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-/Cabot Trail dwellers want action to curtail speeding* By RICHARD VIVIAN The Champion Speeding is a re-occurring problem and it's only a mat- ter of time before it costs someone their life, say Cabot Trail residents. The ongoing concem grew late last month when a car left the road and collided with a tree near tbe intersection of Cabot Trait and Frobisher Boulevard. A Milton womnan was cbarged witb failing to, drive in a marked lane as a resuit of the incident, but no specding charges were laid. -The person driving did not get injured, but bad that been a cbild instead of a tree, thse chld would be dead," said Cabot Trail resident Melodie Nicholas, wbo attended the scene following tbe single- vehicle collision. Speeding common Tbougb these types of collisions are rare along the 'U'-sbaped road, speeding is commrron place, Ms Nicholas added. "l'm starting to be very, vcry concernced. 1 have four cbildren between the ages of 8 and 12," she said. 1t don't want to wait until one of my children or one of tbe neigb- boucrs cbildren bas been kilîrd by someone speeding around that cor- ner (Frobisher Boulevard and Cabot Trail)." Fellow Cabot Trail resident Steve Plant ecboed those concemrs, saying speeding is a problem at ail bours of tbe day. Action must be taken soon to slow drivers down, be said. "I'd like to sec tbem (town count- cil) put in a couple more stop signs and slow people down or (police) sut on the street once in a wbile and enforce tbe speed limit. It migbt smarten speeders up," be contin- ucd. This isn't the first time residents bave raised the issue. About two years ago neighbour- bood residents signed a petition asking council to investigate the situation and consider installing stop signs. Tbose requests wcre neyer grant- ed. Councillor Ron Furik, wbo's ward includes Cabot Trail, told Tbe Champion be's sympatbetic to the residents' concemrs because be knows speeding is a common prob- lem. Wben the issue was last raised, Town staff investigated and deter- mmced no additionai signage was warranted at the time, be said. "But by ail means, if tbe resi- dents are concemred we sbould be reviewing it again." No speeding charges Det. Sgt. Jackie Gordon of Haiton Regionai Police said she was unaware of the residents' con- cemrs, but ai speeding complaints are taken seriously. -We mun speeding projects in ail tIhe areas wbere we receive con- cems," she said. _"Tbey're moni- tored there for a pcriod of time and if there are speeders. tickets are issued." So far this year, police bave attended Cabot Trial on 14 occa- sions for a variety of incidents, including traffic enforcement. No speeding-related charges bave been laid. The Canadian, Champion, Tuesday, September 4, 2001l-3 ae Paymenta are based an 4 years, 24,000 km pet year lease. ai Papments aepies taaes. Mosep dores pies first paymest, secusty deposit, lcesse, and alapplicable taxes 30=$3,000 dores paymest, 5D--5,000 dores payment, 7D4S7,000 dsws paymelt ~uNr TAN 5Vld LII 437 Moan Street * Milten.* 905-873-4010 a