At 1:15 a.m. recently, my wife and I were jarred from sleep by the sound of a vehicle starting at Ross Street and accelerating past Ellenwood.
I estimate the RPMs at 8,000-plus and the speed at 175-plus km/h.
The noise of the pistons hammering away is shocking.
What could the immature and uncivilized driver be thinking?
I think I know. ... “There’s no traffic, no cops. It’s dark, I won’t get caught. I need to know what I can make this baby do in the quarter mile ... bragging rights with my buds! I’m a great driver ... I’m 24 and I’ve been driving for a lifetime.
“Never been in a serious ‘accident.’ Only a few speeding tickets. Damn cash cow. Nothing can go wrong ... ideal conditions. It’ll be fun to wake the neighbours. And my ego will be so pumped — 5-4-3-2-1 — green means go!”
RCMP, bring on the decibel-meter photo radar. Please consider initiating it at Dawson and Ellenwood on 30th Avenue.
This is a racetrack for motorcycles, jacked-up pickup trucks and high-performance vehicles.
This new enforcement technology will help to keep the thin veneer of civilization on the walls of the cave.
Kieran Lang
Red Deer