“People are saying, ‘Wow, the roads are wide open. There’s no one here but me.' We’re seeing incredibly crazy, off-the-chart speed and aggressiveness.”
Not good.
Speeders Take Over Empty Roads — With Fatal Consequences
In Iowa, where traffic is down about 50% even without a stay-at-home order, troopers cited 103 drivers for speeding 100 mph or higher in March, according to State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla. That was up from 64 drivers in March 2019.
In New York City, speed cameras have issued almost twice as many tickets a day, as some drivers drag race down Manhattan streets.
In Marion County, Oregon, the sheriff’s department tweeted in late March that officers had stopped “multiple drivers” traveling at 90-plus mph in just one morning.
An officer in Thornton, Colorado, caught a motorist driving 128 mph in a 55 mph zone. “Let us just say, he is in a heap of trouble,” the police department tweeted.
In Missouri, where traffic has dropped more than 40%, officials had expected to see a big decrease in crash fatalities, said State Highway Patrol Capt. John Hotz. Instead, there have been 191 this year, as of April 13, compared with 189 during that period last year.
(https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/04/20/speeders-take-over-empty-roads-with-fatal-consequences)
People taking advantage of a crisis to willingly/knowingly break the law.
Definitely not a recipe for a healthy society.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. just last month, I wrote about a 2020 version of "Cannonball Run" that resulted in a cross-America speed record: https://matthonnold.blogspot.com/2020/04/cannonball-run.html
Not good.
Speeders Take Over Empty Roads — With Fatal Consequences
In Iowa, where traffic is down about 50% even without a stay-at-home order, troopers cited 103 drivers for speeding 100 mph or higher in March, according to State Patrol Sgt. Alex Dinkla. That was up from 64 drivers in March 2019.
In New York City, speed cameras have issued almost twice as many tickets a day, as some drivers drag race down Manhattan streets.
In Marion County, Oregon, the sheriff’s department tweeted in late March that officers had stopped “multiple drivers” traveling at 90-plus mph in just one morning.
An officer in Thornton, Colorado, caught a motorist driving 128 mph in a 55 mph zone. “Let us just say, he is in a heap of trouble,” the police department tweeted.
In Missouri, where traffic has dropped more than 40%, officials had expected to see a big decrease in crash fatalities, said State Highway Patrol Capt. John Hotz. Instead, there have been 191 this year, as of April 13, compared with 189 during that period last year.
(https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2020/04/20/speeders-take-over-empty-roads-with-fatal-consequences)
People taking advantage of a crisis to willingly/knowingly break the law.
Definitely not a recipe for a healthy society.
Grace & Peace & Love to you all -
Matt
p.s. just last month, I wrote about a 2020 version of "Cannonball Run" that resulted in a cross-America speed record: https://matthonnold.blogspot.com/2020/04/cannonball-run.html