Road short-cut causing grief to residents

I READ with interest two reports in The Star’s Metro edition on March 15 and 16 on the issue of gated and guarded (G&G) security schemes.

We read news of people being mugged almost every day and that certain areas in the country suffer a high crime rate. The G&G scheme was introduced to allow residents to take charge of their own safety. The core objective of having a legal G&G scheme or just installing a boom gate at the housing area is obviously safety for the residents. Another reason is to prevent outsiders from using certain roads in that residential area as a short-cut to get to another area.