The Editor,
On any given day when you are driving in or around Port Coquitlam, there are so many bad drivers. What is happening?
They drive around talking on the phone, not paying attention. And red lights, does anyone know what they mean? Why stop at red lights? Lots of people just put down their foot and carry on.
There are more vehicles on the road, we all know that. The level of driving is definitely not as good as it used to be.
It used to be that every car came with signals so that you could let people know which way you are turning. I guess newer cars do not have them anymore as hardly anyone uses them.
Try to be a pedestrian, crossing at marked crosswalks is a joke. You can stand there for a long time waiting for anyone to stop for you. If you are in a crosswalk, keep all your eyes and ears open as drivers will still try to run you over.
School zones? Most of the people who drive fast in this area are the mommies and daddies rushing to take their kids to and from school. Get a grip, people - the 30 km/h speed limit in school zones is for your kids, so slow down.
Sadly, life is spinning way too fast we all feel that but slow down a little see the signs and obey them. Stop eating and drinking in the car. Please do not talk and text on your phones - do it before you leave the house or when you get back because nothing is that important that you cannot pull over and deal with it or ignore and call back.
I urge you to be very careful whether you are walking, cycling or driving in your car. We would all like to get home safely at the end of every day with our families, so take a deep breath and slow down life a little bit.
S. Mullen,Port Coquitlam
