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Union sees no threat in email that cost Wilkes-Barre officer his job

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Their view: A disservice to four honorable men

<p>A reminder to the Pennsylvania Legislature: There is no crisis of speeders, red light runners, drivers mowing down school bus riders, nor drivers generally running amok.</p><p>Festering in assorted committees are various anti-driver/anti-safety bills: putting ineffective and inaccurate speed cameras in highway work zones; putting ineffective and inaccurate speed cameras on Roosevelt Boulevard in Philadelphia as a prelude to blanketing the state with speed cameras; giving RADAR and LIDAR to local cops.</p><p>None of these bills will make the highways safer, in fact, they may make the highways more dangerous.</p><p>Using best practice highway engineering will make Pennsylvania&#8217;s roads safer and save lives, and do it for free. Setting speed limits at the safest speed, i.e., the 85th percentile speed; designing work zones for safety; synchronizing the boulevard&#8217;s signals and putting the cross walks underground. Give these a try and jettison revenue-raising bills.</p><p>The elections are not that far away, and drivers have long memories.We follow the money to find the truth. Promote real highway safety in Pennsylvania.</p><p><strong>Tom McCarey </strong></p><p>Member</p><p>National Motorists Association</p><style>
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Your view: Use common sense to make highways safer