Re: 'Does judge understand day-to-day life?' (Letters, July 22)

The writer sends the message that judges demand preferential treatment when it comes to traffic squabbles such as the argument that evolved between a judge trying to get his vehicle past a parked truck and a trucker who won't budge.

Guess I'd be a bit ticked if the driver of the truck said no then sets about to eat his lunch in the cab to further infuriate me. The driver indicated he would not give the judge six inches to let him pass. He felt that losing one of his dual-wheel tires to a flat made the vehicle unsafe to drive backward with no safety man.

This vehicle suspension is designed to support the load safely even if one tire goes flat. As a young man, I drove for Ontario Hydro and Canadian Comstock and regularly backed up 10-ton straight jobs and 18-wheelers without difficulty.

The attack on Justice Walter Stayshyn's character and ability to perform as a Superior Court justice is uncalled for.

The driver of the truck did what he thought was right at the time, and so did the judge. Let it go. It happens every day in Hamilton.

Funny how the arrival of the police got the truck to move over six inches pronto.

An apology to the judge is warranted here over this silly matter.