One of the infuriating aspects of the interminable presidential campaign afflicting this country is the failure of both candidates to address the obvious: The US has the worst infrastructure of any industrialized country. Just what does Senator Obama or McCain…
Living in the north county, I well remember the tragic accident on 270/170 (before the new interchange) in which several people were killed. Inattentive? I think not. It was simply a matter of a speeding truck which couldn’t stop. Driving…
I enjoyed your article on scooters as I have thought about buying one but when you get down to it . . . in many instances it doesn’t make economic sense. Take for instance, John from Edwardsville, who you mentioned…
Mike Board was right in his letter about banning cell phones while driving (Saturday, July 19). Studies have shown that a driver’s reaction time, due to inattention, is slowed down as much by a cell phone as by intoxication.
Yet I’d…
Hopefully the terrible accident on Highway 40 a few days ago will put some back bone in our lawmakers. There is no doubt we need to reduce our speed limits drastically. Big trucks should be limited to 50 or 55mph…
I and many other readers can certainly relate to Steve Jackson¹s ³Driving Lessons² (July 21) about his daily commute on the St. Louis area “highway zoo.”
The longer you commute to and from work, the more likely you encounter traffic jams, accidents,…
As your editorial Monday suggested, a significant percentage of the price of oil is the result of speculation. President Bush should make a strong effort to lower the speed limit on the Interstate Highways to 55 miles per hour. If…
A response to “Fewer trucks, not more” (Apr 30). Mr. Colton’s suggestion has an optimal tone. However, a feasible solution is to modify the MoDot plan by building the new car-only lanes PARTIALLY financed as a toll road with only…
Regarding the editorial and letters about ugly billboards, I have a solution. Why not use the sound walls that will be put up in conjunction with the highway project as backing for those billboards? That way we could combine two…
