Editor:

Re: A little patience goes a long way, June 17, letters.

I enjoyed Ruth Carrier’s letter to the editor about some drivers not being patient with pedestrians.

I too have proceeded to cross many crosswalks, and stopped as I have seen drivers speed through without even noticing.

Good for Ruth to holler at the drivers who did that to her!

I’ve noticed the drivers who speed through crosswalks are all ages, but the majority have not been drivers with an “N” on the back of their vehicles. Sadly, they have been seniors behind the wheel.

As a pedestrian who enjoys walking, you have to be very aware of the surroundings, before even stepping into any crosswalk. Never assume the driver will see you – especially when it is dark and rainy.

I think drivers who don’t make a habit of walking regularly are usually the drivers who don’t stop for pedestrians in crosswalks. 

Drivers have to slow down, and stop talking on their cell phones.

Sandy Bean, Surrey

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I would like to add my thoughts to the letter from Ruth Carrier.

I am a senior who is both a pedestrian and a driver. I too have had to walk across at a slow pace.

When it was suggested I get a hustle on, I announced I have two speeds – slow and slower. Which one would they like to see?

As a driver, I do have a few complaints for pedestrians. Not too long ago, I was driving along 152 Street watching a little old lady (LOL) standing on the street corner, not doing anything. There was no car in front of me, and behind me a car was a good half block away.

LOL did nothing until I was nearly upon her. Then she decided she absolutely had to cross at that moment; that was her right and she took it without so much as a thank you.

The worst crosswalk in my opinion is the one on 152 Street near Shoppers Drug Mart. There must be some unwritten law that suggests only one person at a time can use it. When person number one gets safely across, then person number two can venture across, then person number three, etc.

I admire some of the Australians’ ideas concerning pedestrians:

• "Give way to cars” – White Rock pedestrians young and old would revolt;

• Crosswalk signs have “AGED” printed over in large letters – now what could that mean?

Be careful, for they know not what they do.

Eleanor Webb, Surrey