Why no seat belts on motorcycles, buses?

I am confused. Maybe a smart lawmaker can write a letter to the editor and give me an intelligent answer.

I watch the commercials on TV about "Click It or Ticket." I see many police officers on motorcycles, but they have no seat belts. Who is going to save their lives?

I see many children as well as adults riding buses with no seat belts. How can they save those without belts? I see many people of all ages riding in the backs of pickup trucks without seat belts. Pickups were made to carry cargo, not humans. Their lives don't have much of a chance in an accident.

Now if our caring lawmakers care only for auto riders, they could be held accountable for any fatalities that occur on our highways due to the no-belt riders. After all, everyone on the road should be protected. I bet I'll get no intelligent answer from an intelligent lawmaker.

Enforcing seat-belt law is good policy

I am writing to express my agreement with the decision of increasing the ticket price for not wearing seat belts ("Seat belts leave some clicked off").

I feel it is a great way to reinforce this law and to get the 5 percent of 700,000 Hawaii's drivers who don't wear seat belts to actually wear them. I know that I wouldn't want to spend $92 for a simple rule that even little kids can follow, and I hope other drivers and passengers feel the same way also. I find it ridiculous when people complain about being caught without wearing one. They are just trying to avoid paying for a piece of paper that says that they can't follow directions.

This is a very good decision to make. I think that now people will consider wearing a seat belt while they are on the road. I look forward to when Hawaii is ranked No. 1 for seat belt use.

We should keep nukes off planet Earth

To remove humans from the endangered species list, the planet must be nuke-free. The United States has accelerated its development of nuclear WMD projects within the past three years. This has re-ignited the nuclear arms race, especially with China and Russia.

Nuclear materials poison the planet for more than 200,000 years even if never exploded. There is no safe way to neutralize or dispose of such dangerous material. Nuke develop- ment creates national and international insecurity and violates the spirit or letter of many international treaties and resolutions signed by the United States.

A single accident of only one of the many nukes on the subs that frequent Pearl Harbor would kill millions and make Oahu uninhabitable for many generations. Write to your elected representatives. Write to David McClain, president of the University of Hawaii, to reject the Navy research center proposal. The Mayors for Peace proposal calls for a nuke-free planet. It was endorsed last year by Jeremy Harris and the U.S. Conference of Mayors. Urge all mayors to sign. Develop diplomacy and peace education.

Residents ignored in roundabout debate

I am very disappointed. I feel speechless. Why? I always thought the system worked. That the government officials listened or at least gave their constituents the opportunity to voice their views. Not so with the recent Foster Village roundabout controversy. We opponents of the roundabout had the majority of the residents (56 percent) supportive of our views. However, Mayor Hannemann never heard from us directly. I am very concerned about child safety in the future. As motorists negotiate the roundabout they will not be looking out for our children.

My 7-year-old son was among the protesters. I wanted him to have a "living" civics lesson. I hoped that he would learn that truth and honesty are always the right way to do things; just because others act otherwise to get their way does not mean we should.

Mayor Hannemann, do not look for my support in the future.

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