The Editor,
Let me start by clarifying that the speed limit is 30 km/h all along Gatensbury Street from down in Port Moody at Henry Street, past Como Lake, to the five-way stop at Foster Avenue.
To those guys in trucks with your company name on the side, please slow down — or I will tell my friends not to use your company’s services.
To those teenagers with an N, stop texting on your phones and slow down by Como Lake as it is 30 km/h there all the way.
You should lose your licence for speeding near the playground regardless of the weather. It is the wet coast, kids are there all day. These are the rules of the road. Do you want to have to tell your parents that you maimed a pedestrian or worse?
To the moms getting their darlings to school (late?) speeding along Como Lake, past at least two school zones, remember it could be your child getting hurt by a driver going too fast who cannot stop soon enough. We have speed limits for a reason. Our rainy, dark weather only makes things worse.
Finally, don’t tailgate me because I am doing the speed limit. Don’t intimidate me to make me feel I should go just a bit faster. Don’t pass me on a solid line at the pedestrian crossing.
Remember, speed kills. This is our neighbourhood and I want to feel proud of my fellow citizens/neighbours, not disgusted. Thank you.
D. Pengelley, Coquitlam
