Respect pedestrian crossing

THE EDITOR: There are many drivers who do not respect the Pedestrian Crossing and drive as if the painting across the road has no significance. Some drivers accelerate their speed at this point as if the people who need to cross the road are disturbing their driving. At City Gate, this crossing is always being assaulted by these irresponsible drivers. When the crossing guards are there during the peak hours the assault decreases considerably, especially when one of the guards is on duty, Ms Julia Ferris-Murray. She is very serious, and on numerous occasions she would chide these drivers about their inconsiderate driving at this intersection. She always demands their driving respect in this vicinity. Many of these drivers are erratic and badly behaved, so their behaviour coincides with their driving. If a driver has very bad qualities in his normal everyday life he would exercise these same qualities on the road as a driver. The road patrol police should take a more active role in charging these drivers when they drive through these pedestrian crossings at a high speed especially when people are trying to cross.

These negligent drivers drive across these crossings as if there is no restriction to these signs. Pedestrians crossing City Gate later in the evening, and on weekends when the crossing guards are not there, risk their lives at these times. The other grave problem is the line of cars that park on the crossing itself on either side of the road soliciting passengers. These drivers show their ill-behaviour, and their inconsideration to the people who are crossing the road, and this shows up the character of the driver. This inconsideration by drivers results in many of the accidents that occur where drivers, through greed, would do all that is wrong on the nation’s roads causing accidents that would be avoided if drivers exercise caution, and behave in a civilised and humane manner. If drivers do what is right it would save people’s lives, and even their own while avoiding the grief and hurt that these accidents cause to many families and their loved ones.

Horace Desormeaux
Maraval