To the Editor:

Please. Next time when you get the urge to hurl your fast-food bag, drink cup, or whatever is soiling your front seat out the car window — be kind to yourself. There are no points for hitting the tree line.

Just toss it gently by the side of the road and don’t strain. You’ll even have a better grip on the steering wheel.

This will make it easier for us both. As I walk along the roadside, your refuse will be more accessible for pick-up and further from the ticks, the Lyme, and the urushiol-oozing plants. A win-win. Preventive medicine. Thank you very much.

John Hargraves

Guilderland