New seat belt law
New seat belt law
Why should driver
get the ticket?
I was truly in a state of shock to hear about the new law concerning passengers in the back seat of a car who don’t buckle up. Why should the driver get the tickets?
I can see the drivers being responsible for minors who aren’t buckled up, but adults? Excuse me, but I thought an adult is responsible for his own action.
I thought I had heard it all, but I was wrong.
Until recently, the person next to the driver got a ticket if they weren’t buckled up, not the driver. Has that changed also?
And, please, whoever decides to respond to this letter, I don’t want to hear how much our lawmakers want us to be safe when I still see people in the back of trucks and motorcyclists not wearing helmets.
Holly Bell
Waimea
Mass transit
Raising bus fares
will hurt many
As a senior who has been riding the Hele On buses the past four years, I would like to comment on the Sunday, June 2, article on raising bus fares.
Doing the math, students riding five days a week will be paying $80 per month to go to school. Is that reasonable for families who struggle just to live?
Also, the impact of higher fares for those with fewer resources will most likely decrease ridership.
And finally, Dru Kanuha, perhaps if you were riding the bus five days a week between Pahala and Kohala, you would see who does ride. Perhaps then you might not feel the same about across the board fare hikes.
Marilyn Davis
Ocean View