Natalie Bieule Pembroke Pines Paralympian, Team USA
“I think people do speed, I think there is a bit of careless driving,” Natalie Bieule said. “I think it is important that they aren’t respecting the 45 [mph] then maybe by putting at 25 [mph] they’ll start going 45.
My parents live in Royal Oaks. There’s a couple of cars that go speeding down that and it’s very unfortunate, because there are kids playing outside.”
Ashley Sossa Miami Lakes Homemaker
“Yes they do speed in town and it’s dangerous for our kids, they’re in the street playing,” Ashley Sossa said. “Some people are reckless and not paying attention. Once in a while they will come through the street without looking and disregard kids. I always put cones out when the kids playing. I try to take the precautions.”
Taviana Bulnes Miami Lakes Human Resources Office Manager
“At times I have seen them [speeding],” Taviana Bulnes said. “Not on my block, but the main block that is 89th Avenue [they do speed]. they even do car racing there."
Manny Cid Miami Lakes Mayor, Town of Miami Lakes
“I think that it’s a psychological matter: The bigger the roads, the larger the width of the road [the more drivers speed], because their margin of error is a lot larger,” Miami Lakes Mayor Manny Cid said.
“I go back to my premise that road diets [reducing the number of lanes, perhaps bringing sidewalks closer toward the center of a street] will fix that problem. Our roads are way too wide and that creates a sense of safety that’s just not true."
Esperanza “Hope” Reynolds Miami Lakes Retired
“We bike and walk and no, we do not feel cars are going too fast,” said Esperanza “Hope” Reynolds, a resident of Lake Glenn-Ellen. “Can’t imagine with the gridlock we experience that we need to lower the speed. At times we crawl like ants rather than drive and when there is little if any traffic, at least we move at no more than 35 mph. Yes we have had accidents, but for the most part these are always related to people that have had one too many, or are not familiar with our winding roads and therefore end up in trouble."
Reporter Alexandra Herrera interviewed and photographed our Town Topics Talkers; Esperanza “Hope” Reynolds provided her photo. We thank you all!