Unique local community desperate to slow speeders
BEACHVILLE, ONT. -- Just about every small community, or neighbourhood in a larger centre, could claim speeding drivers pose a safety concern. But residents in Beachville, a hamlet situated between Woodstock and Ingersoll, are correct to argue their situation is somewhat unique. The community runs for four kilometres along a stretch of road (Beachville Road) between Ingersoll and Woodstock. What is interesting - save for very few exceptions - is it has no side streets. That leaves residents on foot forced to dodge traffic to get around. Yet Beachville’s main street is driven on by ...