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WONDER what is so hard about motorists following simple traffic rules by following the signs. Traffic or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to provide information to road users.
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AS if crossing a busy road is not enough, pedestrians have to maneuver between parked vehicles on footpaths meant for them to use. Footpath (also pedestrian way, walking trail, nature trail) is a type of thoroughfare that is intended for use by pedestrians and other forms of traffic, such as motorised vehicles.
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IT is either drivers are being ignorant or do not know the difference on which path they are to use when driving their vehicles. Spend at least 10 minutes and you will see drivers forcing their vehicles onto footpaths to park and most times honk their horns expecting pedestrians to give them way.
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AND is a shame that parking on footpaths is done by well-educated Papua New Guineans who you would expect to know the difference between a footpath and road.
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THE St Johns Blood Service is always in need of blood and is appealing to the public to donate. They have enough blood in the bank for a day but if there is a major disaster where a 100 people need blood, the bank will not be able to supply that. The public is advised to drop into the blood service centre at 3-Mile to donate blood.
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BLOOD transfusion saves lives and improves health, but many patients requiring transfusion do not have timely access to safe blood. The need for blood transfusion may arise at any time in both urban and rural areas. The unavailability of blood has led to deaths and many patients suffering from ill-health.
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AND still nothing has been done about this. Just look at all the roads covered with flat cans even though the National Capital District Commission has put it in the newspapers for those responsible to stop. There are very few responsible people on the streets. What is the follow-up strategy for NCDC on this?
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PAUL Julius Freiherr von Reuter, founder of the Reuters news agency, was a pioneer of telegraphy and news reporting. In 1849, he started a post service to bridge the gap in a telegraph line between Germany and Belgium. He soon moved to England and opened a telegraph office serving banks, brokerages, and businesses. He steadily extended his commercial news service, acquiring his first subscribing newspaper client in 1858. Undersea cables enabled him to expand the service.
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QUOTE of the day: The power of accurate observation is commonly called cynicism by those who have not got it. – George Bernard Shaw
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