Letter: Bad drivers must be stopped from killing more

Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2002 | 8:49 a.m.

My family has been in the valley nearly four years, and every year we have seen the number of fatal accidents increase.

Seldom does a week pass that there is not al least one front page photo of an accident fatal to one or more persons. I do not have the answer or solution to this, but drivers pay absolutely no attention to stop signs or lights. At every intersection you take your life in your hands when you venture to cross.

I cannot even count the number of automobiles I have seen wrapped around poles at intersections. Traffic lights mean nothing in this city.

Within the last few months, I have reached the point where I am afraid to venture out of my driveway, but, at the same time, I am afraid to let my husband and son travel without me for fear they will not make it home.

The Sept. 16 letter from Jeannette T-Bosket, "Valley urgently needs traffic photo cameras," says it all and prompted me to write.

There is never a law enforcement officer around when these thoughtless drivers are running red lights and driving as if there are no other vehicles on the road.

I saw the totally senseless death of the woman at Charleston and Buffalo, just seconds after it happened, and with the grace of God my family and I were safe. We had passed through that intersection green light before that carnage developed.

Something to stop this terrible trend must be done and soon!

We have lived in many cities, several larger than Las Vegas, and this city has the worst drivers we have ever had to share the road with.

NELDA K. GUTHRIE