Dear Editor:
Having been the puzzled (and irritated) recipient of two speeding tickets for the offence of travelling at 53 and 55km/h in a 40km/h zone, there is perhaps another traffic solution available.
Approaching the T-junction of Highways 24 and 109, embedded into the pavement of Highway 24 are vibrational grid-panels that serve to slow down vehicles, as well as acting as a valuable warning regarding speed.
The “physical memory” implanted by these grids naturally and gradually changes driving patterns. Of course auto speeds should be reduced, caution taken, lives saved.
Anger at the radar devices has erupted across the province. People do not have a spare $200 or $300 to discard to no good cause. Often, one is not aware or sure even, of where the offence was committed.
The millions of dollars already gathered by these digital “highwaymen” could be used to cover the cost of embedding specific areas with sections of wide pavement-grids. I have heard that in Europe where they are used, the vibrations of tire-over-grid are sometimes calibrated into an audible tune!
The speed cameras are strong and useful deterrents in school areas where it makes sense to continue them. Children are unpredictable in their movements, untrained in the dangers of the road, and every precaution should be taken.
Bronwen Stanley-Jones,
Mount Forest