I am writing in response to the article "Officials pull pedestrian signs to prevent danger," Oct. 26, and I specifically want to address the comment from State College Public Works Director Mark Whitfield.

Whitfield said five out of 11 pedestrian signs have been destroyed, and "That seems unusually high and raises questions of are these lanes too narrow." The lanes are not too narrow; vehicles drive too fast on College and Beaver avenues.

On Beaver Avenue, most people drive well over the speed limit, which makes it difficult and dangerous to cross the street or to enter from a side street. It's also problematic to find a street side parking spot or business, or navigating delivery, construction and other vehicles parked on the roadway.

In short, drivers need to realize State College roads, and especially College and Beaver Avenues, are congested and pedestrian heavy. On roads like these, slow driving needs to be the norm, not the exception.