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Lacy Turner of Lakewood writes:

I was driving home down Kipling Street recently when I witnessed a horrific accident in the intersection before me. The car directly in front of me had accelerated to get through the green light, while another car accelerated to run a red light. Needless to say, it was a horrible accident and my heart sank for both parties, not only for the seriousness of the injuries inflicted, but for the unfortunate fact that this happens every day.
Denver drivers are not thinking about others on the road. This is leading to intense traffic issues, countless deaths and injuries as well as endless cases of road rage. These people who run red lights and cut in front of other cars don’t get anywhere any faster — in reality there is either an accident or they arrive at the same time, just more aggravated than necessary.
As Colorado drivers and caring community members, we need to take more care of each other. Slow it down, relax, stop running the red lights and slow down on the yellow. Stop driving after your night at the bar, and be careful when the roads are slick from ice and snow.
Just because you think you’re an excellent driver, others might not. It only leads to accidents and bad tempers and will really get you nowhere.

READER COMMENTS

As long as keith isn't driving, I like my chances.

2nd!

How about shaupeen tbones j-mac?

Part of the problem is the "I'm important, you're not" attitude of most people these days. Add into the mix goddamn cell phones, iPods, navigation systems, all the other crap in the car now a days, plus makeup artists, shavers, book readers, pet smoochers, and it's no wonder these accidents happen every day in all too frequent numbers.

For the cell phone yammerers out there; "Park & Talk" or Hang Up & Drive!" You're not that important.

To answer questions about my cell phone use while driving. I tried it twice while driving and it scared the piss out of me, so I park and talk if I need to use the damn phone. Otherwise it stays OFF.

I miss the days when driving was fun.

QBT:
I so agree with you on the cell phone use while driving. Look arround as you drive....every other person is talking on the darn phone! Sometimes I think the technologies we come up with are more a bane on us than a help.
Hang up and drive you freaking loosers!! You are NOT that important!

Following this line of thinking we should probably ban radios too. What's next ,TALKING to passengers?
BAN ALL PASSENGERS NOW!!!

Viva Mexico, we hab no phones unteel Americuns, now we can drive our cars, and talk in Espanol and eben seend out pesos back to the Madre country. Viva Mexico.

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