Carnage continues on N.J. roadways
It was nice to hear Gov. Corzine renew his commitment to reducing the state's auto fatalities at a symposium on traffic safety Tuesday. I hope he does a better job of following up on this commitment than some of the others he has made.
The carnage on the roadways remains unacceptable. More than 700 people have died on New Jersey roadways this year. The year-end total may not exceed last year's, but it will come close. And last year's total was the highest in four years.
Nationally, the number of people killed on roadways each year is more than 10 times greater than the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq since the war began. More than 6 million people are involved in accidents each year; 3 million are injured and 2 million suffer permanent injuries. It's insane.
This year, Ocean County could end up with the highest number of fatalities in the state. It had 59 through Wednesday - just three behind No. 1 Middlesex. Monmouth had 44. For up-to-date county-by-county breakdowns, click here: http://www.njsp.org/info/fatalacc/index.html
The carnage on the roadways remains unacceptable. More than 700 people have died on New Jersey roadways this year. The year-end total may not exceed last year's, but it will come close. And last year's total was the highest in four years.
Nationally, the number of people killed on roadways each year is more than 10 times greater than the number of American soldiers killed in Iraq since the war began. More than 6 million people are involved in accidents each year; 3 million are injured and 2 million suffer permanent injuries. It's insane.
This year, Ocean County could end up with the highest number of fatalities in the state. It had 59 through Wednesday - just three behind No. 1 Middlesex. Monmouth had 44. For up-to-date county-by-county breakdowns, click here: http://www.njsp.org/info/fatalacc/index.html
posted by Randy Bergmann at 2:12 PM
3 Comments:
Let me guess... You, Bergmann, would solve this particular problem by calling for higher taxes, more government spending, more regulations, more governmental employees, higher fines and, in general, much, much bigger government.
How'd I do? Hey, come to think of it, isn't the above prescription pretty much what you liberals prescribe no matter what the problem is?
Anonymous:
YOu talking about me? Advocating for higher taxes, more government spending, more government employees?
Sorry, I think you have me confused with someone else.
There are to many deaths on the roads of New Jersey because a lot of people just don't know how to drive. For them, here are a few pointers--
1- No one shall be in front of you, even if they are exceeding the speed limit. You must pass them, on the left or right, so you are in front.
2- If you are on a 4 lane highway and you know that your exit will require a right turn, you must speed in the left lane, then about 100 feet before your turn, you must veer right, cutting off the drivers in the right lane and the exit lanes.
3- If you have a cell phone you must use it while driving. This is to show other drivers that you are "upwardly mobile".
4- If you are a teenager in a Mazda you must remember the add on TV - "ZOOM ZOOM".
5- The state is also at fault. Take Route 70 between Lakewood and Brick for example. To make a left turn do you move into the left lane so you can enter the left turn lane or do you move into the right lane to take the jughandle? And is the jughandle enterance before or after the intersection?
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