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Southeastern States Collaborate To Reduce Traffic Fatalities And Crashes
July 19, 2017
The Florida Highway Patrol is participating in a week-long initiative across Florida, Georgia, South Carolina, Alabama and Tennessee to reduce serious bodily injury and fatal crashes on Florida’s roadways. The multi-state, multi–jurisdictional, highly visible initiative will raise awareness of traffic safety issues and create increased enforcement of traffic violations, helping to ensure motorists Arrive Alive.
Traffic safety should be a top priority for everyone traveling on Florida’s roadways. Motorists are reminded to:
- Obey all speed limits;
- Every time you get in a vehicle, no matter where you are sitting, buckle up. That click reduces your risk of being injured or killed in a crash by almost 50 percent;
- Do not text and drive; texting is one of the most dangerous distractions because it requires manual, visual and cognitive ability- the same abilities that are needed to drive safely.
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11 Responses to “Southeastern States Collaborate To Reduce Traffic Fatalities And Crashes”
I actual agree with you. I’ve seen the same thing occasionally. While I may not agree with the occasional unnecessary traffic violations, i’m not going to make blanket statements about all LEO’s. Blanket statements have become common fodder these days. They are based on generalizations and commonly not true. While there is a hint of truth in some circumstances, mostly they are wrong because the focus is on the negative and its exaggerated. We should not generalize any profession or group based on the transgressions of a few.
Every body makes mistakes, no one is immune to them. My original point was we are responsible for ourselves. We should be practicing safe driving for ourselves, our families and for the other drivers on the road. Getting home safe is the goal.
Hay Josh if that is true WHY THEN
1.Has my wife and I seen LEO’s speeding to get to Tom Thumb or the Shell Sta. to get a Hot Dog…..Twice we have seen this
2. We have seen them make turns and not use a signal
3. Drive with no lights on when raining
4.Time to get speed home
I have been driving back and forth from Pensacola and Mobile since 1991. One of the biggest speeders are mobile police driving from I-65 to downtown. 75 to 85 is not uncommon. Hummmmmmmmmmmmm.
LEO’s are under the same traffic laws. However, they are allowed to violate the laws under certain circumstances such as responding to emergency calls and enforcing traffic laws. Can’t catch a speeder unless your speeding to catch them. Most of the the time LEO’s do not respond to emergencies with lights and sirens because of the way people react when they see the lights behind them. People do bizarre things like crash off the road, stop in the middle of a travel lane, stop in the middle of a intersection, or they are just arnt listening because they are on the phone or listing to the radio to loud.
Secondly, traffic fines are non-criminal most of the time. They apply a financial penalty for a violation. People seem to only care when stuff starts costing them money, so if you run a light and it cost you a couple hundred dollars, you may think twice about it in the future. If you give people verbal warnings all the time, then there is no real fear of committing a violation because you just get a slap on the wrist. You learn when it cost.
Third, aggressive drivers are very dangerous and they hurt people. Speeding, running red lights, reckless driving and being impaired are the main causes for traffic crashes. So everyone on here that complains about LEO’s out helping people should stop and think. They may be stopping an aggressive driver that could have hurt someone you care about.
I support our local and state LEO’s. I am proud they are out protecting us all. In case you are wondering, I have received tickets from PPD, ECSO, University of West Florida and FHP for speeding when I was younger. I learned my lesson, I was responsible for my own actions, I paid them all and I practice safe driving now.
I agree Richard,
There are those who drive in the passing lane, never make a Left turn, hold up traffic, talking on the phone, and look at you for passing them on the Right.
If breaking the Law was Enforced for these drivers, the State’s Revenue would go up 100%. The last time I read the law in passing a vehicle, the only time you can pass a vehicle in front of you, if the vehicle is making a Left turn, or at a marked intersection.
go after the ones that ride the inside lane while doing the same speed as the car in the outside lane. and block the road while talking on there cell phone
Go after the tailgaters and lane weavers (the ones in a hurry to get to the next red light).
You know that Law Enforcement is watching. Forewarned is forearmed.
Removing funds from the working class general public to the state sounds like a super way to convey that the state cares about the welfare of the people…..
Revenue generating under the guise of public safety.
This is great and I believe will help. But the police need to be leading by example. We should all be under the same traffic laws.