To the editor:

The Kansas Legislature doesn’t need to raise taxes for school funding. All the state needs to do is place law enforcement officers every mile or two on K-10 and ticket those people who believe the speed limit is 75 mph or, worse yet, 80 mph or more. I’m sure ticketing those who exceed the 70 mph speed limit would truly increase the state’s revenue. I strongly agree with Mr. Aday (letter to the editor, July 12). To heck with a “Buffer Zone.” I moved to Douglas County one year ago and I am amazed on a daily basis by the lack of respect for the law by fellow drivers. Initially, I thought maybe those lawbreakers were college kids. But after closer inspection, I came to realize that “soccer moms” (with their kids in the car), as well as “40-something” dads are just as guilty of violating the speed limit. With the cost of gas well exceeding $2 a gallon, I would think people would realize they could improve their gas mileage by slowing down. I guess “cheating” just enough not to get caught is the same as stealing just what fits into your pocket so you don’t get caught. Speeding is breaking the law, just like stealing.

E. Meyers,

Eudora