Letter to the Editor:
I am writing to voice my support for the traffic cameras installed on roadways in close proximity to our many schools and express a sincere hope they are turned on again as soon as possible. I often transport my grandchildren to school and have found cameras a valuable tool to slow traffic and improve safe driving. The f lashing lights limit their usage to peak transport times so as not to be an allday restriction. And 20 miles per hour is sufficient speed when negotiating student drop off and pick up with the prevalence of vehicles weighing close to 2 tons and offering limited pedestrian visibility.
Cameras help stop drivers passing other vehicles on roads such as Lake Avenue and North Street, which surprisingly I have witnessed. And they are needed on Putnam Avenue where drivers run red lights at the intersections with Greenwich Avenue and Mason Street, often more than one vehicle at a time, which again I have witnessed. If anyone believes they are being unfairly delayed or the burden should be on pedestrians to traverse safely, please consider that driving is a privilege, not a right, and privileges come with responsibilities to the community and especially to children.
John Furfaro
