Driving carries responsibility

THE EDITOR: Too much speeding on the major highways claims lives. What I witnessed on the Solomon Hochoy Highway on May 14 is a gross testimony.

Most motor engines run by fuel injection while the body of these vehicles are paper-like. The roads are designed for speed of 50 miles per hour or 80 kilometres per hour yet they are being used as though they are racing tracks like Wallerfield. We hear of air pockets in aerodynamics and that is very much the case on a certain part of the Solomon Hochoy Highway on the north bound lane just before the entrance to Claxton Bay which is better known as “Dead Man Corner.” Another intriguing thing about the highway which links North Trinidad with South Trinidad is that motorists use the left side of the north bound lane to overtake!

The only thing that is not being done in this land, as is the case in Puerto Rico, is the driving of cars on the islands along the roads. In that Caribbean island there is a saying: “?La Ley? ?Que ley?” When apprentice drivers are issued with a driving certificate upon passing the yard and road tests, it is a power that carries a lot of responsibility and a re-introduction of the Highway Patrol speed traps will be appreciated. A certain car owner once stated that he intends to repair his Chevrolet with one thing in mind: “In case of an accident, let them road hogs hit iron!”

JEFFREY M JOSEPH
Fyzabad