Kids going back to school – drivers beware
Driving in and around the region is about to become more challenging, courtesy of children of all ages returning to the classroom School buses will soon be picking up passengers, kids on bikes are hurrying to get to school before the bell rings and harried parents are trying to drop their kids off before work. It’s never more important for drivers to slow down and pay attention than when kids are present — especially before and after school. Here are a handful of common sense rules and practices suggested by law enforcement that motorists should consider: If dropping off Schools ...
AAA: Speeding becoming the norm carries dangerous risks
Feel like you’re going too slow by following the speed limit when driving? Recent research shows you’re not alone in that perception. Speeding has become so common that many drivers consider going 10 mph over the posted speed limit acceptable, while nearly half believe keeping up with traffic is safer than obeying the speed limit, according to the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The findings suggest many drivers no longer define speeding by the posted speed limit alone, AAA states in a news release. Three in 10 drivers agreed with the statement, “No one actually drives the ...
US must exert real pressure for relief to come to Gaza
At the end of July, President Donald Trump announced that a “monumental” U.S.-backed deal had been struck on Gaza, securing the phased disarmament of Hamas in parallel with Israeli military withdrawal. Three days later it was reported that another 18 people had died in Israeli airstrikes. Not for the first time, it appeared that Mr. Trump’s rhetoric had only a distant relationship with the reality it purported to describe. Such suspicions were duly confirmed. Under pressure from far-right members of his coalition, Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, explicitly rejected ...