The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1994, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Monday, September 12, 1994             TAG: 9409090025
SECTION: FRONT                    PAGE: A8   EDITION: FINAL 
TYPE: Letter 
                                             LENGTH: Short :   21 lines

FOR SAFER ROADS

I was delighted to see data (showing what I suspected all along) that traffic deaths are falling although state troopers are writing far fewer tickets.

If we really want to get safe, we should increase speed limits by at least 20 percent, turn state troopers into motorist-assistance personnel and, yes, get rid of those abominable ``safety'' inspections.

JAMES R. CAMPBELL

Virginia Beach, Aug. 31, 1994 by CNB