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Speed causes accidents

Sun., Jan. 3, 2016

Regarding the Dec. 30 story “Senator pushes road fixes”: Well-meaning state and local leaders are asking for more money to improve the two routes to Washington State University in Pullman for “making if safer for our kids to drive our highways.” Bull roar.

Yes, four lanes are safer than two lanes, but it’s not the roads that kill our WSU students (and others). It is speed, going too fast. Passing unsafely. Speed. If our students (and others) would just slow down, there would be way less of a problem.

Our students, our brightest and best, do not realize this? So, so sad, and most tragic accidents are so, so avoidable.

Donna Potter Phillips

Spokane

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