There is a reason why not only is texting and driving is becoming
universally illegal, but plain distracted driving as well.
LEARN SITUATIONAL AWARENESS: Pilots learn to do
this all the time in the air, so should car drivers on the road. PAY ATTENTION TO WHERE YOU
ARE AND WHERE YOU’RE GOING. Put that cell phone away. Stop yapping your head
off in the car. Tell that back seat driver to button it up. Lower the radio.
Pay attention. What time of the day is it? Are folks going to or coming from
work or school? Are you in a business district or residential neighborhood? Are
you entering a school or a pedestrian zone? We cops love to hide out in these
areas, most likely we got a complaint from someone or two, and we have to
answer the complaint(s) by doing enforcement. Is there a speed or red light
camera at the next mile marker or intersection? You’ve been through here many
times before; shame on you if you weren’t paying attention to the yellow light
and now you got caught! I may or may not tell you where the cameras are hiding,
but if you walk into the station house during regular business hours, I can
give you a list of all the accident-prone location areas in my precinct. In
some cases you can even look this up online. That’s where we’re going to be
hiding. Are you the only one on the highway? Sounds to me you are the only
antelope on the Serengeti that the lion is ready to take out! Know where are you are, what’s going on around you and think
like you’re prey ready to be eaten by a predator, because if you’re not
careful, that’s just what’s going to happen, like when an officer like me out of nowhere locks you in on my radar.
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