No problem with highway vending?

It apparently don’t have a problem with actual vendors who stand on the white line in the middle of the road and ply their trade selling water, nuts and steering wheel covers. Or with windshield washers who intimidate motorists into paying them to “wash” the windshields.

Did the police even realise that by issuing that release they have actually given some degree of legitimacy to these in-the road (not roadside) vendors? It appears the Commissioner of Police is in need of a communications officer. I would like to offer my services pro-bono as a concerned patriot. This is what the release should have said: “The illegal vending on the highways has now escalated to the point where some vendors are attempting to extort motorists.

The Police Service is aware of the situation and will be moving expeditiously to enforce the laws that prohibit vending on public roadways.

“The public is advised not to engage these lawbreakers and assist the police by using Waze to indicate the location of vendors (instead of the location of police).”

David Maharaj Santa Cruz