Editor:
The following is an open letter to the young man driving the silver car at 3 p.m., 6 p.m. and 8 p.m. on Dec. 21 in the Gunstock area of Scarborough.
I believe we live each day to the best of our ability, doing the best we can based on our own experiences and knowledge. That is why on this particular incredibly snowy and icy day, when school had been cancelled and the driving conditions poor, I can only trust that based on your beliefs you felt infallible when you choose to drive your car at top speed down our street doing “doughnuts” around our cul de sac.
I watched in horror as you car slid and swerved side-to-side toward each embankment – slowing down only for an instant to align your car, regain speed, tear up the street and repeat this offense on the cul de sac across the street.
Your experience told you you were infallible. Here’s what you don’t know: my children and their friends were playing in that cul de sac just seconds before! Again, I tell you of a mother’s horror to stand in witness to your choice.
Because your license plate was covered in snow I could not get help to find you, so I offer you this letter to add my knowledge to your experiences.
On this particular day, it is by the grace of God that families’ lives did not change forever.
Please call upon this the next time you think about choosing to use your car as a toy.
I wish you and all others around you to stay safe.
Karen Loisel
Scarborough