Speed limits don’t kill people, drivers do

Dear editor: Re: Province cutting speed limits on some highways, Herald, A1, Nov. 7

I do not recall a day when driving from Peachland to Kelowna that I was not passed driving the speed limit.

I also don’t recall reducing speed limits has any effect to reduce accidents.

Drivers cause accidents! Art Basham Peachland system. Such suggestions include: mandatory voting and; making MLA’s more accountable to the people and less to power brokers, being less adversarial, etc.

These suggestions seem to speak to low voter turnout and are offered as ways to increase said turnout.

Along with taking “big money” out of politics I suggest that proportional representation is a second step to transforming our system into one that is more representational of voters.

Diverse viewpoints (under PR) will challenge the dictatorial aspects of politics under FPTP. By having more viewpoints represented in the legislature we have less voter disenchantment and less likelihood of “fringe” or “right-wing extremists” getting votes. This tends to translate into increased voter satisfaction and turnout.

I would suggest that mandatory voting is less of a factor under PR as voter turnout is usually higher.

Mandatory voting could be considered a third reform that can be taken up later.

To sum up, PR is what is in front of us right now and offers the most comprehensive reform to our voting system and to our democracy. Vote yes to PR! Gilles Blouin Penticton