Editor,
I’m writing to sing the praises of a taken-for-granted safety feature … reflector posts! Last night I was driving home from Cheyenne on WYO 230 after dark and it began snowing as I climbed up out of Woods Landing. There was also a terrific head wind blowing snow straight into my windshield. I crawled along slowly, watching closely to keep my car to the left of the reflectors as I could not see the road surface. The most difficult road was the 17 mile section of Colorado. It appears maintaining their reflector posts are not a priority for the Colorado road crews, particularly in King’s Canyon. When I finally crossed back into Wyoming about 23 miles from Riverside, the reflectors again became brilliant guides for me.
I nearly came to a complete stop several times, and now not only could I still not see the road surface, the snow was beginning to get deep as well! The reflector posts were a consistent beacon for keeping me from the ditch. Thanks to Scott and the rest of the Wyoming Highway Department road crew here in Carbon County, I was able to finally get home safely. Thanks to our Carbon County crew, the importance of well repaired and clean reflector posts has not been on their back burner. Thanks for a job well done!
Lee Ann Stephenson
Riverside, Wyoming
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