Saturday, November 20, 2010

It's Not A Trap If You Know About It

I love reading Sound Off in The Record. People think the darnedest things. Like today with the speed trap caller. Several main corridors are targeted for traffic safety in Troy NY not just Spring Avenue.  Besides if you know the area is regularly patrolled it’s not a trap. Excessive speed is not the only infraction that drivers are cited for during these patrols either and sadly, my fellow Real Citizens of Troy, neither do they generate revenue to the degree popularly believed.  I suggest we refer to these instead as Targeted Safety Areas.

Speed limits are clearly posted and monitored areas are identified through signage. Targeted Safety Areas remind drivers that they are not alone on the road. Traffic infractions are crimes too. Put politely, disregarding other driver’s by bobbing and weaving, talking on a cell while driving, or applying mascara at 18 miles an hour is inconsiderate. Tailgating at 65 miles an hour is downright hazardous. Speed and distraction equals destruction.

When you get behind the wheel of a vehicle, you accept responsibility and become accountable to every other driver on the road including our Peace Officers. Are you ready to accept the responsibility that accountability demands? Please drive safely…