About the editor: Yes, drivers in LA seem to be getting more reckless. I suspect a significant number of motorists have fine print on their birth certificates that reads, “You are immortal.” Good luck to those who aren’t.” (“Are LA drivers suddenly better off risking lives?” Opinion, Feb. 25)
Speed ​​limits are only suggestions. The same lack of concern for the well-being of others was evident in the large numbers of people who refused to get vaccinated: they wouldn’t get COVID-19, and the thought of giving it to others wasn’t even a thought.
I believe one of the worst decisions ever made in schools was to cancel driving lessons in many districts. Management is a collective activity, a privilege and not a right. How does a privately paid teacher convey this concept to a single client?
Is it really surprising that people think driving is their business?
Karen Robinson Stark, Pasadena
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About the editor: I fully agree with Paul Thornton about the anti-social behavior of some drivers. I have seen similar incidents.
But to be fair, I have also observed reckless and thoughtless behavior from cyclists, e-scooter riders and pedestrians. I’m afraid the problem is much deeper than just drivers.
Something isn’t right.
Steve Tarzynski, Santa Monica
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About the editor: I find it both sad and funny that a Times editor laments the collapse of civilian government in Los Angeles when the editors have been advocating for years for less enforcement of “petty” crimes.
Why should the police strive to enforce these laws if there is no support from the media, lobbyists and politicians?
Andrew Bressler, Culver City
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About the editor: As a Los Angeles cyclist and motorcyclist, I agree with Thornton’s observations of motorist behavior that, on a good day, amounts to benign neglect.
Motorists’ unpredictably aggressive behavior became so problematic that after 32 years of driving in and around LA, the “danger element” became an almost constant factor that stopped it being amusing.
My great bike is now more or less unused. The “kill or be killed” mentality of many motorists makes the idea of ​​a scenic drive through the canyons unthinkable. Driving has already become a “mano a mano” experience.
Fritz Hudnut, Venice
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About the editor: Neither the temperament rating recommended by Thornton nor social disgrace will make streets safe for pedestrians as long as those streets are designed to encourage speeding and other reckless driving.
By designing roads that are safe for pedestrians and cyclists, our roads become safer for everyone who uses them.
David Billett, Glendale
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About the editor: Everyone feels like they’re wasting their precious time when they’re not multitasking. This also applies to constant talking while driving. It doesn’t matter how old the drivers are – teenagers speeding by, old people who spend their lives holding the wheel or adults in fancy cars.
The pandemic has given many of us a much-needed break from our cars. It was like yoga – breathing in and out, no cars, no roads, no traffic.
Now people are crazy to come here or there. Unlike cycling, you have to relearn the rules of courtesy on the road.
Cynthia Kokawa Lerner, Los Angeles
Source: LA Times
Roger Stone is an author and opinion journalist who writes for 24 News Globe. He is known for his controversial and thought-provoking views on a variety of topics, and has a talent for engaging readers with his writing.
