Editor’s response to “speed bumps”, along with further discussion
It seems a rather long jump from the letter written on speeders
to the assumption that they (or even some of them) are alcholics.
I am not even sure that the writers would approve of that leap.
Perhaps you could modify this somehow to indicate the "possiblity"
that "some" of these offenders are under the influence.
My response:
Actually, I disagree that this is a leap. There are few if any non-alcoholics who would attain such speeds in what is obviously a residential area--even when young. Alcoholism is almost always triggered during the first drinking episode, average age 13 in the U.S. This degree of speed almost requires an alcoholic sense of invincibility. The National Highway Safety Transportation Administration conducted a study of driving misbehaviors and ...
