JOE BIALEK
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(2/5/03 6:44 pm)
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RECKLESS DRIVING
It seems that everyday we hear of yet another traffic "accident" resulting from road rage, teenagers speeding through curves or the average citizen being in a hurry to go nowhere. When I back my car up and the rear of my vehicle strikes the rear of another vehicle (for instance in a supermarket parking lot); that is an accident. But when an individual operating a motor vehicle demonstrates such a callous disregard for the safety of others; that is reckless driving. This phenomenon is indicative of what has happened to our society; people could not care less about their fellow citizen. People would rather experience the "thrill" of traveling at high velocity than consider the consequences of their actions. Evidently the punishments being meted out for these crimes are not severe enough but then again it has never been proven that the death penalty has a direct affect on reducing murder. One solution for reckless driving is the installment of a device called "drive right" or "teen trak" whereby a motor vehicle is fitted with a device that monitors speed, acceleration, hard braking etc. All drivers under the age of eighteen must be required to have this installed in their motor vehicle. Any driver age eighteen and older must be required to have this installed in their motor vehicle for a certain probationary period following a traffic violation. As for speeding on highways, all motor vehicles should have governor switches limiting the potential speed of a vehicle to the highest speed limit in a state. In either case, these solutions would not prevent all reckless driving but it would sure be a stong attempt at slowing us down. We also need to require that cellular phones be attached to the dash board. There is too much evidence to indicate that most people cannot "chew the fat" and drive at the same time. As for cost, the same argument can be made about the airlines failure to install cockpit security doors. If those cockpits had been secure (after 30 years of airplane hijackings), some 3,000 plus United States citizens would be allive today.
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