1) “Peril for pedestrians on rise in this region” – Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3ASHTB%21Sarasota%2BHerald-Tribune%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0123%21January%2B23&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/1712368164043700
-According to a national study, Florida is the most dangerous states for pedestrians – with over 5,000 pedestrian deaths due to vehicle collisions between 2007 and 2017. A number of offices are making attempts to increase street safety, but the time and resources are hindering those attempts.
-The problem is fairly obvious - people are dying due to poor infrastructure design and road awareness.
-Any pedestrian/bicyclist in Florida, particularly “older adults, people of color, and people walking in low-income communities”
2) “Driver in custody after fatal hit-run” – Tampa Bay Times
- https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3ASPTB%21Tampa%2BBay%2BTimes%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0121%21January%2B21&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/1711E290D5D391F8
-A man that broke down on the side of the highway was killed in a hit and run. Officers learned of the incident after a woman confessed to the crash once she was taken into custody while police were responding to a disturbance. The woman was reported to be under the influence of alcohol and drugs
- Due to poor safety standards/control measures, inebriated persons are able to operate vehicles. Also, due to poor response time (the victim made a phone call asking for help once he broke down and his wife also asked deputies to look him), the victim was vulnerable for longer than needed.
-Any person near a road is at risk from an inebriated persons compromised driving.
3) “We must protect the youth from nicotine addiction – Guest Column” – Orlando Sentinel
- https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AORLB%21Orlando%2BSentinel%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0122%21January%2B22&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/1711BDEC21D9FC30
- A Florida survey reports that ¼ high school students currently use e-cigarettes in 2018 – a 58% increase from 2017. JUULs are credited with the large increase, primarily due to their flavors and ease of use compared to traditional tobacco products.
- High school (and college) students nicotine addiction is on the rise, leading to increased health concerns.
- Any student that is exposed to JUULs or other tobacco products.
4) “It’s what you though: Florida really is among the worst states for highway safety” – Miami Herald
- https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AMIHB%21Miami%2BHerald%252C%2BThe%2B%2528FL%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0122%21January%2B22&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/1711DF186BA8A6A8
- Florida has received a “red rating” for highway safety, making Florida in the bottom 25% of states for highway safety. This is attributed to the lack of safety laws in the state.
- Thousands of injuries occur every year in Florida in single and multiple vehicle collisions each year (higher than average).
-Any driver is at risk – either from other drivers or from themselves.
5) “Library to temporarily erase fines, allow longer video checkout times” – Gainesville Daily Register
- https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&t=pubname%3AGDRG%21Gainesville%2BDaily%2BRegister%2B%2528TX%2529/year%3A2019%212019/mody%3A0118%21January%2B18&f=advanced&action=browse&format=text&docref=news/17112426F2463570
- Cooke County is offering lenient fine forgiveness program – any overdue material returned within a specified two week time period is “fine free.” The county library is currently owed over $60,000 in fines, with over 1,700 books that are overdue. Library director made stated that the return of material was more important than collecting fees.
- Both the library and county are losing resources and money due to lost/unreturned materials.
-Taxpayers, libraries, and library patrons all have to cope or pay for the price of lost/unreturned material.
I completely agree with your article on the youth being addicted to nicotine. I have noticed myself an increase in youth using JUULs and other e-cigarettes. I think they think they are a way to smoke without the health concerns a cigarette would have. I think the youth should become more educated on the health concerns and people should continue to protest JUULs and e-cigarettes. Also, driving in Florida is crazy! I moved to Florida a year ago and have nightmares about driving here. I think there should be more ways to prevent accidents and help stop driving under the influence.
ReplyDeleteI believe that focusing on highway safety is a good opportunity. Why is Florida so low on the list? Is our highway system not as up to date or is it the tolls? Definitely something worth looking into and possibly creating a solution!
ReplyDeleteI think that highway safety is a great way to help our communities on a large level. A good idea is to place signs in cities for the pedestrians to be distracted by the sign so they dont jay walk. For example I've seen a picture of a video game of pong that a pedestrian an play with the pedestrian on the ther side of the street.
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