Dear Editor,
Re: “Richmond resident wants trail paved to combat neighbourhood traffic volume,” online, Oct.16
As a resident of the neighbourhood cited in the article, I can attest there is indeed significant traffic. However, all of the “accidents” and “many near collisions” I have witnessed have more often than not been a result of careless/inattentive driving coupled with speeding. Mr. Ge’s bid to pave over a well used trail to divert traffic won’t do anything about the real problem here — terrible drivers.
The neighbourhood is better served by having speed bumps installed. Thus, drivers are forced to slow down, thereby, reducing the risk of collisions.
Not only would this option be more cost effective, it would have less of an impact on the resident wildlife and surrounding environment (including the blueberry farm) than paving a significant portion of the trail.
The city did a traffic survey a few years ago and of course, they never installed any speed bumps — maybe a petition from all of us supporting speed bumps would be a better way to go than pushing for making another road.
K. Chung
RICHMOND
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