Safety starts with compassion
How many times have you done something dangerous behind the wheel even though you know better? How many times have you broken the law while driving? How many times have you lost your temper and cursed out another driver?
Good people do bad things behind the wheel all the time – things we would never do in other parts of life. And that can be tragic. Because driving is one of the most potentially deadly things we can do. Think about it. We are often at our worst when we’re at our most dangerous.
The proof is in the statistics. In Connecticut and across the country, crashes are up. Deaths are up. Incidents of speeding, DUI, distracted driving, wrong way driving and pedestrian fatalities are all up.
More enforcement and stiff penalties will not fix this. It is up to us. One of the biggest culprits in dangerous driving is a lack of concern for other drivers. We have to decide, as a community, that enough is enough. We need to be more compassionate behind the wheel. We have to have the well-being of others constantly on our mind. We have to drive to protect other people, not just ourselves. We have to drive to save lives.
