I have taken the liberty to communicate my discomfort to you, the members of the department. Recently, I have witnessed an issues expand itself and I, as a concerned citizen, am reaching out to you with the intention of drawing awareness to it. I have resided in Charlotte for over five years and it had never been brought to my attention the fact that the “texting while driving” laws are not enforced as strongly as they should be enforced. I have been driving by myself for less than one year, and needless to say, the amount of times I have almost been hit by a person using a phone while driving are too many to be counted. Although this is a national issue, I ask for a small change starting in Charlotte. As you may or may not have noticed, the issue of texting or utilizing a mobile device while driving has radically growing over the past few years. It was not until I, myself, became a victim of a crash due to a distracted driver that I noticed how much of a danger a person using the phone while behind the wheel can be. For years we have worried about drunk …show more content…
I believe that we can all live in a safer state and feel more comfortable driving if the laws were more strongly enforced. I do not think it is fair that more people have been dying due to crashes caused by a distracted person on the phone. Driving is already a dangerous activity when we all pay attention, and I do understand that some accidents cannot be avoided, however, it is more possible to avoid the crash if one is paying attention. I feel that we should not have to keep giving up loved ones to car crashes caused by a person who thinks it is safe to multitask. People need consequences to their apathetic and careless actions, and that is the reason why I have taken the time to reach out to you. Thank you for your