the north grenville
TIMES
Vol. 1, No. 38
The Voice of North Grenville
Another serious road accident
The accident pictured above took place at the corner of Clothier Street West and Hurd Street on Monday morning. At the time of going to press, there were no details emerging about injuries or causes. But it has already taken its place in a growing list of road accidents that have happened in North Grenville over the past few months. Last week’s fatal collision on CR43 resulted
in the death of two women travelling with their husbands, and serious injury to the two young women in the other vehicle. It is hard to imagine what the two men, in their 70's, felt when they each realised that their wives were gone so suddenly. Sadly, an accident in the parking lot of the new LCBO also claimed the life of an elderly woman, knocked down as she
crossed the lot as her husband watched helplessly from their car. The Municipality is spending money on signs, and it is clear that signs alone will not prevent accidents. But signs only indicate rules, and rules can be easily ignored by tired or impatient drivers. As this community grows and traffic becomes an ever-increasing worry, we need to change our driving habits
and be watchful. Clothier Street West is undergoing extensive roadworks, and there will be rapid expansion in traffic as the new developments in the area come on stream. It is time, perhaps, to think about traffic lights, or four-way signs at the junction with Hurd. It is time to set up a one-way system in the Rideau-Sanders triangle. There are still many drivers who do not know
how to use roundabouts, traffic circles. There are too many who think that speed limits don’t apply to them. It is time to think about those men in their 70's watching their wives die, and the young women whose lives have been forever altered by events last week. Slow down and think of them, of your own loved ones, of those who will be affected by the next accident on our roads.
August 21, 2013