Councillors here will have the local road superintendent look into whether or not speed limits should be lowered on the 8th line between 17 Sideroad and Wellington Road 22.
Teena McDiarmid’s letter and petition was reviewed by Erin councillors on Aug. 13.
Her request was to have council lower the speed limit and to install white speed signs posted at both ends of 8th Line between 17 Sideroad and Wellington Rd. 22 with a speed limit.
She contended many “from the school bus driver to the teenager or the stranger out of town, to the trucks that avoid the green boys on Trafalgar all with a heavy foot – all of them give us reason to believe that we need a white speed sign on both ends of this section of 8th Line.”
She contended there is more dust generated and gravel flies higher and further from a speeding vehicle.
McDiarmid stated, “there was one time when a rock entered the car through an open window hitting a driver in the temple from a speeding car, there is the fear of being hit when walking.”
She added there are horses using this road and a rock hitting an unsuspecting horse will spook it – which she says has happened.
McDiarmid stated a number of young children live at the bottom of two very steep hills.
“Under a caution speed sign a speeder can not be charged, also we do not know why we have a yellow caution sign of 60km when roads in Erin are under a 50km and this section of 8th line is under a 40km bylaw, but there are no white km signs on this section of 8th line.”
McDiarmid said “We ask council to recognize that we pay our taxes and that this is the road we live on and wish to live without the fear of speed and grant us your decision by placing a white speed limit sign on both ends, one turning north unto 8th Line off 17 and one turning south unto 8th line off 22.”
McDiarmid’s letter is to be forwarded to the road superintendent, who will report to council on the matter.
