LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Excellent suggestion for traffic circle December 16, 2020 Reading time: 1 min 30 s
Seaway News Staff
The editor:
In his letter “Traffic circle proposal” (December 2nd) Andrew Kellogg has put forward an excellent suggestion. The situation highlighted by Mr. Kellogg is, indeed, a good example of where a roundabout would serve to allow traffic to flow and, at the same time, reduce the chance of serious accidents.
It is, however, only one example of where a roundabout would best serve Cornwall residents and visitors. The junction of Ninth and McConnell, with its available space, would have been an ideal location for a roundabout but traffic lights were installed instead; a wasted opportunity to reduce the daily emission of carbon dioxide from the huge numbers of vehicles stopped at the lights – compounding the damage to the ionosphere. It seems such simple logic – keep the traffic moving!