Thursday, October 1 2009

click on pic to zoom in

Danger zone: Students of Tranquillity Government Secondary School approach an open trench on Dundonald Street, Port-of-Spain where remedial work on a ...

THE EDITOR: Can someone in authority tell me and the rest of the commuting public why is it that red band maxi taxis are allowed to operate between Trincity lights to the Piarco lights (on the highway!). This is a very dangerous stretch of road.

This morning (Tuesday) I observed two maxi taxis pulling onto the very busy eastern highway in the area I previously identified, thus almost causing a multiple car smash up. Thank goodness the person driving a pickup realised the oncoming danger thereby taking the necessary evasive driving action. This madness must stop.

Maxi taxis should not be allowed to operate on the highways. The highway is not stop and go.

The same number of problems maxis cause on the nation’s main road and bus routes can be a lot worse on the highway. Keep them off our highways, please.



Brian Jones

via e-mail