{"id":174231,"date":"2023-05-21T16:41:30","date_gmt":"2023-05-21T20:41:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=174231"},"modified":"2023-05-21T16:41:30","modified_gmt":"2023-05-21T20:41:30","slug":"letter-driving-in-antigua-and-barbuda","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/letter-driving-in-antigua-and-barbuda\/","title":{"rendered":"LETTER: Driving in Antigua and Barbuda"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Dear Editor,<\/p>

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Please allow me to respond to the comments to my letter about the dangerous practices in your island.<\/p>\n

As I did mention, Antigua and of Course the smaller island of Barbuda are two beautiful places. However, the civic pride of the population seems to have been infected with some form of virus.<\/p>

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In my previous letter, I made mention of the disgust of driving the streets and been encountered with road side grass cutters who refused to stop the cutting as vehicles pass nearby.<\/p>

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From the comments, I realised that this is obviously a long time practise on your island, but NOBODY seems to have ever addressed the issue and correct it.<\/p>\n

Another issue that my family and I encountered while driving is the practise of a driver swerving over onto the right side of the road to get around the vehicle in front that is making a left turn.<\/p>

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That was really CRAZY !\u00a0 i witnessed this occurrence many times during my five visits to Antigua. A few times I came close to colliding with a vehicle coming from the opposite direction because that vehicle manuevered over onto my side of the street.<\/p>\n

This I would believe the drivers do since they refuse to slow down and stay on their side; behind the vehicle in front that is making a left turn.<\/p>

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Instead of slowing down and waiting for the vehicle in front to complete its left trun and then continue of their side, the drivers swirl over onto the right….even though there is traffic approaching from the other side ( on the right).<\/p>

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At the first encounter, my family and I had a laugh at it. But then as we realised that it was a common practise, we became more vigilant.<\/p>\n

Driving in Antigua over the last five visits have become more exhaustive and dangerous. The roads have progressively deteoriated.<\/p>\n

I am a journalist and I really do much observations as I travel through thee Caribbean islands.<\/p>\n

I enjoy your beaches, the local food. I tell my friends that they must visit, but I always caution them about the roadside grass cutters, the bad road conditions and the garbage that is prevelant along the road sides.<\/p>\n

If someone in authority reads this: PLEASE ADDRESS THESE ISSUES AND SAVE YOUR LOVELY ISLAND.<\/p>\n

Thank you for the space in your online paper.<\/p>\n

Melvin Cambridge<\/p>\n

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