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A police officer in Georgia had set up radar on a busy 4 lane road.
Just moments after getting set up a minivan passes doing 60 mph in this 45 mph zone.
The officer stops the minivan and the woman asks, “Why are you stopping me. What did I do wrong” The officer says
“You were doing 60 in a 45mph zone. Did you not see me sitting on the side of the road?”
The woman replied “I’m sorry, I didn’t realize how fast I was going, I must have been texting my sister when I passed you.”
Howard County Introduces Proven Advanced Driver Training Program For Teens.Marisa Goldsmith, of Ellicott City, has never been in a car crash and at 17 she is hoping that will never change. Statistics are stacked against her. According to The National Traffic Safety Academy, it's not alcohol that kills more teens in this country than anything else. It's not guns. It's not violence. It's not drugs. Vehicle crashes kill teens at a rate of 4-to-1 over any of those causes.
But Goldsmith, a senior at Centennial High School, feels much more confident as a driver following a two-day Collision Awareness Training course offered by the Howard County Police Department.
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Hey Mom and Dad, this is for you … What most parents and most schools don’t teach kids is about money. In many families finances are a personal, private matter not to be discussed. As a result children leave the nest without essential skills they need to be financially secure and successful. Whether it’s out of ignorance or fear, this lack of communications perpetuates the cycle of ignorance when it comes to money management skills. |
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