Michael1942's Blog

What is the driver’s education program about? There are literally millions of drivers who have taken driver’s education yet are uneducated drivers. There are laws pending and in existence covering distracted driving, whether it’s texting, talking on cell phones or other behaviors taking the drivers attention from the task at hand – driving! The laws on driving are clear and have been for sometime regarding distracted driving and it’s results yet it still takes place. The rules of the road covers stopping at stop signs, stopping at signal lights and painted lines at cross walks. What I have seen in the course of driving is distracted driving taken to a new level. Drivers who are looking at their laps while the vehicle is in motion, driving with one hand while talking on a cell phone and looking everywhere but at the traffic around them. All of this while covering the cross walk when stopped, creeping over the cross walk (almost into traffic) by not keeping a firm foot on the brake. The lines that mark the cross walks are preceded by a wide line that indicates where vehicles should be stopped (if driving at a reasonable rate of speed. I believe these same line crossers would be more aware if they were the pedestrians who have to walk into the cross traffic stream to arrive safely across the road or if they were wheel chair bound. Of course if you are not paying attention to the “chore”of driving you may not realize you are being a discourteous and irresponsible driver. discussions on this range from there should be a law (which there is) to where are the traffic police? It is unfortunately that the economy has put a strain on municipal resources creating a deficit in personnel who normally monitor traffic.