Comments on: April Is Distracted Driver Awareness Month

By: ch

ch — Wed, 29 Apr 2015 20:43:11 +0000

When I think of my childhood spent laying in the back window, playing in the floorboards, standing up alongside my Daddy on the seat, and dodging my Mother’s flailing arm trying to swat me behind her….well, I’m just proud to be here. Seriously, this isn’t the 60’s and people have less and less regard for the cars/people around them. Drive safe. Don’t take chances. Life is precious.

By: Alex A

Alex A — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 17:57:43 +0000

APRIL? I thought every month was driver distraction in this county

By: Mike J.

Mike J. — Mon, 27 Apr 2015 14:09:48 +0000

The people who really need an education on this subject are the ones who follow too closely (tailgating) and can see there are children in that car. When you see a car tailgating you that already had front-end body damage, get out of their way because they obviously have NOT learned any lesson from the previous accident. Also complete un-thinking people will tailgate you even though there are many cars in front of you, as if tailgating you will make the cars in front of you go faster. Lastly, the Darwin award goes to those who have a cell phone in one hand and a cigarette in the first two fingers of the other hand which leaves only three finders of one hand holding onto the steering wheel and very little control.

A traffic accident is caused by a mistake, an error in judgment. Don’t live in error.

By: john

john — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 13:41:50 +0000

These “Awareness Month” gimmicks don’t achieve anything. What you have to do is start by removing driving privileges and hit folks in their wallets.

And impose heavy fines just for causing an accident, and Florida must end the “No Fault” clause the will surely help.

By: BT

BT — Sun, 26 Apr 2015 00:48:34 +0000

I got so upset reading this, I had to pull over to the side of the road.

By: paul

paul — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 13:05:43 +0000

They know there’s a major problem but nothing of any substance is being done about it.. I don’t understand how this is happening.. Distracted driving needs to be par with D.U.I. Until then Nobody will take it serious.. The “It was an accident” just doesn’t cut it for me.. If your actions behind the wheel cause harm to others You should be held accountable.. When the results are the same it shouldn’t matter if one picks up a cellphone or a bottle.. Let’s make the roads safer for all..

By: Mr. Punctuality

Mr. Punctuality — Sat, 25 Apr 2015 11:18:31 +0000

You’re releasing this article on April 25th. Shouldn’t it have read April WAS distracted driver awareness month.

Maybe, just maybe a better time to release it would have been the end of March. But I will make every effort to be aware of distracted drivers for this upcoming week. Believe me, it isn’t hard around this area.