EDITOR:My wife and I usually go to Iron Mountain/Kingsford about once a week to shop. Recently I have noticed more people ignoring the stop lights.
I can count on one hand the number of times that I have Not seen a vehicle run a red light or speed up to race through a yellow when there is ample time to stop. Frequently, I have stopped only to have someone behind me in the next lane race to get through the light. It's no wonder there have been so many accidents at intersections.
I have also noticed that there is a serious lack of patrol cars visible.
Is there a connection? Perhaps if the police were to patrol the streets more and issue tickets for ignoring the traffic lights there would be fewer accidents and more people obeying the traffic signals.
Kenneth Vasko
Crystal Falls