2 Friday, October 23, 2020 brooklintowncrier.com Less than half the picture: By Richard Bercuson The Carnwith Speed Track Being the mogul of a small town newspaper can sometimes mean taking risks (recall my being pecked by an obese chicken last month). After being contacted by a resident about speeding on Carnwith Drive, I decided to investigate. Obviously, anecdotal evidence is less than scientific though it does provide a snapshot. So I'll go with that. One recent afternoon, I staked out three areas. Here's what I learned: Carnwith/Watford intersection Vehicles stop unless they're alone in which case they tend to roll through Three vehicles ran the signs. One, a truck pulling a white covered trailer, turned from Watford onto Carnwith with nary a reduction in speed except to avoid the trailer overturning. • I ambled across the street at the corners a few times to test drivers. I got some odd looks because I was holding out my phone. Did I look like a not-so- undercover cop? Carnwith/Croxall intersection & crosswalk A disaster waiting to happen since the only stop sign is on Croxall and the only crosswalk is on the eastern side. Drivers need to nearly pull onto Carnwith from the Croxall sign because of a stone abutment on a little median blocking their view. The school crossing guard appeared to be nearly risking her own life at times. She said she could tell by driver body language if they were going to stop or slow down. At one point, she stood on the corner with a couple of students as four - four! - cars drove straight through the crosswalk before the coast was clear. I do not understand why this isn't a three-way stop given that students from two elementary schools, one from each side continued on page 3