One of the contentions raised during the recently completed Budget debates was that of the state of the lighting on the Linden/Soesdyke Highway – namely the fact that there was none.Asked if this situation might change in the near future, Minister of Transport and Hydraulics,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, Robeson Benn, replied that it was not common for a highway that is not heavily populated to have lights erected.When asked what they thought about this,Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale, the residents of Linden communities such as Wismar,Wholesale Nike NFL Jerseys, Mackenzie and Amelia’s Ward were quick to point out that lighting is in fact a necessity for the area and the Government should definitely make provisions for correcting this oversight. According to one resident, in reference to the Government’s decision, “They don’t have the people of Linden at heart. You should want to protect the people who vote for you. The situation is not safe at all and puts lives at risk.”In fact, the lack of lighting spills over to the communities such as the access road to Amelia’s Ward where less than a month ago a spate of serious robberies and even one death had occurred. Though those particular activities have been subdued by an increase in police patrols,NFL Jerseys From China, a member of the police force in Mackenzie still noted that the lack of proper lighting in the Linden communities as well as on the Highway was a major contributory factor to the situation.The police officer also noted that in Linden, the hours of darkness are now considered to run from 17:30 hours in the evening to 5:30hrs in the morning and it is prohibited by law for trucks to drive during these hours. A number of these vehicles on their way out from hinterland locations tend to get caught on the highway during the ‘hours of darkness’ and in compliance with the law they usually pull off to the shoulder of the highway to await the time when they are free to drive again. The large trailers pulled off to the side of the road, combined with the hilly terrain,Cheap NFL Jerseys, the darkness and speeding drivers, provide a recipe for accidents that result in anything from serious injuries to fatalities.It was also reported that the reflectors along the roadway along with the posts at the side of the road, painted with reflective colours have all sustained damage. Whether by the elements or the regular passage of traffic,Jerseys NFL Wholesale, they are no longer as effective in their duty of demarcating the lanes and when combined with poor visibility during inclement weather or when the roadway is covered in mist, they add to the hazards that motorists must face on this stretch of road- a road where, over the years a significant number of all road fatalities in the country have in fact occurred.