Letter to Editor: More on Greenwell Springs Road

Dear Editor,

Thanks for the good reporting you do.  I want to share my story about Greenwell Springs Road.

Three Friday nights ago I was coming along Greenwell Springs from Sullivan toward Magnolia Bridge Rd. when I encountered a truck with four very bright lights that totally blinded me. I couldn’t see the middle nor the side of the road where it ended and the dirt started. I had to come almost to a total stop and when I was past the truck I found myself in a curve.

Had I not stopped as I did, I most probably would have had a head-on collision. I was so outdone because that road is so badly in need of markers and stripes. Everybody wonders why there are so many accidents. Well, this is the problem or at least a major problem besides the speed and bright lights.

One more thing, I want to talk to someone, maybe David Vitter, about a law to stop automobile factories from putting all these lights on vehicles, especially the blue and clear lights. While I was in Russia in the 90’s, they couldn’t run their lights except on low beam and they were a lot lower than our low beams. That was to save energy, can you believe?

Anyway, just wanted to  pass this on for your information and I hope you can get the ball rolling since I was suppose to go out Greenwell Springs Rd. tonight but since it is supposed to rain I chose not to go out that way, period.

Thanks and blessings,

Ruth Newcomer

Phone 275-2082