Freeway Art Is Traffic Hazard
* I read with interest “A Mixed Bouquet” (Nov. 30).
The first time I saw these flower panels was as I negotiated the Orange Crush from the southbound 57 to the southbound I-5, and I nearly rear-ended the car in front of me trying to see what these eyesores were.
Artwork on the sound walls ought to be something easy on the eyes and easy to absorb in our peripheral vision. It should not be something eye-catching that, in order to decipher, we must spend time studying at the expense of attention to our driving.
A graffiti deterrent? There’s still plenty of wall above and below these panels. I’m afraid Caltrans goofed on this one.
JUDITH BERG
Fullerton
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