To the editor:

A story in the Nov. 15 Journal-World was headlined, “New safety standards may fell rural mailboxes,” and the sub-head said, “County regulations would limit roadside designs.” Mark Fagan’s story mentioned safety concerns raised by mailboxes considered dangerous because of their size, weight, rigidity or location.

Monday morning, Nov. 17, there was a little item in the law enforcement report stating that two people were injured when their car traveled down an embankment and struck a utility pole.

So, are the county commissioners going to relocate all the utility lines far enough from the road that no driver can accidentally hit a light or telephone pole? And what about all those dangerous trees along the rights-of-way? Clear those out too, commissioners?

Marjorie Gronniger,

Eudora