Dear Sir:

I agree with you that parents are being careless in giving their young teenagers cars.

You see sir, many parents are not giving the kids cars as a means of convenience, to assist them in getting to school, etc., but really to impress their neighbors. I have heard so many parents boast that they gave young Johnny or Betty a car for their birthday. The problem is that Johnny and Betty had just reached 16, and hardly had any driving experience.

The chances are high that sooner or later these children are going to get into an accident. Then, another matter is that since these teenagers get these cars so easily, they hardly having any sense of responsibility where the cars I concerned. They will drive as fast as possible, because if it is wrecked the parents will buy another.

No, if you are going to give a child a car, let that child earn it. Wait at least until the child graduate from high school with a high GPA. The child will be more mature, responsible, and appreciative and jost likely less likely to drive irresponsibly and risk his life and that of others.

Danny Smith

Miami Gardens,

Dear Sir:

I just have to comment on this matter, and I hope you will publish this letter. I am asking why the media, especially television, is giving so much publicity to a horse. The horse in question is a racehorse, named Barbaro. He was running a big race, the Preakness, one of the big three horse-races run in America annually. The poor horse broke one his hind legs during the race. Now that’s unfortunate. But since that happened last Saturday, every day the TV news channels have been giving updates on animal’s health, as if this was a human being of national or international fame.

I am sorry that the horse broke his leg, but there are much more important, earth-shattering news that deserves prime television news time. Why, for example, are we not hearing so much news about all the suffering in Africa, or the poverty in the Caribbean and even right here in America? But, all this news about a racehorse, pleeeeze.

Jonathan Reading,

Miami