‘Stop, Look, Listen and Think’ saysPlantation Road resident

IN response to the letter by ‘Plantation Man’ printed on March 11 I would point out that it is of course unacceptable for any person, be they children, teenagers, adults, elderly or the infirm to be injured or killed on our roads. This applies not only to pedestrians but to all road users.

By The Newsroom

Published 21st Mar 2011, 08:59 BST

However, in the 30 years I have lived on the Plantation Road no person has been injured and indeed only one minor collision has occurred.

In addition this road is well known to have the lowest speeding figures of any road with access towards Lisburn City Centre. These facts can easily be substantiated by contacting the local Police for confirmation, of how rarely they are required if ever to issue any tickets for speeding on this thoroughfare.

Given the above does anybody genuinely believe it is acceptable to lumber the ratepayer with the costs that would be incurred and to destroy the current tranquillity of a rural road with 11 ramps in the space of 800 metres?

I, like many others, will be objecting to these proposals on the grounds of realism.

Remember the time-honoured advice for all to Stop, Look, Listen and Think.

Plantation Road resident

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