Without beating a dead horse and only because I haven't been able to follow this thread as much as I'd have liked:
Has any councilor come out and commented on Distracted Driving as it pertains to speed limits? Like I said, lowering the limits is like putting a bandage on a compound fracture, sure you'll stop the bleeding somewhat but the bigger issue remains to be left untreated and the outcome remains in limbo.
I've seen people blow through residential doing 70+ but still manage to stop for pedestrians at a crosswalk, and I've seen distracted drivers doing 35-40 but nearly run down a mom and 2 small kids because she was staring at her lap the entire time.
Until we find a real way to enforce distracted driving (more effort and steeper fines) I feel this is a complete waste of resources across the board.
Personally distracted driving should be held to the same standards as driving while intoxicated, in fact distracted drivers hurt/kill more people than people under influence, so where's the line here?
Frankly its a joke how lenient we are, so lets fix that before we worry about 40 vs 50.
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