Dear Editor:
Re: Take the Slowpokes off the Highway, Oct. 19 I am curious as to what (letter-writer) Dave Gosse considers the "normal speed of traffic" on the Cut.
I have an explanation for him as to why he has to travel at less than warp speed during rush hours. It's called volume. It makes me wonder if he is one of those morons who tailgates every car in the left-hand lane, expecting them to move to the already bumper-to-bumper right so he can get to work on time. Or perhaps he is one of those weavers who makes dangerous lane changes that cause people to hit the breaks when they are cut off, causing a chain reaction and possibly an accident that he has left in the dust. Maybe that "slow" driver up ahead is trying to keep a safe distance in heavy traffic. The Cut is not a freeway.
People use it to drive their kids to school, get to work and generally to get around the North Shore. There are many merges that cause the traffic to slow down naturally for safety.
The number of drivers who travel well over the speed limit, expecting everyone to get out of their way is mind-blowing. They are the people who need to be ticketed.
Mr. Gosse's suggestions to the minister of transportation are laughable. I hope he got his frustrations out in writing his letter and not on the road.
H. Hunter
North Vancouver
