Wednesday, September 11, 2002

I just want to say thanks to those who are coming down Golf View Drive and blowing their horns while passing over speed bumps and at the stop signs. It's a welcome relief to the sound of screeching tires and mailboxes being uprooted and crunching medal.

As a resident of Golf View Drive since it opened in 1968, I think it's a shame that such measures had to be even considered. Why would our lovely street have to have ugly speed bumps and stop signs? Everything used to be so peaceful. I don't mind the extra traffic, if only the drivers would have some consideration that they are driving through someone's neighborhood. Twenty mph is mighty slow, I know, but something had to be done about the speeding. Really now, is it all that bad to have to slow down?

I know you already heard this one, but it was scary to go to my mailbox. Can you imagine calling the hill on Golf View "Thrill Hill"? Why? Well, the cars would come over the hill and just "let'er rip," hence Thrill Hill. No consideration that someone might be trying to get out of his or her driveway at the bottom of the hill.

Please, people out there, be more considerate, think of "why" such measures had to be taken. I'm so ashamed to see adults with children in their car acting like children themselves. Those little kids will grow up to resent stop signs and traffic laws, because their mom or dad paid no attention to the traffic laws or griped about them, so why should they? Then one day they will wonder how could it have happened that their child was involved in a horrible car accident. It's what you taught them by your example.

Why not let Golf View be a place to teach your children to respect the law instead of whining about having to slow down? Heaven forbid some of you would have to do that. I don't like what had to be done here. I don't like to see the increasing disrespect for the traffic laws, and my peaceful little street has to be the example of what might have to be done on other neighborhood streets.

Better start being more thoughtful in other neighborhoods or you might see more speed bumps and stop signs, all over Peachtree City, and it might be YOUR street.

Marilyn Smith

Peachtree City

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