Sir: Crossing guards in this city take their lives in their hands stopping traffic for children. The school crossing on Baldoon Road for children that go to Our Lady of Fatima is a dangerous street.
They are having trouble even getting a person to be crossing guard at that street. So far standby crossing guards Susan and Judy have been doing it. An incident two weeks ago happened in the morning. Susan fell on the ice and dislocated her shoulder. She could not get up, and nobody stopped to help her. One car even drove around her. Come on, people, where is your common sense?
Is there nobody out there that would like an extra $240 a month for half an hour in the morning and half an hour in the afternoon just to keep our children safe? Going through the crosswalk is now illegal and carries a $130 fine.
So please all you who drive over the speed limit just because that road is straight, please remember that a school zone means slow down and watch out for the signs for school crossing – you can’t miss them if you pay attention and stay off your phones.
I will be doing the job temporarily until the end of April, so I will have my digital camera with me to try and catch licence plate numbers.
Bev Perrin
Chatham
