No flow with traffic lights
JOHN Billingsley of Middle Ridge was oh, so right with his letter, “Traffic lights are an issue”.
Our traffic lights system – or lack there of – is a disgrace.
Who designed this system anyway? A robot? A primate? Either one could create a more efficient format than the one currently in place.
The person responsible for the design of the existing plan is totally incompetent.
A point that Mr Billingsley has missed is that none of the lights are in sync. E.g. travelling at the posted speed, one should be able to drive along James St from the Hume St intersection right through to Anzac Ave.
Or driving, non stop, from the KMart Plaza to the corner of Ruthven and Herries Sts.
That is what traffic control should be. That is how the lights should be programmed.
The traffic is meant to flow, not stop/start at every block along the way, which is hard on the brakes, hard on the tires, hard on petrol consumption, and hard on the nerves of the driver.
Technology is available but common sense obviously is not. Another instance of “she’ll be right, mate”. JNETTE HARVEY, Rangeville
SUN SMART
IN AN effort to help primary schools and early childhood centres improve sun safe policies and protect the next generation, we’re encouraging schools to join Cancer Council Queensland’s SunSmart Program.
Joining this free program is the first of many simple steps your school or early childhood centre can take to protect staff and students from harmful sun exposure, and in turn help reduce skin cancer rates.
Through the program we provide guidance and support to schools and centres to ensure they have a suitable sun safe policy, which includes recommendations on SunSmart hats and uniforms, sunscreen use, shade and sunglasses, when to schedule outdoor activities, and how to educate students on sun safety.
More than 265,000 students in primary schools and early childhood centres are currently protected by the program – 34 per cent of schools and centres statewide.
By the end of 2018 we’d like to see more than 50 per cent of eligible organisations be involved with the program and help lead change among young people.
Teaching sun safety practices to children throughout their learning years helps to shape healthy long term habits.
Research shows high sun exposure in the first 10 years of life more than doubles an individual’s risk of melanoma later in life, so it’s important this is avoided where possible.
Sun protection is required when the UV level is three or above which is all year around in Queensland.
The best defence against UV is to use multiple methods of sun protection, including wearing a SunSmart hat, sunglasses, sunscreen, protective clothing, and finding shade.
Schools and early childhood services can apply online at cancerqld.org.au/national-sunsmartprogram/.
Establishments that register or renew their free membership before June 30 will go in the drawer to win one of three free portable shade structures.
Let’s turn the Sunshine State into a SunSmart State!
CHRIS MCMILLAN, CEO Cancer Council Queensland
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