6 Friday, September 15, 2023 brooklintowncrier.com DREAM / CREATE / ENJOY I am reaching out again to yourself and the town of Brooklin on a very serious matter that myself and my neighbours deal with on a daily basis. Specifically, I'm referring to the ongoing speeding concerns on Carnwith Drive West between Baldwin Street/Hwy 12 and Montgomery Avenue. I am beyond frustrated at the lack of concern over the safety for those of us who live on and travel this road every day including students at Brooklin High, Chris Hadfield, and St. Bridgets. There is also a steady stream of cyclists and runners who use the great slope to Way St. I will give credit where due as I have seen more safety measures taken including speed bumps on Montgomery and STOP signs on Cassels at Croxall, along Watford and Cassels as well. These are all excellent but don't believe that any have the high speed issues that we have on Carnwith Dr. W. I personally took matters into my own hands last fall and made a Freedom of Information(FOI) Request from Durham Police asking for all speeding tickets issued between Leithridge Crescent and Way St from Jan 2019 to Sept 2022. The formal response I got back confirmed as I had feared. Only 1 speeding ticket had been issued in almost 4 years. Police are rarely here to do radar. I know resources are strapped but surely time can be set aside for such important work. All I am asking for is that you put speed bumps on Carnwith Dr West or if that is too big a concern with traffic flow and/ or cost, simply install 2 STOP signs on Carnwith at the intersection of Braddock Court and Leithridge Cres. An inexpensive start to solving this momentous problem but it's a start. Coupled with some regular police visits, the town can honestly say it's concerned about road safety and speeding. Something major is going to happen here. An accident that everyone will wonder why didn't we do something sooner to prevent Letter to the editor - Speeding on Carnwith (Edited for length and content) I was wrong, speed bumps can slow down speeders. Several months ago I wrote my anti-speed bump arguments to you. I related to you the loss of money Unionville experienced when they laid down speed bumps and then after fierce opposition had to tear out the speed bumps and pay a hefty cost to return the road back to its pre-speed bump state. I also wrote about other jurisdictions experiencing costly damage to their ambulances and fire trucks. All true but I'm glad you ignored my email. In the area where I live (Montgomery/Joshua Blvd.), I have noticed that speed bumps do slow down some speeders but not all because some people who drive small cars have learned a Letter to the editor - About speed bumps (Edited for length and content) 905.655.6200 • www.brooklineyecare.ca 5959 Anderson St, Brooklin Medical Centre Building Please contact Liz Riley at lizr@mmfoodmarket.com or 905-814-2420 to inquire further about the opportunity to own an M&M Food Market store in Brooklin. dangerous trick - how to circumvent a speed bump. Now familiar with the speed bump locations they cut to the right of the upcoming speed bump, missing the bump by simultaneously driving on the roadway shoulder and on the apron of a driveway! God help us if a toddler/child dares to walk on their family driveway apron when these jackasses come flying down their street. Unfortunately, I have now observed that, notwithstanding a new stop sign, people are still speeding along Joshua Boulevard. But before the same type of speed bump is installed on Joshua Boulevard as has been installed on Montgomery Boulevard, I would advocate for a new style of speed bump (i.e. wider?), or different roadway locations (i.e. not at the end of a driveway apron) or whatever it takes to stop the above-mentioned deadly "trick". • Pauline Maynard