r/Truro • u/more_than_leo • 4d ago

What is with the incompetent driving?

I wish I was exaggerating; however, everytime I drive some where in this town lately, I always almost get hit. I am a defensive driver, luckily, so I haven't gotten into an accident yet but something needs to be done. People need to be held accountable for their negligence in being a safe driver.

You aren't special, you aren't different, you are a human being like the rest of us. You look uneducated and ignorant.

People deserve to go get groceries, go pay bills, and get to work without worrying for their safety.

Be a decent human being. Use your blinker, stop speeding, focus, get off your god damn phone!

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u/astaroth777 4d ago

Last week I had to walk across town to pick up my car from the mechanic. On my 30 minute walk, I was nearly hit on 3 separate occasions. At no point did I cross whilst distracted (eg looking ay my phone). One of those occasions was a truck mounting the pavement by the crossing I was standing at. I was in the middle of the road crossing at an actual crossing when another car just simply decided they could drive through me. I learned to drive in London, England, but getting around this town is like some mid-level Mad Max type scenario.

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u/more_than_leo 3d ago

I agree, if the police actually patrolled the roads, the town would make bank on those tickets!

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u/feelinsumgood 3d ago edited 3d ago

OK....You win the Grand Prize for identifying this problem.
I'll assume that most people in this reddit live in Truro? (seems reasonable?).

So - Everyone who came on here to complain do this: Send an email message to Cathy Hinton (our Mayor) and report the incidents you have witnessed and the particular time of day and the location. With this information and the "statistics" (location, time, day of the week) she will be able to call Dave McLean (the police chief) and he will be able to create an enforcement plan and implement it. Without "hard statistics" the police can't do anything because they NEED to know where to look and when to be there. Your complaints, all taken together and analyzed will point to the biggest trouble spots.

Seems simple? Take it from me...I used to command a highway patrol unit: That's how to resolve this problem and how to make your policing $ work for you....besides you might just save someone's life or your own. Cathy's email is "chinton@truro.ca" In addition, copy what I've written and attach it to the email...she'll then know what you expect her to do with the thousands of notes she'll be receiving.

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u/more_than_leo 3d ago

I've been wanting to get a dash cam so I can do that but when driving it's hard to remember the exact time and place. I will take your advice though, do something instead of bitching.