Dear Editor,
Re: “Driven to write letter about Richmond’s poor driving,” Letters, Sept. 9.
In Harry Rose’s letter, he mentions the RCMP being ineffective due to their absence. Well, even when the RCMP are on watch, they don’t do a good job with traffic violations.
Case in point, last week I was driving south on Minoru at about 9.30 a.m. Just before the lights at Granville Avenue and Minoru Boulevard, I was overtaken by a silver car trying to beat the light. The driver then decided to turn left on to Granville, but was stopped by the light. He then cut me off again, crossed three lanes, and did an illegal right turn on a red light, without as much as slowing down. And, guess what? There, at the other side of the intersection, was an RCMP officer in his patrol car. He witnessed this driver pull at least three traffic violations and did nothing. A city police force would be better than what we are getting for our dollar from the RCMP. Hells bells, the Canadian Corps of Commissionaires would do a better job.
It is no longer a pleasure driving. You have to have eyes in the back of your head. And not just in Richmond. Poor driving seems to be normal now all over.
Rob Bulloch
Richmond
