To the editor:

I wanted to add to the letter about the stoplights and their meaning. While it would mean taking away some privacy, I truly believe that putting up cameras above the traffic lights would bring an alarming surprise to how much the system is abused.

There is not a day goes by while sitting at a stoplight that someone does not only go through red lights, they seem to just smile and go on their way.

In August I was taking my daughter to a pregnancy checkup and, at 23rd and Iowa, I had a person almost sideswipe us and it was due to this person running a light that might have been red to him for a good 10 seconds. I have seen people sitting at a red light and just go ahead and go through while the light was still red. Why do I bring this up? I lost a brother who was killed when someone failed to yield the right of way.

I want to make sure to mention that these people are of all ages, also, and who can blame young kids that do it if the parents do it also.

Again, the money made off of this could only help the city (maybe fix some potholes the right way) and, at the same time, maybe after getting caught a couple of times and having their insurance increase, these people might learn. It is important to remember that driving is a privilege.