74/Aberdeen accident complaints miss the point

First, I hope the best for the injured, and their family and friends.

In reading the posted comments, it seems there's a consensus that a traffic light will magically remove the danger associated with that intersection.

The solution is not with the physical structure of the roadway, but with the drivers that use it.

IF CITIZENS WANT SAFER ROADS:

Demand elected officials (Mayors,Sheriffs,etc.) implement the tactic of actually monitoring traffic violations BEFORE accidents occur and people are injured/killed. Things happen when they are attached to votes.

Safe driving is a result of safe driving habits, not of failing to make one proper decision in a single given instance. People who drive unsafely and aggressively(especially) need to be stopped, cited, and if necessary, have their licenses suspended, again, BEFORE THEY CAUSE AN ACCIDENT.

When is the last time you heard of someone ticketed for following too closely, or for an improper lane change, or for running a stop light, and it wasn't simply a means of assigning fault in the aftermath of an accident? Doesn't happen.

Citizens need to step it up by slowing down, backing off, and showing more regard for existing traffic laws. Local officials and law enforcement need to step it up by making a priority of unsafe drivers, rather than waiting until after the damage is done and simply acting as historians recording events.

I know, officers don't have the time to deal with petty traffic
violations, right? WRONG! More focus on monitoring traffic would result in safer driving, which would result in fewer accidents, offsetting the time devoted to citing unsafe drivers, likely resulting in actually reducing the overall time officers currently spend dealing with traffic related incidents.

WHEN WILL WE FOCUS ON THE CAUSE, AND NOT THE SYMPTOM?

In the meantime, try to remember that riding my bumper won't make the car in front of me go any faster, so back-off!!

Cowbell

Submitted by TinCan on Sat, 03/31/2007 - 4:59pm.

I’m in complete agreement with your statement of sympathy for the accident victims and your proposal to enforce existing laws. However, you and I are probably a majority of 2 with your enforcement proposal. Either you are new to this arena, or maybe have just changed you nom de plume, but 95% of the PCPD blogs and comments on here are blasting the police for overzealous enforcement of the situations you cite. Maybe it’s just too soon after your post for many responses, so be prepared to take cover when the put upon drivers, or their parents, come out to play.
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Pound Pup

Submitted by skyspy on Sat, 03/31/2007 - 8:39pm.

Most bloggers here do support our cops. Only bladder-can't-drive and dollar-can't-keep-from-breaking-the-law......those 2 idiots are the only ones........and of course the irresponsible teens they are raising.

You are right about the average arrogant idiot that lives in PTC...they do critize and harass the cops....that's right the idiot parents and the worthless brats they are choosing not to raise harass the cops here.

Read my responce to bladder-can't- drive blog (It's the good day on the rd and cops blog.)

I think the cops should just look the other way when the kids and the worthless parents are doing anything dangerous that will only hurt themselves.....I don't know why our cops work sooo hard to impede the theory of evolution....let it work for us for god's sake ......stop being a hero...

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Pound Pooch

Submitted by Git Real on Sat, 03/31/2007 - 6:59pm.

but 95% of the PCPD blogs and comments on here are blasting the police for overzealous enforcement of the situations you cite.

YOU ARE SOOOOO WRONG! 95% of the bloggers here are in support of the Peachtree City Police Department. The primary detractor is Bladderq and he's sore because his innoncent child gets pulled over all the time for what he believes is nothing. You obviously don't keep up with what's being written here do you?

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