Re: (Our View, May 17)

I have driven this road several times as of late and I always drive the speed limit. I always have a lineup of cars behind waiting to get to the first intersection to pass me in order to drive faster.

I have also noticed since I moved to Langford 3 1/2 years ago, that the traffic has steadily increased here, too. I think Langford is becoming a high-rise city given that in the past year there were five six-storey apartment buildings that went up on one street alone. Currently under construction there are at least five more six-storey buildings, all within a one mile radius.

There have been several others constructed in Langford over the past two years. On May 15 Langford council gave second and to allow construction, subject to conditions set out by council, of an 11-storey tower with approximately 100 dwelling units. This will probably increase the traffic flow in Langford by a minimum of 100 vehicles per day, plus all the other buildings that are currently under construction.

I live on Peatt Road and I believe it is a secondary road for vehicles to enter the city to bypass Veterans Memorial Parkway. Since I moved here, I have noticed the congestion on Peatt Road increasing daily.

I have ParkinsonB次元官网网址檚 disease, which means I need exercise so I walk every day. It is getting to the point that with all of the traffic on Veterans and Peatt, I no longer feel it is environmentally safe to walk down these streets, due to all the exhaust fumes.

Every day I see so many drivers going through red lights at intersections. Just yesterday I was waiting at Phipps Road and Langford Parkway and saw a city bus run a red light. What is the solution to all of the traffic, all the speeders and all of the drivers who drive through red lights?

I think each municipality should install cameras at the major intersections to catch red-light drivers and I think the government should bring back photo radar.

Denise Ryan

Langford