1000's of families throughout this country are in dire straights due to the current economic situation in Ireland.
One man, in Caherslee, Tralee has expressed his situation in a national newspaper The Irish Times (Fri. 26th August 2011) in the letters page.
Through desperation and indeed immense courage he has through his letter expressed not just what he and his family are experiencing but is also reflecting what 1000's of families are experiencing in our country.
Saturday 27 August 2011
Thursday 4 August 2011
Traffic Junctions without the Traffic Signals
Today at the road junction near the railway station in Tralee the traffic signals were not working due to maintenance issues.
Having had reason to use this junction on more than a few occasions today I observed that traffic moved relatively easily and without incident. The volume of traffic was probably light but having said that, if the traffic signals were working there would have been tail backs while waiting for the green light. An interested observer might suggest that removal of the traffic signals at this junction for a trial period of observation might not be a bad idea. Are they needed? - Would it encourage a sense of civility among many not all road users?
It is perhaps the more senior road users who would have difficulty negotiating the junction. In fact why not bring back the police person at our road junctions. There may even be advantages in that too as errant road users would be easily spotted as well as those pedestrians who cause problems.
Job opportunity maybe - employ genuine capable persons to supervise these junctions - savings maybe - especially at junctions with relatively low traffic volumes!
Having had reason to use this junction on more than a few occasions today I observed that traffic moved relatively easily and without incident. The volume of traffic was probably light but having said that, if the traffic signals were working there would have been tail backs while waiting for the green light. An interested observer might suggest that removal of the traffic signals at this junction for a trial period of observation might not be a bad idea. Are they needed? - Would it encourage a sense of civility among many not all road users?
It is perhaps the more senior road users who would have difficulty negotiating the junction. In fact why not bring back the police person at our road junctions. There may even be advantages in that too as errant road users would be easily spotted as well as those pedestrians who cause problems.
Job opportunity maybe - employ genuine capable persons to supervise these junctions - savings maybe - especially at junctions with relatively low traffic volumes!
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