This spring we visited Utah. And I must admit I am fearful of traveling the roads, especially around Salt Lake City. I am a retired Marine Corps officer with two tours in Vietnam. I felt safer hunting the enemy in the jungles than I do on Utah roads. I take alternate routes whenever I can.
I have never witnessed such blatant disregard for the rules of the road, such reckless and discourteous behavior. I have traveled every state in the West. Utah has the worst drivers, with Los Angeles a close second.
This spring, as usual, we did not see a single Highway Patrol car on the road, and not a single vehicle pulled over for a traffic violation. My daughter tells me of the carnage on the roads near Orem. You need to take effective action to stop this disgrace.
Randy J. Collins
Silverdale, Wash.