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N. Shore drivers are ‘careless’

Open letter to all people possess-
ing a driver's licence:

In a recent Inquiring Reporter
in the News, the question was ‘Is
the North Shore a safe place to
drive?"’

I say no. Drivers are becoming
more and more careless, causing
accidents involving other motorists
and pedestrians.

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The day after the Horseshoe
Bay accident, while walking to
work, | was struck by a truck roll-
ing through a stop sign. The
driver’s excuse was that he had
looked both ways and hadn't seen
any cars coming. The fact is that
he ignored the stop sign and in
doing so, he hit a pedestrian.

Luckily I wasn't seriously in-
jured and unfortunately | didn't
get his name and licence plate

Parkway problem can
be solved with shears

Dear Editor:

Re: Junction of Mt. Seymour
Parkway and Berkley.

I am appalled to read a report
(North Shore News, Aug. 15)
suggesting that the Nerth Van-
couver District Council received
professional advice implying that
the sight lines and visibility at the
junction are ‘‘very good’? and
“not a major problem’’ respec-
tively.

Each day, as } pause in the tur-
ning bay waiting for a gap in on-
coming traffic in order to turn
onto Berkley, | am again moved
by the sight of the flowers and
yellow ribbon commemorating
victims of the recent tragic traffic
accident.

My eyes switch instinctively
eastward to the spot where the
approach of westbound vehicles,

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In some circumstances oncoming
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that their head lights disappear.
You can readily imagine the safety
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The simple problem — how can
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If the district doesn’t tackle the
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myself!

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North Vancouver

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ever since. The more [ think about
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charges of unsafe driving. Maybe
next time he won't see a voung
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This negligent driver is not the
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offenders of rolling through stops,
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