Keeping an Eye on Dangerous Drivers

Re “Calling In Bad Teen Drivers,” March 19: Just as parents are concerned about their own teenagers’ driving habits, everyone should be concerned that all drivers drive well.

My friends started a Web site, https://RoadwatchUSA.com, where people can anonymously report a driver’s bumper sticker number and give that person, his or her parents or other interested parties (like insurance companies, the legal system, etc.) useful feedback about his or her driving. Their herculean effort was met with only a lukewarm response.

This “scarlet letter” of a bumper sticker would really help highlight the people other drivers should be careful of while out on the road. Appropriate vehicles to label include anyone with a medical problem that might affect their driving, people with traffic convictions whom the traffic judge deems should be monitored and new drivers during their break-in period.

Until a driver can demonstrate driving responsibly rather than hurtling a 2,000-pound blunt object down the road, such a bumper sticker could be a useful requirement. Remember, driving is neither a freedom nor a right, just a privilege with responsibility that the driver must take very seriously.

Julius Woythaler

Encino

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Concerned parents actually care about their child’s driving? As a social worker in Los Angeles, I am repeatedly disappointed by parents of clients who do not know their children’s peer groups, or at times even whereabouts, let alone care about their driving habits. I can only hope that more parents will take Bill Durney’s lead and become what the title dictates: parent.

I have only one question. Can parents start making their teens wear those signs on their person at all times? I would love to know how to reach the parents of the kids in my neighborhood whom I see littering, cursing, using drugs and vandalizing public property. What is that number?

Christine Cearfoss

Long Beach