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Commentary: Distracted Drivers and Getting Attention In response to: photo 59489 KY Transportation Cabinet District 8 studying Bypass safety Click headline for complete article. By: Billy Joe Fudge Hey Ed, I am gonna weigh in with a few observations on this tragic and bewildering dilemma, that is, the continual barrage of accidents at our Bypass Intersections. There is no, one single solution because here is no, one single cause. I place much credence in about every comment which I've read with the exception of singling out "the big pencil" as a distraction of greater proportion than, say a "kitten alongside the road to a cat lover or the "houseboat manufacturing facility" to a boating enthusiast would be proportionally greater distractions to motorists than others. To me all the comments and all the evidence point to only "two major deficiencies" that there contributing factors to our inherent problem with the Bypass Intersections. The first is distracted drivers and The second is the failure of all intersection signals, signs and warnings to get the attention of drivers and consequently, to keep the attention of drivers during the approach to the intersections. As far as solutions are concerned, distracted drivers is just another indicator of a cultural and people problem which is one best defined as a condition of "inattention and diminished attention span". Our modern electronic society is assisting us to death by doing so many things for us to the point that we don't have to remember numbers and remember words anymore. One example is, all we have to do is push a button or press on a screen to externally access things we need. Another example is, we don't have to look back when in reverse anymore in order to back into a parking spot. All we have to do is listen to the beep. Another example is, we don't even have to entertain ourselves anymore. All we have to do is pick up the remote or turn on the computer or pick up the smart phone. The more things we humans rely upon someone or something else to do for us, the less we have to concentrate upon being responsible to do things for ourselves. In other words, passivity is killing us and diminishing the quality of every facet of our lives by turning us and our culture into individuals and a people of "inattention and diminished attention spans". As far as the problem of "the failure of all intersection signals, signs and warnings to get the attention of drivers and consequently, to keep the attention of drivers during the approach to the intersections", there are simple solutions. Highway 111 in Tennessee from Livingston to Sparta is a prime example of solutions. With speed limits on a modern four-lane road as high as 70mph they manage to have what appears to be a couple of dozen intersections with traffic signals and a plethora of intersections without lights. They seem to use traffic signals in which the lights are surrounded by yellow rather than the black surrounding color we use here. Where there are long sight distances approaching traffic signals, strobe lights are imbedded in the center of the red light on the signals to attract and keep the attention of drivers. Speed limits lower to 45 in the approach to traffic signals and Enforcement of the speed limits is relentless. Even the locals observe the speed limits because the police will unapologetically stop and ticket violators whether you are from Tennessee or not. This story was posted on 2015-03-31 14:06:34
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