Costly day

WE read the article on the dinosaurs at Botanic Gardens and the neighbour complaints.

As a treat we took our grandchildren on Sunday at a cost of £44.00, we then had the food and donuts along with toys.

The cost for the day was over £100, not all the Dinosaurs were working however those that were made a lot of noise in fact enough to terrify my grandson Kyle.

The result was, a very costly day and a very upset young boy. It’s not worth the money and we would agree that the noise would drive the neighbours bananas.

“We would also say that we witnessed a security man stopping a cyclist who used this as his normal route, there was a heated exchange and we walked away, we could see the cyclists point out that this a public park and should not be closed to the public.

The public should not have to suffer for anyone to make a lot of money from using our Dear Green Spaces.

Paul Nelson, Glasgow

Real danger

REGARDING the story which warns that pedestrians are the real danger in Glasgow City Centre and not the cars.

ST Vincent place at Buchanan St is the worst for pedestrians wandering out in front of traffic.

How someone hasn’t been killed there is a miracle. probably down to the vigilance of motorists.

The 20mph zones do nothing but increase pollution which is what the council are always harping on about.

It’s about time the traffic lights worked to help flow of traffic instead of hindering it.

You just get through one set only to be stopped at the next.

It’s as if it’s done on purpose to create congestion.

Pete Gibson

Get along

TAXI drivers and bus drivers can also prove a danger to pedestrians.

They sit across light controlled crossings and don’t give a care for pedestrians.

I’ve seen taxis parked on the crossing at the Hope Street/Argyle Street junction and one taxi driver was sitting on the Hope Street/Gordon Street junction with his middle finger raised in the air to indicate that he did not care one iota for pedestrians who needed to use the crossing.

I’ve also been on buses in Hope Street when a bus driver asked what a pedestrian was gesticulating about. I pointed out that he was parked across the crossing and he responded that he didn’t care.

Perhaps those who enforce the 20mph rule could also start looking at other aspects of road use, including blocking junctions/crossings or people crossing in in appropriate ways.

Perhaps we should all just learn to get along with one another.

Martin Grant