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I am compelled to question the common sense of letter-writer David Head ["Killer trees should be removed from Spotsylvania Parkway," Jan. 6].
Does Mr. Head think that removing trees would save the teens who lose control on icy roads, which they shouldn't be driving on to begin with?
No, if the trees weren't there, their out-of-control cars would go farther, perhaps into oncoming traffic on the other side of a divided road, thereby causing more deaths.
Do we really want to remove trees to enable people who are probably already exceeding the speed limit to drive even faster?
I do have to admit, I've never thought to myself, "Gee, there are no trees along this stretch of road; therefore I can drive faster here."
Please forgive my sarcasm, but in the face of such a lack of logic, I find myself reduced to sarcasm.
Mr. Head says we should remove the trees to avoid having the road blocked by trees and limbs downed by the occasional hurricanes.
I think that the environmental positives of trees far outweigh any rare instance of inconvenience caused by a downed tree or limb.
There are many ways of solving line-of-sight problems without destroying natural beauty on the parkway.
Perhaps a tree here and there has to be removed for better visibility, but for Mr. Head to suggest cutting down all the trees because they are going to kill someone strikes me as being a little bit far-fetched.
I would suggest that he rethink his own judgment in this. Does he also believe that
Karen Pierce
Stafford
