The Formula One race director, Charlie Whiting, has insisted that the sport must adopt cockpit safety measures despite opposition from drivers, chiefly Lewis Hamilton.
In New Rochelle, Ed Lynch, the city planning director and a bicycle commuter, said efforts to create 30 miles of routes connecting schools, the New Rochelle Transit Center and other destinations provoked opposition from drivers, resulting in a reduced 13-mile plan instead.
It is small compared with the 186 miles that were set aside for official use in Beijing four years ago and the 99 miles in Athens in 2004, yet it has been met with considerable opposition from drivers, who face a $201 fine if they inadvertently use the reserved lanes, and cyclists, who complain they are being diverted to unsafe routes and junctions.
Despite passionate opposition from drivers who worry that collecting tolls will be unsafe and from residents who fear that long lines of idling vehicles waiting to pass could be an air-pollution hazard, the state Legislature commissioned a study to make the case for a toll plan.
There's just a lot of opposition from drivers who want to preserve parking spots and traffic lanes.
To maintain front-running and winning performances against such strong opposition and drivers is something very difficult to achieve.
Union opposition to driver-only operation of doors, a practice GTR is extending, is a stated safety concern, but underlined by the fear that job cuts will inevitably eventually follow.
Sanders supporters, including Rep. Raúl Grijalva (D-Ariz)., said Clinton was inconsistent on the issue, citing her 2007 opposition to driver's licenses for undocumented immigrants and her 2014 statement that unaccompanied minors coming to the U.S. from Central America "should be sent back".
The firm has faced stiff opposition from cab drivers across the continent, who have complained that it competes unfairly.
An arbitrer was appointed on Wednesday to find a solution for the longstanding opposition between taxi drivers and so-called black car services.
