Speed Limit

Dear Editor, We recently moved to Alta Avenue and are appalled by the numerous cars that speed up and down the road on a daily basis. Alta Avenue is not a motor speedway - it is a residential neighborhood with lots of children who would like to play outside. Unfortunately, many dangerous drivers are speeding up and down the street, which makes it very difficult for concerned parents to allow our children to play in the front yard. The speed limit is 25 miles per hour, not 60. Nearly every third car is going twice the speed limit with little regard to who is on the sidewalk.

Danville City Commission unanimously passed a resolution to request the state transportation department relocate two traffic lights downtown and reduce the speed limit in the area. The resolution asks for the traffic lights at the intersections of Martin Luther King Boulevard and both Third and Fourth streets be removed. One light would be placed at the intersection of Figg Alley and Third Street, with the other at Fig Alley and Fourth Street. Figg Alley runs between the Ephraim McDowell's newly finished south wing and the Advocate-Messenger.

Billy Edwards, left, discusses his new energy initiative, Drive Green Spot, with City Commissioner Kenny Book, right, during the program's kickoff Friday. Drive Green Spot challenges motorists to drive the speed limit or less to save gas and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Edwards, right, created Drive Green Spot with his son, Matt Edwards, left. To show participation in the initiative, the father-and-son team designed a green spot that drivers can place on the rear of their vehicles.

The green spot on the back of Billy Edwards' truck measures no more than a few inches. It would hardly be noticeable if Edwards didn't drive slower than everyone else. But the spot is enough to save lives, reduce dependence on foreign oil and cut back on greenhouse gas emissions, according to the Clark County commuter. And if his plan works, you'll have a spot on your car too. "I'm trying to create a movement - a real movement," Edwards said. "What I'm trying to do is give people a reason and a purpose to behave themselves on the road.

Patience - the ability to endure waiting, delay, or provocation without becoming annoyed or upset. (Encarta Dictionary). That quality eludes me. It is a challenge for me to not become annoyed or upset when provoked by bad manners or ignorance on the road. I know that driving style may be part of the culture of a place, but the basic rules are the same all over the country: Stop for stop signs and red lights, yield to pedestrians at crosswalks, obey the posted speed limit, stay right except to pass, use the indicator light (turn signal)

With today's snowy weather, and more predicted for tonight and Tuesday, many Clark County residents are concerned about staying safe on the roadways. Sun Community Editor Rachel Parsons recently spoke with Sheriff Berl Perdue about the best ways for drivers to avoid accidents and what to do if they are involved in an accident. Q: If people can't avoid getting out in bad weather, what are the best precautions to take? A: The main thing is we find with accidents, the majority of them involve speed â?

Is going only five miles over the speed limit really speeding? Well, maybe I was going six over. But Allen and I needed a boost to get to church on time. My friend Allen's theology is like a road atlas with pages missing. We both know it; we laugh. Once again, his words launched a missing-page adventure: "If we make the next light, it means God likes us. " If that was true we needed God to like us for four lights in a row. Well, God liked us on the first light, according to the Book of Allen 1:1. But I wasn't converted yet. So I asked: "What about the people going the other way?"

Dear Editor, I am writing this note in reference to the breaking of the speed limit on Stanford Avenue by motorists. The speed limit is 25 miles per hour. There is a child care center and a middle school up the street. Something has to be done about the speeding on this street or someone may be killed, and then it will be too late. Pat DepernaDanville

The Wilmore City Council heard a proposal Monday night from Wilmore Police Chief Steve Boven about creating an ordinance to allow golf carts to be driven within city limits. Up until recently, people were prohibited from driving golf carts on the highway. But a July legislation, signed by Gov. Steve Beshear, changed that, allowing the vehicles to be driven on roads that have a posted speed limit of 35 miles per hour or lower. That will prove important for Wilmore residents.

The record shows that Hugh Coomer is the mayor of Danville, and that should mean that he runs the town. But I am here to tell you that Coomer doesn't run Danville, at least not during the early morning hours, and at least not the downtown part of the city during that time period. (Some say hizzoner doesn't run the city any other time of day, either; but this is about athletics, not politics.) The joggernaut runs downtown Danville in the wee hours. I know, because I drive their course every workday morning, from 5 to 6 a.m. (Yes, boss, I know you wonder why the work I put out doesn't match the early hours I put in, but that's a story for another performance evaluation conference.