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On Wednesday, March 8, 1978, we supported shuttle buses in Sabino Canyon and a ban on vehicular traffic. Thankfully, it's hard to imagine Sabino Canyon clogged with cars. The editorial was headlined: "Save Sabino Canyon"

Aban on motor vehicle traffic in beautiful Sabino Canyon is all that can preserve it as a delightful place for people to hike, bicycle, picnic or merely relax and enjoy the sounds of nature and the fresh air of the outdoors.

The U.S. Forest Service has arranged for shuttle buses to carry sightseers and picnickers on a 12-mile route into the far reaches of the canyon at prices ranging from 50 to 85 cents. That cost is much less, in most cases, than for using an automobile.

Now a group has formed to fight the ban, saying it is not needed in midweek and other slow periods and that it will prevent many of the elderly and handicapped from going into the canyon.

This is a weak argument at best. The shuttle buses will operate on a 15-minute schedule during peak visitor periods and at least once an hour at other times. Fewer people will be held back by the ban than are forced to stay away by bumper-to-bumper traffic and joyriding rowdies.

Canteen Corp., which has been given a permit to operate the shuttle service, will provide special service for the elderly and handicapped.

The objective of the ban is not only to rid the canyon of traffic jams, but also to reduce the pollution that accumulates, trapped by the geographic features of the area and endangering plant and animal life.

To lift the ban at certain times would eventually defeat its purpose. The U.S. Forest Service should not be dissuaded from it by people who may have selfish interests.