In response to the (letter to the editor) by Stephen Wallace in Dec. 4, 2008, Tri- Town News ("Teens Must Tell Their Friends to End Bad Driving Behavior,") I agree with him. Teens should not have such bad behavior in the streets.

It is good that my dad is a defensive driver. We have almost experienced death two times with reckless driving. Also, we know this is true because whenever my dad uses his Dodge Ram 1500 (which is nice) teens want to race us. Your can hear, "Broom, broom!" But we don't want to race. Teens see a nice car and then their minds say, "Let's race!"

Like what you said about the Camaro and the Corvette. Those teens didn't get to live their life to the fullest. Which is sad, even though it was their fault. When I heard that many teens died last year, I felt really sad. And I feel bad for their parents. They must be heartbroken. However, they might also be mad that their children did this to themselves. So this is why I agree with Mr. Wallace.

Daniel Batallones

Jackson