| July
16, 1997
Mr. Henry Mulak - KFTY Channel 50 News
533 Mendocino
Avenue
Santa Rosa, CA
95402
Re: News North of the Bay – Fact or Fiction
Dear Mr. Mulak-KFTY News Director &
Producer,
As you are
well aware of, the Golden Gate Bridge, Highway &
Transportation District has for the past thirty
years defended the “No Movable Barrier Attitude."
Up to this point, the Bridge District has denied
access for this life saving device and has successfully
fought the traffic barrier issue to near extinction!
Because of public pressure and five head-on collisions,
the Bridge District decided to invite Barrier System
Incorporate back in hopes of re-design their two
foot barrier, into their new one foot barrier. Several
test were preformed to show that the Bridge District
is doing something about the life threading issue
of saving lives on the span.
Judging by your lead-opener at NBC News, I am under
the impression that, "You
the Producer" have “News North of the Bay"
therefore, you should dispatch an investigative
journalism reporter and do an in-depth special story
regarding the No Barrier Attitude and air the report
based on you’re findings. So far, I have not seen any stories
based on such facts regarding the Movable Median
Traffic Safety Barrier. (The IN's & Out's. The
Good & Bad. The life threading issue of Death
vs. Traffic Safety on the span.)
I feel that time is running out for the public and
for the daily commuter.
The issue of a Movable barrier for the Golden
Gate Bridge will never get any closer than it is
now! In
July or August, the Bridge District, Board of Director's
will make a vital decision over the Movable traffic
safety barrier, based the supposition that the Golden
Gate Bridge has “Design Immunity” from this life
saving device! (Fact or Fiction).
The district by public pressure has reduced the
speed limit and is trying to enforce it, at a cost
of over $120,000.00. In addition to this cost, there
is an additional cost for the bridge maintenance
vehicle that drives across the bridge several times
a day (if that). The public deserves to know why,
there is "No
Traffic Barrier" separating life from death on our
world famous Golden Gate Bridge. Please do an "in-depth special report based on Public
Opinion." before a decision is reached by the
Board of Director's to accept or reject the proposed
BSI's Movable traffic barrier?
Let us give the power, back to the people.
This information can change a person's life
forever. The support notice will appear in
the Chronicle & Examiner on Sunday, July 27,
1997
Respectfully
yours,
Robert M. Guernsey
Chairman of the Board
Citizens for a Safe
Golden Gate Bridge
MRMG
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