Dear Editor,
Re: “Cultures united by signal allergy,” Column, Aug. 23.
While signaling is definitively a lost art in Richmond, what even fewer people seem to know about is the “right of way.”
The law states that at all intersections where there is no stop-sign, the person coming from the right has the right of way.
What seems to be the norm is that the person speeding in a straight line feels they have the right of way.
And they will defend their error with a loud blast of their horn — as they feel no need to watch for traffic at intersections, speeding down side streets to beat a light or two becomes the norm, contributing to parents not wanting their kids to play outside.
If the RCMP ever feels up to enforcing this most basic (and international) rule of the road, I would be happy to point out any number of intersections where they can set up.
Rainer Mehl
Richmond
