Grapevine Pileup

* With fog so common in the Tejon Pass, where the visibility “drops real fast,” why doesn’t the state put visibility sensors up there? Probably for less cost than the cleanup of the Dec. 28 fatal accident, solar cell and battery-powered sensors could be installed which could transmit information on the conditions in the pass in real-time to the Highway Patrol and/or to the drivers on the road. Fog-related accidents could be significantly reduced, resulting in a savings of lives and money.

KERRY T. NOCK

Duarte

* The carnage at Gorman clearly illustrates that the trucks on our highways are totally out of control. I drive the 101 in Ventura County daily, and the only trucks I ever see obeying the 55-mile speed limit for trucks are those of Vons markets, and they do religiously.

Not long ago an 18-wheeler almost blew me off the road in passing, going down on the Conejo Grade. I lost my cool and took out after him to see how fast he was going. How about 84 m.p.h. on that hill!

How many need to die before something is done about this mess?

KEITH R. MATZINGER

Camarillo

* Anyone familiar with the traffic over the Ridge Route from the Grapevine to Santa Clarita will not be at all surprised at the terrible accident at Gorman. Although the speed limit is clearly posted at 55 m.p.h., the “kamikaze” drivers regularly go up to 80 over this broad highway and endanger all the rest of us. Even large trucks speed up to 65 and 70 and are often out of their lanes.

Clearly some measures should be taken to slow traffic down. Highway Patrol vehicles are rarely in evidence and seem unable to make a difference. Perhaps a redesign of the highway using “traffic calming” techniques should be considered to prevent such accidents from occurring again.

ROBERT A. RAMSAY

Arcadia