Letters, May 4: E-scooters dangerous to pedestrians in Edmonton

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Lauren Boothby’s recent article on e-scooters could have used some additional input regarding these fairly recent additions to an already dangerous world for pedestrians and motorists alike. Apparently there are problems with parking these scooters, but I would suggest that the problems are much more serious than that. Since these e-scooters come with instructions that they should not be used on sidewalks, that is where the main problem lies. I wonder how many e-scooter users (or cyclists), who fly across the sidewalk, have liability insurance in case they hit an unsuspecting pedestrian? I expect zero.

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Steve Reynolds

(Keep your head on a pivot.)

Time to go

Trudeau will leave before the next election. Early enough to avoid the party being blamed for the election disaster, but late enough so that the party doesn’t have time to elect and build a new leader. A scorched earth policy for party and country.

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Iain Foulds

(I’m not sure what conservative voters would prefer: him going alone, or the ability to vote for him out.)

Gradually worse

In the past, progressive politicians were a small group largely relegated to the backrooms of NDP ideology. They would propose ideas that would serve a very small group of individuals while trespassing on the default norms of the majority. They were a bewildering curiosity. But now they have become the leading voice of Liberal ideology, where there are no longer any walls between the NDP and the Liberals. It’s actually a shame, because liberals and conservatives used to at least share a belief in the common good.

Phil Barker

(A little common ground sounds pretty good right about now.)

Cooler heads

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While listening to a song recently (For What It’s Worth by Buffalo Springfield), I was reminded of how fragile the world is right now, especially on college and university campuses. Although some texts apply to other circumstances, many of the texts are careful about what is currently happening, for example, “Something is happening here. It is not exactly clear what it is. There’s a man there with a gun. Battle lines are being drawn. No one is right when everyone is wrong.” Here healthier heads must prevail; freedom of speech, education and access to the workplace are for everyone and not just a few.

Sid Snider

(Peaceful protest is our right, but expressing hatred is not.)

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