Editor’s note: This is a letter Kingston resident John Laing sent to the Kitsap County Department of Community Development.

The driveway from out home enters Barber Cut Off Road.

Barber Cut Off Road has a 30 MPH speed limit sign posted and a curved road sign warning. These signs are not being universally heeded.

The speed limit is being exceeded on a regular basis. It appears to be a quiet rural road and not a training ground for the Talladega 500! The fact that the area has little law enforcement activity merely exacerbates the speeding problem as the drivers can exceed the speed limit without having to consider bearing any consequences.

As a retired person who has the luxury of observing the road on a daily basis, I would estimate that at least one-half of all drivers exceed the speed limit. A significant number do so to an excessive degree. Those who choose to drive at a higher speed than the posted limit, place in danger all residents entering the road and all the many roadside users.

The road is narrow and curved, and entering it from our driveway is an exercise that exposes us to grave danger due to the curvature of the road and the excessive speeds of some drivers. I have almost been involved in two collisions within this last week due to the speed and lack of care on the part of vehicles passing our driveway. Ours is not the only road and driveway that enters Barber Cut Off Road and I would think that others have had similar experiences.

We would respectfully request that a sign be erected, drawing driver attention to their actual speed. In addition, we would request that mirrors be installed so that those drivers entering the road would be able to see oncoming traffic.

We are afraid that there is real and current danger to residents and users of the road due. There may be a calamity or calamities on this for the above reasons, perhaps resulting in some ferocious legal outcomes.

If you are unable or unwilling to confront the above outlined issued for whatever reason, will you please inform us of this in writing.

John Laing
Kingston