Iqaluit should crack down on snowmobile drivers

I am writing this letter as a very concerned driver in this town.

I think it is high time that city council, city bylaw, and the RCMP start to clamp down on the people driving snowmobiles.

I have come very close to four collisions this winter because of snowmobiles on the road. I am not saying everyone who owns a snowmobile is to blame, but there are many snowmobile drivers in Iqaluit who think they can go anywhere they want.

They drive on the wrong side of the road, pass vehicles on the right-hand side, do not obey the traffic signs, I could go on and on.

Also, the machines that have red headlights should be banned. You don’t know if it’s a snowmobile or a tail-light that is coming toward you.

I realize that in the North, snowmobiles are part of a way of life, but this city was never designed for the number of vehicles that are on the roads, let alone snowmobiles. There are enough trails around town that they should hardly ever have to be on the roads. They should be made to follow all traffic laws, the same as cars and trucks.

I hope you publish this letter, because I am sure I speak for a lot of drivers in this city.

(Name withheld by request)
Iqaluit