The following appeared in a letter to the editor of the Balmer Island Gazette.
　　"The population of Balmer Island increases to 100，000 duing the summer months. To reduce the number of accidents involving mopeds and pedestrians， the town council of Balmer Island.， should limit the number of mopeds rented by each of the island’s six moped and bicycle rental companies from 50 per day to 30 per day during the summer season. By limiting the number of rentals， the town council is sure to attain the 50 percent reduction in moped accidents that was achieved last year in the neighboring island of Torseau， when Torseau’s town council enforced similar limits on moped rentals."