AND FURTHERMORE
Via e-mail --
I have two comments from your Torch Talk letters to the editor section in the November/December 2006 issue of Torch.
First, talk about an over reaction by the reader with the letter titled "Photo Stirs Bad Memories" (page 2). The photo you ran of the motorcyclist without the helmet was obviously used to emphasize the subject of the story - that is, not enough people were wearing helmets. For the reader to say that he was "horrified" by the picture was a bit dramatic, to say the least. I doubt many shared his opinion.
On another note, the letter titled "Why Am I Alive Today?" (page 3) really hammers home the point that seat belts save lives. I, too, was involved in an accident and believe I am alive today because I buckled up. More importantly, my 3-year-old child who was with me also survived, secure in a child safety seat. In this day and age with all the information, statistics and publicity, it's still hard for me to believe that there are people who don't wear their seat belt.
Keep spreading the word.
First, talk about an over reaction by the reader with the letter titled "Photo Stirs Bad Memories" (page 2). The photo you ran of the motorcyclist without the helmet was obviously used to emphasize the subject of the story - that is, not enough people were wearing helmets. For the reader to say that he was "horrified" by the picture was a bit dramatic, to say the least. I doubt many shared his opinion.
On another note, the letter titled "Why Am I Alive Today?" (page 3) really hammers home the point that seat belts save lives. I, too, was involved in an accident and believe I am alive today because I buckled up. More importantly, my 3-year-old child who was with me also survived, secure in a child safety seat. In this day and age with all the information, statistics and publicity, it's still hard for me to believe that there are people who don't wear their seat belt.
Keep spreading the word.
