8- Friday, October 16, 1982 -— North Shore News MAILBOX Make pedestrian crossings safer Dear Editor: It seems as if West) Vancouver City Hall will wait unl there is a serious accident before the ques- tion of the UNsafety of the pedes- trian crossing on Marine Drive at Nth Street is addressed. [ happen to live on the corner and so | am subjected to the nerve-wracking squeals of tires and the crunches of accidents as cars bang into each other because the in front of them has failed to see that someone is trying to walk across the pedestrian cross- ing. It is true that although it dacs have markers to say that there is rd a crossing, it is extremely ult for drivers to see the one the north side (it is tucked back a bit), Or maybe itis that they do not want to see that there ts a cross. ing: many cars ignore it anyw and too often | see people stepp ing back so that they are not struck as they get hall w. Another fright is the way cars speed around the corner onto Pith Street with tires screaming and gears revving, roaring up the hill. 1 have seen pedestrians subsiding into the bushes to avoid disaster. There are a lot of people who come down to catch buses to town. Children going to school. Others taking children to the nd what could be more hg than to have fo cross with children in a pram? Pethaps a little money could be Solution to pollution probiem Dear Editor: How ironic that you printed the Vos on the the letter from oster (Wednesda Sept. 23). Ms. Foster's vision for Canada supports equality for all persons as spelled out in the Charter of Rights. Her views support coop- eration among the two genders. Ms, Vos’ vision of Canada, the other hand, is one that en- courages tension between the genders by her assertions that all males are incompetent, based on the actions of one. Tcan't help but detect that Ms. Vos harbors an extreme amount of bitterne towards men for some reason. Her despising of Men supports the ‘us versus them’? mentality opposed by Ms. Foster. N. Shore News LETTERS TO the editor must be legible (preferably typewritten) and include your name, full ad- dress and telephone number. Due to space constraints the North Shore News cannot publish on Her statement that implies “driving schools” have brains is only one example of the gram- matical erros and instances of poor logic in her Setter that make mv question the size and mental capacity of her cerebral matter. When Ms. Vos states, that if all males who drive were tested for brain size, that three-quarters would be off the road, 1 add “Why limit the testing to men?" Since women's smaller physical stature results in their having even smaller avera: brain sizes than men, testing women would result in, say 80% of them being off the road as well, What an excellent: partial solu- tion to the air pollution problem, Stephen Parker North Vancouver Mailbox policy all letters. Published letters may be edited for brevity, clarity, ac- curacy, legality and taste. Letters can be faxed to 985-3227 but still must be signed and fully address- spared to make this pluce sat nan island we could jump on- to half v aerosy wauld be a comfort! And the crossing could be painted with very noticeable wide stripes to remind these peopte who speed along Marine Drive that we all want to live to see another day... tounderstand) from neighbors that many complaints have gone in to the city hall. Nothing so far has been done. Yet people have a right co cross sal What must we do to get this taken care of? S: Reid West Vancouver ACROSS JACKETS,.O8F {RABBIT LINED MICRO FIBRE FRAIN _ s6g8 JACKETS.; ihe 688 , SABLE JACKETS, 32 $14.88 . qd _ «Friday wight: unday 12. noo ¢ PRAIRIE VESTS | MINK JACKETS fl MINK COATS WITH SILVER JACKETS Jee (thinner plastic lenses with multilayer reflection, scratch resistant, and vary to ciean water repellent coatings.) = 84 69: complete 60 Opti cana FAMILY EYEWEAR STORE 1290 MARINE DRIVE (PEMBERTON PLAZA) 986-2220 & locations to serve you OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK + wee range tans apply teatras en taste . pre Ay VAY ssitts seme brands rest FOX or ‘88 UST PRICE $349) UST PRICE $388 288 ust PRICE sae8 “S58 ICOATS s4 4993 UST PRICE $3188 : UST PRICE $4288 PLUS OVER 2,506 {MORE GARMENTS | also drastically reduced during this ao UST PRICE $9688 once ina lifetime event!