Continuing Education For Tennessee Drivers
Education and Enforcement
As an experienced Nashville automobile accident attorney I have come to understand that the prevention of automobile accidents on a state-wide basis will come when individual driver’s take responsibility and stay focused on what they are doing. We all are responsible for driving, walking, and biking safely on Tennessee highways. The engineers and planners have the responsibility to make sure that roads are designed and operating properly, with safety for all road users in mind.
Drivers and pedestrians have the responsibility to always be alert and obey the traffic rules. Passengers should always buckle up and act responsibly. The police and the courts have the responsibility to make sure that the traffic and pedestrian laws are enforced. Public safety agencies have the responsibility of responding to and securing crash locations and enforcing traffic laws. Local communities and county and state governments need to allocate funding for safe roads and increase public awareness about road safety. Everyone should take responsibility for roadway safety.
Education and enforcement are the keys to this puzzle. But how best to educate and keep reminding drivers of the rules of the road? An interesting letter to the Editor of the Nashville Tennessean caught my attention the other day. Scott Whitehead, a thoughtful citizen from Ashland City suggested that the Tennessee Department of Transportation use the digital billboards that are now used to warn of construction delays and missing children, and which are many times blank, as a platform for reminding drivers of their responsibilities. Warnings like following too close, weaving in and out of traffic, seatbelt use, children’s restraints, the whole host of reminders that people need for driving safety.
I for one, think Mr. Whitehead has a great idea and I intend to share this suggestion with Commissioner Gerald Nicely of the Department of Transportation at TDOT.Comments@tn.gov or 615.741.2848, and the Governor’s Highway Safety Office at 615.741.2589.
Practice driving safety, no matter whether you are traveling across the state, or just down to the corner store. If you or a loved one is injured or killed in a Tennessee automobile accident contact the experienced Tennessee automobile accident attorney’s at Phillip Miller & Associates for a free consultation to learn about your rights and remedies
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