Editor,

Thanks for the great column on ferry cutters! I have written many letters to the Washington State Patrol, as well as ferry system, which have fallen on deaf ears. Their idea of sending out letters to educate people that cheat is not nice, it’s ridiculous. Most people know that by kindergarten time but some still like to “get away with something” by cheating.

More people need to get outraged and complain. When someone sits in line for any length of time‚ only to have the cheaters pull right in and laugh at you and not be able to do anything about it, a fact that is well publicized, is definitely not pleasant.

Edmonds and Kingston have a tally system; why not Mukilteo/Clinton? I bet the ones who can make a change would not put up with this system if they had to wait in line, be hot and miss a ferry because the cheaters were the culprit.

They must be sent to the very end of the line. If the state patrol can have sniffing dogs, then they can certainly have someone monitor the lines. Their excuse is that they must see it happen, but what about ordinary citizens’ rights? We should just be able to tell the person at the ticket booth and and person be able to deny that car from boarding or have someone else with authority there to oust those reported by other drivers.

Maybe The Record should print a form that people could fill out and send into the ferry system, or send them to The Record and have them sent in mass. To do nothing is not acceptable, we must unite.

ROBERTA TARR

Clinton