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June's letters to the editor
Fog
My favorite subject to photograph is nature, and I have the best subjects in my backyard.
Lighten up
Many of you countered Jimmy Roddy’s opinion that North Carolina’s law requiring vehicles to display headlights in rainy weather is “one of the dumbest” and that “we drove without this law for years and got along just fine.” [Viewpoint, May 2015]
David Helms, Harrisburg, Union Power: “I drove an 18-wheeler for 39 years and I can’t begin to tell you how many times I almost hit another vehicle because I did not see them in the spray from the rain as they were passing me.”
Lavina Mack, Bakersville, French Broad EMC: “A good many cars, because of their color, are very hard to see in inclement weather and at dusk and or dawn.”
Alice Johansen, Mebane, Piedmont EMC: “I have had only one auto accident. It was 7 a.m. and raining. I signaled for a left turn, began the turn and suddenly there was a black car, against a dark background, he had no lights. Only when my lights reflected off his chrome wheels could I know he was there. Fortunately, damage was moderate, no one was hurt.”
Jonathan Hoin, Weddington, Union Power: “Why do you think insurance companies ask if your new car has Daytime Running Lights? It’s because they save lives and property by helping people see other vehicles on the road. Your insurance cost goes down if you have them.”
Howard Lusk, Southport, Brunswick EMC: “The reason that you turn on your headlights when it is raining isn’t so that you can see better; it’s so that oncoming traffic sees you coming and doesn’t smack you head on while they are passing a car.”
Sally Wilson, Boone, Blue Ridge Electric: “Sometimes in heavy rain, I’m barely able to see a car without its headlights on. If we all drove without headlights in the rain, I think there would be significantly more wrecks.”
Electric ride
I enjoyed your April article “Electric Rider.” Electric transportation is certainly an industry with a good future. This photo shows an all-electric, street-legal, fun car I built in Brevard and plan to sell in kit form, assembled or unassembled. Price depends on how fast and how far you want to go. Batteries, motors and controllers are widely available.
The giant cowboy
As a child, I remember riding through Hickory and seeing a giant cowboy standing at either a service station or car lot. The location would have been around Fairgrove Church Road. Does anyone remember the cowboy I am referring to? And if anyone out there has a picture of him, I would love to see it.
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