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Letters: Richmond residents pile in on scooter delivery drivers

Readers are having their say after a Fantuan driver was taken off the road by Richmond RCMP
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A Fantuan driver was stopped by Richmond RCMP officers for driving along the No. 3 Road sidewalk on Tuesday evening. Vikki Hui photo

Dear Editor,

Re: “Aggressive delivery driver attracts large police presence,” Richmond-News.com, Oct. 11 and “Richmond incident shows that all scooter riders should be licensed,” Opinion, Richmond-News.com, Oct. 12.

I read your article regarding the Fantuan driver caught driving on the sidewalk.

This happens all the time in Richmond, especially along the sidewalk on No. 3 Road.

I am a senior and have almost been hit a number of times along Minoru Boulevard by a Fantuan delivery bike on the sidewalk. He sneaks up behind me and zooms past at a high speed. No bells, no horn, no warning.

I think this company needs to have their business license pulled. It is clear they don’t care.

Now that I find out they are not insured, it worries me even more. What if they hit and seriously injure someone? This is completely unacceptable.

I do not use their service, nor do I order anything from a company who uses them for deliveries.

They need to be shut down.

Henry Gallwitz

Richmond

Dear editor,

I totally agreed with your previous letter writer Marty Lemish that all scooters and all bicycles must have a license. Any powered vehicle must have insurance.

Those unlicensed vehicles are causing danger to both drivers and pedestrians.

Brenda Tso

Richmond

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