We’re glad to see that the California Highway Patrol is cracking
down on speeding in south Santa Clara County this month.
Anyone who travels our roads unfortunately knows the feeling of
having a driver right on your tail while you are obeying the speed
limit or watching someone go whizzing past you.
We’re glad to see that the California Highway Patrol is cracking down on speeding in south Santa Clara County this month.
Anyone who travels our roads unfortunately knows the feeling of having a driver right on your tail while you are obeying the speed limit or watching someone go whizzing past you.
Breaking the speed limit not only endangers the driver, but also the passengers in that vehicle, other motorists and their passengers, and even pedestrians.
Now with the sudden burst of warmer weather, even more people are on the road and anxious to get to or return from their favorite activities.
The CHP campaign is welcome, but it prompts a few questions as well.
Why isn’t this a year-long campaign?
There are roads surrounding Gilroy that are notorious for speeding drivers. Besides U.S. 101, Hecker Pass Highway in the Gilroy Golf Course area and Santa Teresa Boulevard are hotspots where a camped-out CHP presence could put a damper on folks driving with the pedal to the metal.
And it wouldn’t be a bad idea for that CHP effort to become a coordinated one with the Gilroy Police Department and the Sheriffs Department.
School is still in session and kids are everywhere. The warmer weather also brings more shoppers and sightseers.
Let’s not wait for a tragic death for everyone to wake up to this obvious and dangerous behavior.
Start setting speed traps and start writing tickets before it’s too late. We’re glad that CHP has brought it to the forefront for one month. But it’s not nearly enough.
Traffic safety is something we should all endorse – after all, speeding drivers are a threat to injure or kill someone close to each of us. It’s time to send a strong message: speed kills, slow down.
