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How the Fear of Guns Makes Road Safety Worse in the USA

“I don’t use my horn, in case the other guy’s got a gun!”

This is only one way in which American road safety culture is adversely affected by the fear of violent retribution, but let’s deal with this aspect first.

It is actually dangerous to yourself to use the horn in this way, but more about that in another article!

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Passengers Putting Their Feet on the Dash then Being Injured or Killed by the Airbags

This is something that many people have neither heard of nor even thought about. When the front airbags are triggered, which can happen because of a mere bump to the vehicle at speeds as low as 12mph, those airbags [explode outwards] at between 165 and 200mph. They are most certainly not nice fluffy cushions, and if you have one or both of your feet up on the dashboard at the time, the results will be serious and can even kill you.

Many people ride as passengers with their feet up on the vehicle’s dash. Do you? Sadly, it’s a very common sight on America’s highways, but even just a 12mph bump to the front of your vehicle can trigger the airbags and if they go off, you WILL be badly hurt or killed. (Copyright image, 2016.)

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Memorial Page – Police Officer Katie Thyne (VA)

Police Officer Katie Thyne

At 6:47 p.m. on Thursday, Jan., 23, 2020, Police Officer Katie Thyne and her partner were investigating reports of drug activity when they approached a car on the 1400 block of 16th Street [Rt 167] in Newport News, Virginia.

During the investigation, the driver sped off, dragging Police Officer Thyne for a block before striking a tree.
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Memorial Page – Deputy Sheriff Sheldon Gordon Whiteman (GA)

Deputy Sheldon Gordon Whiteman

Deputy Sheriff Sheldon Gordon Whiteman, of Long County Sheriff’s Office, Georgia, was killed in a crash while involved in a vehicle pursuit at approximately 3:00am, on Thursday, Jan. 23, 2020.

Georgia State Police said the pursuit began in Ludowici when a Ludowici officer spotted a motorist running stop signs in the city. The officer began to pursue the driver [south eastwards] on Highway 57 in the direction of McIntosh County.

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