stay safe

[jkcerda]

it's that time of the year, when too many drunks hit the streets thinking they were ok to drive home.
with that in mind I wish you and yours SAFE and happy Holidays.

 

[eyoungren]

Because of the pandemic, the farthest I go is at most 5 miles from my house. Usually, it's just a mile and a half to Walmart. All of that is surface streets.

I went on the freeway last week for the first time in a couple of months, taking my son to his school for an activity.

No one in our house leaves the house for school or work (all done at home) and 99% of our time is spent here at home. Last week was the first time my son has been out in months, my daughter hasn't left the house for an even longer period of time.

Because of the pandemic most stores close around 9pm or 10pm and the grocery store is the main place we go when we go out. So we're not out there past 6 or 7pm. There is no other reason to go out.

But I hear you.

Happy holidays!

 

[Gregg2]

Where I live, there are crashes on the arterial streets as well as the limited access highways. In both cases, many crashes are due to driving at excessive speeds. On the LAH, you don't also have to worry about people running through a red light. That happens a lot around here. If I'm the first one to enter an intersection after waiting for a red light to turn green, I look both ways, sometimes twice (moving up a bit if I can't see far enough) before I proceed.

Wouldn't it be ironic if one was involved in a crash close to home and became infected with COVID because of standing around talking to the other driver, passengers in the other car, police officers and a tow truck driver? There is one thing that keeps you safe from the virus: staying home with family members who also stay at home, and not letting anyone from outside that family unit to come in. I violate that myself, going out for groceries (among a few other things) and to medical appointments.

 

[44267547]

Wouldn't it be ironic if one was involved in a crash close to home and became infected with COVID because of standing around talking to the other driver, passengers in the other car, police officers and a tow truck driver?

A few points here Greg:

Police officers are mandated to wear a mask when in contact with the public for L&I. And if they’re not, they’re not abiding their policy and procedure. Ask me how I know that.😁 (No, it’s not really necessary to ask me that.)

But more importantly, if you’re at the scene of an accident and you’re involved in a crash, you stay in the vehicle. You do not get out. You shouldn’t be interacting with the driver or anyone else until LEO arrives on scene to coordinate. When you get out of your vehicle in the event of an accident, you put yourself in even greater risk, especially when you factor in weather conditions, if it’s a busy intersection, poor visibility, etc. When you report your accident to your local dispatcher, they will also remind you to remain in the car and not converse with anyone until the scene is stabilized.

 

[Gregg2]

Yes, and as we have seen, what people should do is often not what many actually do.