Dear Editor:
I am writing to voice a great concern with regard to road accidents.
I have noticed that whenever a road accident occurs, the crew sent to clear the debris, glass, etc. efficiently gets rid of the said materials in very quick time. That said, I am very bewildered over the way one aspect of this is done. While debris, glass, etc. that is in the middle of the road is swept up and placed into dustbins on the cleaning truck, the same cannot be said of the glass pieces found near a curb. Instead, I have on several occasions found these placed on the grass next to the sidewalk.
This, in my opinion, is a very dangerous act, as, upon walking my dog, I noticed them and hope that my dog did not step on them and get any lodged in her paws. It would be prudent for the city crews to just go one step further and deposit the said glass shards into the same dustbins they carry on their trucks. If they can do that for glass in the middle of the road, why not the glass near the curb or sidewalk?
I find this very shoddy cleaning. If they didn't want to throw away broken glass near the kerb, I would rather they left it on the road so that it could be seen more clearly by pedestrians, who can better avoid it.
I am rather incensed by this after walking my dog last week and found yet again glass fragments on the southeast corner of Nelson and Dover (this is a rather hot spot for accidents). Plus, not to mention, this is one of the entrances to a primary school, and this past summer, I stepped on glass shards in flip-flops - I dread to imagine what would have happened if a child accidentally fell on those shards!
Beatrice Davis, by email
