Making Our Roads Safer

            Now countries across the nation here in the USA, are placing red light cameras at busy intersections, does that really help, while it does make us more cautious after we find out that the light exist, rear end collusion are on the rise. Why? Two reason, first we have a family from out of state that do not know the light exist, and when the light turns orange the 1st car stops short because he does not want his car getting a ticket, so instead of getting a ticket, he gets rear ended by the family from out of town. Then there are those who know the light is there, stop suddenly, breaking really hard and they lose control of the car, all because they are afraid of being in the middle of the intersection when the camera goes “click”.

            Then of course you have the highway patrol cars sitting along side the road with a police officer holding out his radar detector equipment, tagging those who are speeding. I can only hope instead of snagging the one who is going along with traffic; he grabs the one weaving in and out between cars, without signaling.

            So while our tax money is going to some bright ideas, and to our senators and congressmen who sit and make laws and come up with these ideas, we have to stop and ask our self, are the roads really safer? Just because they forbid talking on the cell phone, hiring companies to make and then to install red light cameras, or making the driving test a little harder. The only thing between twenty years ago and now is too many people without respect for one another!