Letter to the Editor

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Summer is once again upon us. 

Living in Inverhuron is a great life-long experience no matter what time of year it is, except when drivers seem to be totally unaware that Albert Road is not a high-speed route to wherever they may be heading. 

It is a residential street and has a speed limit of 50 km/h for that reason.

The biggest safety issue happens with pedestrian traffic along the sides of the road, especially during the summer months with cottagers arriving daily, campers at the provincial park and the many of us who are permanent residents. 

There are no sidewalks so folks have no alternative but to walk along the side of the road. There is also significant bicycle traffic in the summer as well.

There is another issue of motorists pulling out of their driveways. Inverhuron is noted for its lush treed streets but that impedes visibility for people driving along the road and for those driving out of their driveways. 

I always back into my driveway, but I have been in a number of close calls because drivers coming down Albert Road in either direction don't seem to understand or observe the speed limit. It is very common to be passed along Albert Road when you are travelling the speed limit even though it is clearly marked as a no-passing zone with a solid centre line.

Even at 50 km/h, a child or an adult, for that matter, and a car or truck colliding would be very bad and it's so easily avoidable. At the speed we observe daily, that drivers run at on Albert Road, the situation would very likely be a fatal one.

The OPP knows the issue is there as police have done many radar trailer set-ups and have the speed data. We will be once again asking for the OPP to step up enforcement in our area.

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Sunday, June 05, 2011