LIONS SPEAKER and Kingfisher High School graduate and Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Seth Wallace spent time answering several questions from the audience last Thursday as guest speaker at Kingfisher Lions Club. Wallace talked a lot about the “safety corridor” that took effect earlier this year on State Highway 33 west of Kingfisher, near the Calumet Road turnoff. Wallace said he, personally, gave drivers about two weeks to adjust to the reduced speed limit through the corridor before more strictly enforcing with tickets and warnings. He said the changes as well as an increased OHP presence in the area has helped. “We’ve seen the number of crashes go down,” he said. “But if we let up, those numbers can go back up.” Wallace said that while he allowed for an adjustment early on, his supervisors are calling for a “zero tolerance” policy through that area. Wallace also talked about the driving habits of both locals and out-of-town oilfield workers on the county’s “back roads.” He encouraged the locals to follow the traffic laws to serve as a strong influence. “If you drive like you’re supposed to, they’ll drive like they’re supposed to,” he said. Wallace is a 2006 graduate of KHS. He’s been a Trooper for seven years, beginning in Beaver County in the panhandle. He now works with Troop J, which is headquartered in Enid. It covers Kingfisher, Blaine, Garfield, Major, Grant, Alfalfa and Woods counties.