For the  20 years, a New Zealander has taken road traffic  into his own hands. Russell Taylor painted yellow no-parking  outside his house. Mr Taylor said the  for his actions was to improve traffic  in his neighborhood. He also wanted to protest against gentrification. Taylor  painted the yellow lines after becoming fed up with Wellington Council's lack of  in residents' complaints about road safety. He explained that he had seen  accidents and near-collisions on his  street. He said his  have made the road safer.
Wellington City Council said it knew about the road  and that they would remove them. It pointed out that it was  to install "fake traffic ," such as Taylor's painted lines. It said: "We're  of…complaints about parking…and that the fire service had trouble getting to a  fire there in the past year because of parked ." It also said it would be meeting people to discuss the  of no parking signs. The  added that Mr Taylor would not be prosecuted for his road . It said: "We would rather not pick an  fight."