Dear Editor:
Re: Just plain ludicrous. July 15.
My family and I have shopped in Fergus many times and will do so again after the pandemic. The car-driving letter writer complains about other road users who she claims deprive her of parking space in downtown Fergus.
She suggests that cyclists use routes other than St. David Street and that “removing parking spaces to add bicycle lanes is just plain ludicrous.” Apparently she ignores that bicyclists too “want to shop and dine downtown”.
The fact is that bicyclists have more money for shopping and dining because they don’t have the cost of buying, maintaining and parking a private car – and they don’t spew toxic fumes.
Fortunately more and more politicians and planners see the need to promote cycling and walking for the sake of public and personal health, and for the environment. Wonder why car drivers feel such priority.
Obviously there are too many fossil-fuel fools who don’t recognize human-induced climate change and the needs of our descendants for a livable planet. I despair.
Helen Hansen,
Guelph