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Letter: The perils of being a pedestrian in Burnaby

"I have to wait sometimes almost 10 minutes to cross as the cars come flying down the street."
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Crossing the street is a perilous experience for this Burnaby letter writer.Karl Spencer/iStock/Getty Images Plus

Editor:

I live at the corner of Cardston Court and Carrigan Court. When I got my driver's licence years ago, the corner of two streets were considered an unmarked crosswalk. I have to wait sometimes almost 10 minutes to cross as the cars come flying down the street.

I have almost been hit a couple of times; I have been yelled at to go down to Government Street to cross at the light. I can’t; I am handicapped — and why should I, as I cross at the corner?

Donna Siverson

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