The Loveland Reporter-Herald editorial: Motorists are key to safer roads
A surge in fatal and serious-injury automobile accidents in Front Range communities this spring has shaken area residents and has left them wondering why roads are so dangerous.
The cause of any crash is for accident investigators to determine — and it is not for us to suggest who was at fault in any crash — but if there is a good time for a reminder about safe driving habits, this is it.
Recent crashes have left residents pointing to the dangers of distracted driving, and even if the blame is misdirected, it’s true that distracted driving is deadly.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that in 2015, 3,477 people were killed and 391,000 injured in crashes involving distracted drivers.
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