Letters to the Editor: October 25, 2024

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Stop signs ignored

Everything I learned about stop signs, I learned in kindergarten.

Red means stop, green means go.

Stop does not mean: “I think I’ll just slow down a bit, then take off.” It doesn’t mean, “I don’t see any cars or kids or bikes or dogs coming, so I don’t need to stop.” And it sure doesn’t mean, “Nobody’s watching. Who cares? I think I’ll drive right through that old stop sign.”

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Drivers, stop at all stop signs. We live in a neighbourhood near an elementary school, on the corner at a four-way stop, which means everybody in all four directions must stop before driving on. Each school day, there are children, parents and babies in strollers who make their way to and from the nearby school. Drivers continually disregard the stop signs and put others at risk by doing so.

Stop it.

K. Fraumeni, London

Bike lanes unused

The citizens of London can see how little the bike lanes are used throughout the city.

I have ridden the Wonderland Road bike lane many times and usually I am the only user, and this is the norm on all the bike lanes. Why doesn’t the city do a survey of the use of these lanes and published the results?

Making bike lanes alongside new roads might make sense as long as a curb is between the bike lane and the road. Right now, the province is correct about limiting road traffic for unused bike lanes.

I eagerly await a city survey published on bike lane use.

Graham Forster, London

Which lights?

Re: the letter to the editor We needs answers on transportation (Oct. 17) from Beth McCracken.

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Oh, the siren song of “traffic light timing to improve traffic flow.” If only there was such a magic technology that would make all us drivers happy. I wonder which direction it would be timed for? Hopefully the one I’m headed, everyone else be damned. I wonder what speed it would be set for? Hopefully way over the limit as no one would ever travel at the posted speed for fear of being tailgated.

Hopefully technology will come to save us, soon.

Andrew McClenaghan, London

Here’s what’s funny

Regarding Tim Dolighan’s editorial cartoon (Oct. 19) depicting as partisan politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s disclosure of Pierre Poilievre not having the necessary security clearance (let that sink in) which would enable Poilievre to deal with the foreign interference within his own Conservative Party of Canada.

Months ago, the parliamentary committee probing foreign interference issued a report citing foreign interference including in the very leadership race Poilievre won.

The truly funny thing is, Poilievre, a self-proclaimed purveyor of “common sense”, pedalled his laughable excuse that he would be “muzzled” if he read the classified intelligence which all four other party leaders dutifully read long ago.

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Poilievre clearly prefers hurling spurious accusations that “Trudeau is lying” to ceasing his own charade.

Funny is Poilievre’s continued refusal to deal with foreign interference within his own CPC.

Not so funny, is it may already have, or may presently be benefiting his own selfish political fortunes.

Michael Luce, London

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