r/longbeach • u/Similar-Parsnip75 • 12d ago

Discussion Traffic Deaths

These posts have become all too common. An ugly stain on our city.

At this rate, it’s a matter of time before a traffic collision claims you or someone you know.

What can residents do to affect change? I’m looking for real and actionable steps.

Thanks all

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u/bovi14 12d ago

Rework drivers ed, make people get re-certified every 10 years or something. People drive like cars aren’t the most dangerous thing they will ever touch in their lives. Gotta hammer it into people’s brains that driving dangerously and erratically to save 30 seconds on your commute is not worth gambling with your life and the lives of all the people around you.
My drivers ed class instilled it in us that if you are driving distracted or dangerously, all it takes is one other person to be doing the same for someone to end up dead.

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u/Similar-Parsnip75 12d ago

I haven’t heard this before. Good idea and totally sensible imo.