Rules of the Road

Rules of the Road

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In a recent editorial (Unlicensed, unregistered, Sept. 29), you expressed outrage at the number of unregistered scooters, motor bikes in Dumaguete.

While I share your concern, I’d suggest a significantly greater problem exists: it’s the way people drive which creates far more significant pain and suffering to our society than unregistered vehicles.

Very few drivers have any clue regarding rules of the road, when to yield to upcoming traffic, how to drive sensibly and carefully. Nobody bothers to signal which way they are turning. One in three drivers at nighttime never turn on their lights, thereby, creating horrid levels of danger.

I’ve been told, correctly or not, that drivers mistakenly believe they save on gasoline when driving without lights.

Drivers of cars are no better than scooter drivers. I’ve ended up in the ditch more than once after being forced to take evasive action when a car suddenly turned without indicating.

The solution is to provide solid driver education about rules of the road. Nobody should receive a license to drive without first having a solid knowledge about how to behave and respect the safety and well-being of other drivers, pedestrians, and society in general.

But this will never happen because of an absence of political and societal will.

And that casual indifference will continue to result in unnecessary, tragic consequences.

Michael Cassidy
Valencia, Negros Oriental
[email protected]

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