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Dear Honorable Member of the California Legislative Body,

Today, in our tough economic times, the vehicle of free-enterprise
is dependent on mass logistics for a healthy economic environment. 
However, this dependency on heavy desiel vehicle transport of goods
has a surmounting impact on the health of many in and around the
urban highways in which this enterprise system uses daily.  I am
writing to express my deep concern about the negative health
impacts of diesel pollution from trucks and buses and 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.

Thank you for your time,
Gurnell Washington, Jr., RCP/CRT