Letter to the editor: Drivers scarier than shooters

As horrific as mass shootings are and the terror they create through media hype, I am not afraid of them because of the pure randomness and infinitesimal odds of being caught up in one.

However, I am afraid every day when I get in my car. Drunken driving alone kills nearly 11,000 (not a typo) in the United States per year, and more than 31,000 are killed per year due to actual accidents, stupidity, drunken driving and total disregard for the rules of the road. It is on a daily basis now that I experience the latter, and it is very scary.

I am not sure why there isn’t a public outcry for more driver regulations and background checks for buying cars. It is the vehicles that are killing people, correct?

Robert W. Smith

Plum