The Editor,
Re. "Board to fears" (Opinion, The Tri-City News, Feb. 18).
What a ridiculous comparison to make, saying looking at a billboard is as distracting as talking or texting on a phone while driving. Anyone with half a brain should know that being distracted by talking on a phone - or, worse, texting on a phone - while driving is far worse than glancing at a billboard on the roadside. Billboards are designed so the message can be taken in with a momentary glance, unlike a phone that people will mess with for long periods of time, thus creating a serious driving hazard.
Billboards? Bring 'em on.
Andy Cassidy, Coquitlam
