“Driving too fast is dangerous to all concerned.”
Preface conversation with legitimacy of thoughts having received too many “traffic citations.” Friend mentor decades ago, Warren Gilman, Chamber of Commerce leader, got “tickets” on occasion. Each one just shrugged off: “They’re manmade laws and can change upon a wisp.”
Certainly, that’s true with frequency that speed limits have gone up and down. Likewise, varying stringency, leniency, inconsistency of enforcement, such enforcers often exceed posted signs.
Still, no question, wrecks increase with heavy footed automotive driving.
Interesting though speeding on roadways was considered dangerous resulting in fines long before cars were invented.
If President Grant were alive today, he’d probably have quite a few points on his license by now.
While Grant was president in 1866, accidents forced Washington, D.C., authorities to crack down on speeders. For policeman William West, the last straw was when a woman and six-year-old child were seriously injured on West’s corner by a “driver of fast horses.”
The next day, West caught Grant’s buggy going at “a furious pace.” America’s top elected official was immediately pulled over.
“Mister President,” said West, “I want to tell you that you were violating the law by driving at reckless speed. It is endangering the lives of the people who have to cross the street.”
When it comes to food, everyone has an opinion and each of us has many questions. Take beef for instance. It seems you either eat it or you don’t. And if you choose not to, one concern for avoiding it could be the fear of hormones in beef. How do we know beef is safe to eat and why are hormones used anyway?
All burn permits in Osage County are suspended for today, Thursday, April 11, 2019, due to high fire danger caused by windy conditions. This is a no burn day with no outside burning allowed in Osage County. The permit suspension will be in effect until 8 a.m. April 12, 2019, but could be extended.
