Dear Editor:
RE: Storybrook subdivision residents concerned about speeding drivers, Oct. 31.
The author of this article poses a very important issue. Lindsay Duncan stated it’s not just the speeding that poses an issue, but the attitude of drivers when told to slow down. When some drivers are told to slow down they laugh, give the middle finger or speed up.
Those drivers seem to care little about the safety of those around them. Duncan makes an effort to implement some sort of speed regulation.
“I just don’t want someone getting killed to be the reason that the township or the builder start implementing some sort of speed regulation,” she stated.
Don’t drivers get it? All she wants is to protect her community before it is too late.
Since Duncan’s subdivision is only partially assumed, speed reduction efforts cannot be implemented quite yet. Increasing police presence, however, will help the community feel safe around the streets.
Officers can pull over drivers who speed and speak to them about the attitudes they are presenting and the problems it is causing and will cause if continued.
Not only will increased police presence help with speeding, but it will be a temporary solution until the subdivision can be fully assumed.
Once the subdivision is finished, speed regulations can be implemented to keep reduce the speed of drivers.
Melanie Hutten,
Fergus