Editor:
Thank you for keeping the topic of dangerous driving habits in the news with your Feb. 18 editorial (“Statistics on highway safety go the wrong way”). These statistics are staggering. Identifying the causes for the increase in crashes is one thing, how this problem is confronted is another.
I am a self-proclaimed safe driving advocate after the tragic loss of my wife in a vehicular accident from a distracted driver. Becoming a widower three days after my wife’s 48th birthday wasn’t in my plans.
I believe there should be more education with public service announcements concerning safe driving practices. Focus on staying alert and awake while behind the wheel and don’t engage in texting. Use turn signals, know the difference between stop and yield, use caution while passing and be courteous to other drivers, to name a few.
Besides keeping statistics, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Governors Highway Safety Association should be more involved. The American Automobile Association can also do more than jump-start vehicles and repair flat tires. More involvement toward a common goal is needed from PennDOT, the Pennsylvania Traffic Safety Enforcement Resource Center, and the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Driving safely is everyone’s responsibility, from teenager to senior, business travel to leisure. Take your common sense with you when you drive. Life is fragile and we only have one life.
Dominic Murgido
Myerstown
Editor’s note: Murgido is the founder of the sudSSpirit Grief Support Group.
Source: Berkshire mont
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