the enthusiasts might experience the thrill of fl ying fabulous Yakovlev Yak-3 owned by the syndicate in a WWII Spitfi re fi ghter. led by Graeme Frew and which is rapidly Of course there will be many WWII era aircraft

nearing completion after a major restoration participating in the display including the NZ Photo Gavin Coombs and modifi cation programme. It is not expected Warbirds Harvard display team, the DC-3s and that this stunning restoration will be fl ying in the ever popular Catalina. time for the show, but like the Fw190, it will be on hand for inspection by visitors. Out of left fi eld comes yet another Classic Fighter from the WW-II era, the Curtiss P-40c Tomahawk, now nearing completion with TOP RIGHT: The Focke-Wulf Fw 190 is AVSpecs Ltd at Ardmore, Auckland, for owner unpacked after its arrival at JEM Aviation at Rod Lewis from Texas. Only two other complete Omaka examples of this rare, pre-war fi ghter remain in fl yable condition anywhere in the world and RIGHT: The ever popular Catalina ✁ MUSEUMS TO VISIT IN NEW ZEALAND Giveaway Over 150 outstanding collections open to the public By Alison Dench

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The Classic Fighters airshow is of thousands of hours of work from internationally renowned for its Ground volunteers looking to bring a vision of Theatre performances, which bring to life history to people who, in the main, have the battle scenarios of war-time. been spared such experiences. In 2009, Italian theme saw the battle While the planes are the main stars of of Monte Cassino take centre stage as the show, the Ground Theatre crews Kiwi troops battled the Italians with a bring extra context to the environment in moving tank and an actual machine gun which they were created and the jobs they (obviously not with real bullets though). were required to do during the wars. The The centerpiece of the re-enactments was Theatre will be focused on the later WW2 the spectacular bombing of the large scale period of around 1944-45, as the Allies replica of the Benedictine Monastery. wrested control of Europe back from the The replica was built on a hill behind the capitulating Axis. airfi eld and its spectacular destruction was The re-enactments are an important and the fi nale of the weekend. much anticipated part of Classic Fighters And while the organisers of the Ground weekend for a great many show-goers and Theatre take great pride in keeping most especially the Gold Pass holders, who will details under wraps till show weekend, have a front row seat on the action. what we can reveal is that the centerpiece construction for this year’s event will be life size replica of a German V-2 Rocket, which will be launched amid an impressive display of power and noise as the show’s curtain comes down. It is sure to be a sight to behold and a truly unique experience for everyone there, but it will come only at the end of a rigorously planned and well thought out Ground Theatre schedule. TOP RIGHT: The dramatic bombing of The World War One re-enactments will the Monte Cassino monastery was the be taking place during the mornings of the grand finale to the 2009 show show days, as the settled conditions best suit the planes that will feature in these. Later in the day the World War Two re- enactments will be held, and while details are kept under close wraps, we do know RIGHT: An action scene from the 2009 that these re-enactments are the product Ground Theatre displays AVIATION TRAINING If you like people, engines and aircraft and you want to get your career in the aviation industry off the ground, OPEN FOR DINING ALL NMIT is a great place to start. 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This year’s show sees the return of Friday night’s rocket like this fi re up – not yet anyway!” ‘Twilight Extreme’ which debuted at the 2009 There will also be a simulated trench battle show to rave reviews. in the fading light, echoing the conditions The event takes place between 6pm and 8pm hundreds of thousands of soldiers experienced and follows on from Good Friday’s practice during WWI battles in France and a French spy fl ying schedule. It’s a family fun occasion, will be fl ying into the airfi eld under the cover of and while the organisers do not wish to give dark. too much away, the centrepiece will without The RNZAF Iroquois crew will be playing question be the testing of the V2 Ballistic Missile their part in the show too – provided they are which will feature throughout the weekend. available and a fi reworks spectacular will put “It will be a severely impressive thing to see the icing on the evening. and hear,” says co-organiser Dave Lochead.“It There will be a whole lot more too, so be sure has a big rocket engine, a 40 gallon pressurised to catch Good Friday’s ‘Twilight Extreme’ to fuel tank and a large powerful fan on it. I don’t get your Classic Fighters weekend off to an believe anyone in New Zealand has seen a exhilarating and impressive start! Scenes from the 2009 Twilight Extreme What is the V2? The V2, or Vergeltungswaffe 2, Rocket was a and Allied fi gurehead Winston Churchill ballistic missile developed by the Germans announced to parliament that England had been during the frenzy of technological developments under rocket attack over that time. The last V2 of which occurred during World War II. WWII was fi red on March 27, 1945 and despite Developed by General Walter Dornberger and its relatively short time in usage, it is estimated German rocket scientist Wernher von Braun, that in excess of 3,000 rockets were launched – it was the fi rst long range ballistic missile, directed at targets in England, Belguim, France, with a range of up to 175km, and it was the the Netherlands and in Germany itself. fi rst human built machine to break free of the In a cunning counter-offensive, the English earth’s atmosphere and enter space. Therefore, leaked information to the Nazis implying their more than simply a weapon of war, the V2 rockets were missing their London targets by 10 represented and enormous leap forward in to 20km. The Nazis bought the bluff and for the terms of achieving human space fl ight and was remainder of the war most landed in Kent due the progenitor of all modern rockets. to incorrect calibrations. ✁ The fi rst V2 attack on England happened on If you wish to read more background on the A book for chicks of all ages who sometimes get it wrong but September 8, 1944 taking 3 lives, but it wasn’t rocket that inspired the centrepiece of this keep on trying anyway..... till two months later on November 8 that the year’s Classic Fighters dramatisations see the Germans actually announced that the rocket informative article on Wikipedia, or there is also Giveaway Short Fat Chick in Paris existed. Two days later, English Prime Minister an informative resource at www.v2rocket.com by Kerre Woodham with Gareth Brown

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The entertainment line-up at Classic Fighters performances which will have something for the piano and singer-guitarist and long-time 2011 will showcase the immense local talent everyone. country musician – even though he’s just in his that is present in this province. Organiser “Having said that though, we of course realise early twenties – Matt McNielly. Heather Jameson says she’s been keen to show that the airplanes and pilots will be the stars of Robin Randall and Peter Bargh will provide a that there’s more to Marlborough than Sav’ and the show, but we are aiming to complement lively jazz combo on saxophone and trumpet the Sounds. them and give the show-goers a toe-tapping while a ‘big band’ from Nelson will bring some good time in amongst the breaks in the eclectic jazz too. “We have so much amazing talent in airshow.” On Sunday night, after the airshow’s ﬁ nale, Marlborough,” Heather says, “especially young The main stage for the performers will be in the Heather, Robin Randall and Amanda talent, and shows like Classic Fighters give food area of the show precinct, perfect for those Tollemache are planning a themed performance us the chance to showcase that talent on an who want to enjoy their lunch while taking in at the ‘V for Victory’ dinner, which they intend international stage in our own backyard! the tunes, but there will also be a small stage by to be the perfect ﬁ nale for show weekend. “In organising the musical entertainment, the Taste Marlborough tent – giving some more we’ve been keen to give opportunities to those variety to the performances. Overall, the entertainment line-up promises with a real passion in the arts and what you’ll The bill will feature Marlborough Girls a theatrical and passionate display of some see and hear at the show are performers who College’s teenage grade eight violinist Vicky of Marlborough’s best talent to suit one of the have hours and hours of work behind their Mack, young entertainer Hadley Anderson on world’s premier airshows. Hadley Anderson Supplied

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3580558AA WWW.FAIRWEATHERS.CO.NZ 3573133AA PAGE 8 — CLASSIC FIGHTERS 2011, APRIL 12, 2011 3628047AA 2011 Omaka OmakaAerodrome,Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim Classic Fighters Awards Dinner A treat of taste Many Marlborough festivals offer you the chance wine to enjoy with your picnic - or dine and drink Another element of Classic Fighters weekend that British-themed 3-course buffet meal provided by to enjoy some of the regions fi nest wines, but none in the café seating area outside the marquee while has grown in its popularity and prestige is the renowned caters Continental. This will include accompany it with a P51 Mustang or Corsair fi ghter you enjoy the show Sunday evening Awards Dinner. This function has roast beef with Yorkshire pudding, platters of shaved screaming overhead! Bon Vivant will be showcasing fresh Marlborough gone from being a celebration of an event brought smoked ham, salami, roast chicken and smoked That’s the difference at Classic Fighters 2011 produce including Tio Point oysters, mussels and to a successful conclusion after a huge amount chorizo to name a few. A range of wines will be though, and the experience that awaits thousands venison. These will be available in gorgeous little of effort, to a celebration of the greater historic available from a cash bar within the marquee and of show-goers at the Taste Marlborough Wine and tasting platters for you and your friends to share aviation scene throughout New Zealand and the an excellent cast of entertainers is at the ready. Food Marquee, where eleven wine labels and local or individual tasting platters for you to have all to South Pacifi c. This has resulted in a noticeable For aviation people or those who enjoy something catering company Bon Vivant will dazzle the senses yourself. You can even custom-make your own as ‘raising of the bar’ with regard to every aspect of very special in a night out, this function is hard to with the best our province has to offer. well, choosing from a wide selection of excellent the evening from the quality of the food and wine beat, so anyone planning on being there should Enjoy sipping a chilled glass of Marlborough and sumptuous food, and there will be dessert to the range of trophies awarded to deserving secure their tickets straight away! Sauvignon Blanc or perhaps enjoy the subtlety of platters available too. recipients, and the a fi ne Marlborough Pinot Noir. A fantastic range For visitors to the marquee, there will be prizes entertainment that follows. of wines will be available by the glass or the bottle drawn during the day so be sure to treat your senses In 2009 a larger marquee and you will be welcome to take your bottle of at the Taste Marlborough Wine and Food Marquee. was provided for over 300 guests but this sold out early and some people missed out so it is planned to make the venue a little bigger this time. Early Wine Exhibitors ticket sales however indicate that it will be • Catalina Sounds another sell-out and maybe • Allan Scott Family Winemakers this is not surprising as LEFT: At the prestigious the evening really does Classic Fighters Awards • Stanley Estates provide a wonderful fi nish Dinner, the Grand • Isabel Estate to an already outstanding Champion Warbird weekend of activity. trophy is this beautiful • Rock Ferry Wines This year’s dining Spitfire model cast in experience is provided solid aluminium and • Omaka Springs by a welcome glass imported just for the • Sacred Hill with Wild South of wine followed by a gala evening. Photo supplied • Tupari Wines • Nautilus Estate • Clarke Estate With Bon Vivant showcasing local Marlborough produce

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Wither Hills’ beautiful winery is a proud neighbour attendance a chance to sample some excellent says Wither Hills PR & Events Manager, Callum gourmet breakfast, a glass of Daniel Le Brun Brut of the Omaka Airfi eld which hosts Classic Fighters. local produce, cooked to perfection by Chef Alain Anderson. “For example, one of the key things NV as well as transport to the airshow afterwards. This is why they leapt at the opportunity to sponsor Hauswirth and matched with a variety of Wither we’re looking to show people is how well-made It’s all part of Wither Hills’ commitment to the the Gold Passes this year, enabling them to support Hills’ fi nest wines. Alain will also speak to guests Sauvignon Blanc can age. We recently opened a success of Classic Fighters and a thank you to all the event and the key ticket holders who are the on the subject of food and wine matching and bottle of the 2007 Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc those visitors who come to our region and the most ardent in their adoration for the event. explain more about the style of cuisine presented and it was fantastic.” locals who support the event. As part of Classic Fighters weekend, Wither Hills on the night, in conjunction with Wither Hills staff In addition to the two dinners, the winery will Dinner tickets are $120 per person including food are proud to host two special wine matching speaking to guests about the wines on show. also be hosting a Champagne Terrace Breakfast and wine matches, and Terrace Breakfast tickets are dinners at their spectacular building on New “Our guests will be in for a real treat to on the Saturday at 9am. The terrace at Wither $40 per person, including transport to the Airshow Renwick Road, Omaka. complement their Classic Fighters weekend. We’re Hills gifts visitors with stunning views across the after breakfast. To fi nd out more or to make a Beginning at 7:30pm on Saturday April 23 and looking forward to showing some older vintage Marlborough landscape and the adjacent airfi eld reservation contact Becky Potez on (03) 520 8270 Sunday April 24, these events give those in wines as well as our current release wines,” in its early morning tranquility. Guests will enjoy a or [email protected]

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The Marlborough Express proudly supports dozens of together another great weekend of high-octane entertainment fantastic local events every year, such as the brilliant for the thousands of locals and visitors who will be attending. Classic Fighters airshow. For full show coverage see your local newspaper, The We wish to congratulate the dedicated organisers for putting Marlborough Express, on Easter Monday, April 25. Phone your local newspaper 520 8900 3631236AA PAGE 10 — CLASSIC FIGHTERS 2011, APRIL 12, 2011 3628035AA Email: [email protected] WWW.CLASSICFIGHTERS.CO.NZ Tickets Selling Online Ph: (+64) 3 579 1305 Omaka Aviation Heritage Centre, PO Box 641, Blenheim, New Zealand. Gold Passes Limited

PEAK TRAFFIC FLOW TIMES FROM SH6 NELSON/ SH63 WEST COAST BUS TIMETABLES Peak traffic flows are expected into Omaka Aerodrome Through Renwick. 300m after Omaka River bridge, turn Friday 22nd April 2011 between 7 to 11am Friday, Saturday and Sunday, April 22, 23 first right in to Godfrey Road, follow this road onto New 4.00pm ex Aston Court, 4.05pm ex Redwoodtown Countdown & 4.10pm and 24 on the following roads: New Renwick Road, Batty’s ex Alana Place to Omaka. Renwick Road. Straight ahead to Aerodrome Road. 4.00pm ex KFC, 4.05pm ex Seymour Square & 4.10pm ex Ariki Industries to Road, Bells Road, Alabama Road, Maxwell Road, Wither Beware of traffic merging from the left at Bells Road. Omaka. Road West. Also peak traffic flows are expected during exit 4.30pm ex Aston Court, 4.35pm ex Redwoodtown Countdown & 4.40pm times from the airshow 3pm to 5.30pm. Friday, April 22, ex Alana Place to Omaka. 9 to 10pm. FROM SH1 CHRISTCHURCH: 4.30pm ex KFC, 4.35pm ex Seymour Square & 4.40pm ex Ariki Industries to Enter Blenheim at Main St from SH1. Turn left into Omaka. TRAFFIC CONTROL Redwood Street at the first roundabout. Continue to next 8.15pm ex Omaka to Alana Place, Redwoodtown Countdown & Aston Court. We ask all those attending the airshow over the weekend to roundabout at Alabama Road and turn right. Straight 8.15pm ex Omaka to Ariki Industries, Seymour Square and KFC. be patient and adhere to the speed restrictions, no stopping ahead to Aerodrome Road. Beware of traffic merging from Saturday 23rd April 2011 signs, traffic controllers and car marshalls at all times. 8.30am, 9.00am, 9.30am, 10.00am & 10.30am ex Aston Court & Seymour the right at Maxwell Road and Battys Road. Square to Omaka. ROAD CLOSURES 8.30am, 9.00am, 9.30am, 10.00am & 10.30am ex KFC & Ariki Industries to There will be partial road closure of New Renwick Road FROM SH1 PICTON: Omaka. and Aerodrome Road during peak flow times and FULL 8.30am, 9.00am, 9.30am, 10.00am & 10.30am ex Redwoodtown Countdown Enter Blenheim at Grove Road from SH1. Straight through CLOSURE of Maxwell Road between Hospital and Wither & Alana Place to Omaka. two roundabouts on Grove Road. Cross Taylor River 3.30pm, 4.00pm, 4.30pm & 5.00pm ex Omaka to Aston Court & Seymour Roads between 3pm and 5.30pm. Access will be provided for Square. residents. bridge, then straight through the third roundabout into Redwood Street. Continue to next roundabout at Alabama 3.30pm, 4.00pm, 4.30pm & 5.00pm ex Omaka to Ariki Industries & KFC. MARLBOROUGH RESIDENTS 3.30pm, 4.00pm, 4.30pm & 5.00pm ex Omaka to Alana Place & Road and turn right. Straight ahead to Aerodrome Road. Redwoodtown Countdown. We wish to advise Marlborough residents that the areas Beware of traffic merging from the right at Maxwell Road Sunday 24th April 2011 stated will be under formal Temporary Traffic Management (in and Battys Road. 8.30am, 9.00am, 9.30am, 10.00am & 10.30am ex Aston Court & Seymour terms of the NZ Code of Practice) with site management by Square to Omaka Marlborough Roads and 8.30am, 9.00am, 9.30am, 10.00am & 10.30am ex KFC & Ariki Industries to NZ Police. PICTON BUS SERVICE TO AIRSHOW Omaka For your convenience these areas should be avoided unless 8.30am, 9.00am, 9.30am, 10.00am & 10.30am ex Redwoodtown Countdown Sounds Connection are running a bus from Picton & Alana Place to Omaka attending the airshow. leaving at 9.30am and 12.15pm 3.30pm, 4.00pm, 4.30pm & 5.00pm ex Omaka to Aston Court & Seymour Square 3.30pm, 4.00pm, 4.30pm & 5.00pm ex Omaka to Ariki Industries & KFC CASH AT GATE Bookings are essential. Phone 0800 742 866 or 3.30pm, 4.00pm, 4.30pm & 5.00pm ex Omaka to Alana Place & LIMITED EFTPOS SERVICES AVAILABLE email: [email protected] Redwoodtown Countdown www.classicfighters.co.nz

ACCESS ROUTES Omaka Aerodrome, Blenheim

TICKETS: Adult Day $60 Child under 14 with Adult FREE Three day Adult $135 Gold pass upgrades MAY be available on the day.

Tickets from Tasman Ticket Direct at The Marlborough Civic Theatre, Aviation Heritage Centre or www.classicﬁ ghters.co.nz 3638978AA CLASSIC FIGHTERS 2011, APRIL 12, 2011— PAGE 11 Our pilots give each other space in the air - make sure we give each other space on the road too. Give cyclists and pedestrians 1.5m clear when passing.

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