Milwaukee needs campaign that promotes safety for drivers and pedestrians | Letters

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Milwaukee has done OK with traffic calming measures to help change driver behavior. One more thing that could be done is an advertising campaign to increase seat belt use. Anytime passengers are thrown from a car (as happened in a widely reported accident that killed five people), you can bet they weren't wearing seat belts.

But another focus should be on changing pedestrian behavior. Walking on a sidewalk near traffic and crossing streets is inherently risky. Pedestrians need to be fully attentive to their surroundings at all times. This means not using cell phones, not wearing earbuds and not being inebriated or high. These distractions contribute to pedestrian deaths.

Joe Rodriguez, Shorewood

More views on reckless driving

Talking isn't working. People must know they go to jail for reckless driving.

Thanks for your anger mayor. It means nothing when the law goes unenforced.

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This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Eliminate distractions that play role in reckless driving deaths