A Newmarket resident tweeted some important advice to the Town of Newmarket. Apparently, while walking, she was almost struck by a car as she crossed Davis Drive at Main St. She noticed that cars turning left were blind to pedestrians because of the construction fencing that obstructed drivers' view.
The Town of Newmarket twitter account replied and informed her that they have passed the message on to York Region.
The York Region twitter account then acknowledged that they have forwarded the message on to Viva Next.
Then, (and it would be funny if the potential consequences weren't so tragic), the woman tweeted that she was again almost struck by another vehicle at the same intersection just a few days later.
So while our local municipal government bodies are playing "pass the buck" with this pedestrian's safety, ordinary people are still at risk of being run over in traffic at the corner of Davis and Main.
All that has to be done is to address the positioning of the construction fencing.
What we don't need is for the Town of Newmarket, York Region, and Viva Next to say, "It's not my problem."
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