The article [The Mount Vernon Gazette, May 25] says that speeding on the GW Parkway is getting worse. No kidding. I travel down the parkway often, at the speed limit, and am constantly passed and beeped by drivers who are going 10-20 mph faster than me. I never see a police car. Here is a solution that even a grade-school kid could understand:
Install those speed-detection boxes along the parkway. The boxes automatically detect speeders, and take photos of their license plates. Then they can be issued tickets. And/or station unmarked police cars with speed detectors in the pull-off spots. The police can pull the speeders off and fine them. Plus, put up signs that say something like: "Speed control electronics are monitoring your speed." This is a cheap and elegant solution. Doing nothing is not. From an angry, law-abiding citizen.
Frederick B. (Bart) Hewitt
Alexandria