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Woodland Avenue has Beaconsfield residents eyeing speed limit

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Speeding woes on Woodland Avenue
Beaconsfield residents are concerned about speeders on one of the main arteries that is used by about 200 cyclists a day. They say cars pose a safety hazard. Billy Shields reports – Aug 10, 2018

Beaconsfield residents are worried that Woodland Avenue has become so busy with traffic that it might be necessary to lower the speed limit.

Some residents say it’s become a “race track” that is the favourite strip of drag racing teens and harried commuters rushing to make the light. A call surfaced on Facebook recently to lower Woodland Avenue’s speed limit.

“Woodland Avenue is just a speed zone,” said Peter LeFloche, who lives on the street. “People are driving through here constantly, ripping down the street.”

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Vehicles on Woodland Avenue has been a source of frustration for residents. Billy Shields/Global News

Yet neither LeFloche nor neighbour Kevin Eperjesy want to lower the speed limit, just encourage better driving. “The street hasn’t changed, the traffic flow has. A lot of people don’t drive very responsibly,” Eperjesy said.

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Global News reached out to Beaconsfield Mayor George Bourelle but he didn’t return calls seeking comment by deadline.

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