Equipment can be a real road hazard

Safety first — we all say it and we teach our children.

Driving south of Regina on Highway 6 the last couple of weekends, the 60-kilometre construction speed limit was posted, as they seem to be twinning the highway to Rowatt and are working in the ditch and field on the west side.

Of course, no work was being done all the times I went by, but apparently there was a concern that traffic might swerve off into the ditch and work area if they went 100 kilometres.

At the same time, a fullsized road grader and a

Euclid were parked immediately next to the highway in the ditch, maybe a car length from the shoulder. Apparently the individuals who parked this heavy equipment did not believe there was any chance that an unfortunate motorist might have to swerve off the road to miss a skunk or moose and be killed in a collision with this equipment.

It’s bad enough that all the drivers who might have a degree of respect for highway workers continually have that respect diminished with an unnecessary 60-km posting that could easily be bagged for weekends, but endangering traffic with unnecessary proximity to heavy equipment that could easily be parked 50 or 100 yards away from traffic is inexcusable!

If a farmer parked his air seeder or combine on any part of the road allowance, there would be legal consequences for safety reasons.

Apparently these highway workers aren’t too concerned about motorists’ safety.

Stu Innes, Regina