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A description of an ugly traffic situation on the East Bank
Dear Editor,
My letter here was sent to the Traffic Chief. I kindly ask you to publish it. I reside at Perseverance, East Bank Demerara in one of the turn key houses and I traverse the road daily, seven days a week, sometimes five or more times a day. This road is situated between the Ramada Hotel and the National Stadium.
What I am writing about today is the traffic congestion that occurs at the entrance by the public road and it is caused by a few taxi and private taxi cars. Sir, some days the situation is so ridiculous that the trucks, vans, buses and cars have to go wide to turn left from the East Bank Public Road when they are coming from the city because the taxis jostle each other for space and passengers; sometimes they are lined up 3 in a row.
I took it onto myself to observe what really transpires and the chaos and greed is so evident.
A few drivers pay no heed to the traffic markings and just shout, jostle and fight for the few passengers that traverse the location. Earlier this year, some of the pioneers and regular taxis used to assemble on that same spot or area and the traffic department at Providence came and moved them and ensured that “no parking” and “no stopping” markings were written on the road. This caused some order and brought semblance to the situation.
However, recently a new breed of drivers and taxis has emerged and they are showing total disregard for the law, police and safety of the said passengers they are fighting over.
For your easy reference I do submit the cars that are the main culprits and law breakers. Mr. Traffic Chief, I plead with you to have this situation corrected so that order is once again restored in this thriving housing scheme and that the law abiding taxi drivers be given a chance to earn a decent living and eradicate the greedy and unruly new drivers from this location.
William Chambers
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