To the editor: Enhancing pedestrian security round Los Angeles colleges should transcend the one-size-fits-all pace hump method into account at Metropolis Corridor. (“Strolling to highschool shouldn’t be lethal,” editorial, April 27)
First, dad and mom have to drive their children to highschool extra fastidiously. The driving habits of some dad and mom is a part of the issue.
Second, every scenario needs to be evaluated particular to the college. As an illustration, the college throughout the road from my house is on a highway utilized by the hearth division to reply emergency calls. The road can be an necessary route for commuters.
This college has employees and father or mother volunteers minding the visitors. It has fastidiously crafted its security measures to its scenario, and pace humps wouldn’t assist.
Barry Weiss, Studio Metropolis
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To the editor: Greater than half of all visitors deaths in Los Angeles happen to folks not utilizing the automobile.
Think about if half of all tobacco deaths or extra had been on account of second-hand smoke. The place one may smoke round different folks can be tightly managed.
So when will we equally management how automobiles are used round folks?
Peter Jacobsen, Port Townsend, Wash.
