Letter: It's driving me crazy!

As I make my almost daily walk down Mountain between Grant and Speedway my level of alertness rises to that of a Western Diamondback that some snowbird has stepped on. Will it be the driver consumed by their cell phone, drivers that ignore crosswalks, or just your typical 20 mile over the speed limit maniac that puts my life at risk. The real issue is that the police force is severely understaffed. The reasons include Tucson's pay is not competitive with other similar cities, there has been a rapid expansion of federal police (ICE), and as a young police officer told me very few young people are interested in going into law enforcement. The one thing our city government can do is come up with greater funding. That may mean higher taxes. How many Tucsonans are concerned by pedestrian, biker, and vehicular deaths but just don't want to pay an additional penny in taxes? And bring back the red light cameras.