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I am the director for the pediatric pulmonary and cystic fibrosis
division at CHRCO  Children's Hospital and Research Center at
Oakland.  Everyday I take care of many children with asthma and
other lung diseases who are negatively impacted by the pollution in
our city. The increase in admission and death from asthma is
directly correlated with proximity to freeways and this alone is a
great reason to remove this risk from the lives of californians. I
urge the California Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest
regulation possible to clean up the top sources of diesel
particulate matter in California.

California has the worst air quality in the nation and trucks
and buses are a major contributor to the particulate matter and
ozone pollution that causes serious health consequences.
Pollution from trucks and buses result in an estimated 1,500
premature deaths and more than 38,000 asthma attacks annually. 

Equally important, truck drivers are 1.5 to 2 times as likely as
workers not exposed to diesel exhaust to develop lung cancer
during their lives. 

To protect the health of all Californians, I urge the California
Air Resources Board to adopt the strongest possible diesel truck
regulations.