Editor: Re: Anti-speeding campaign ramped up on 16 Avenue, (the Times, Aug. 26).
The problem on 16th Avenue is the Township is treating this road like a city street. It is a highway and should be operated as a highway. The 60 km/h speed limit, less than 40 mph, just creates a lot of frustration.
There are truck drivers that have to hold on to the speed limit to keep their licences and income. The car traffic wants to move at a more realistic speed, a highway speed.
It is not speed that kills but the difference in speed. The easy fix is to let the traffic go. Raise the speed limit to 80 km/h, a comfortable speed for this highway.
Reduce the number of frustrated drivers and you will reduce the number of accidents.
Try it for six months; let’s see what happens.
This ain’t rocket science.
John Winter,
Langley
