Sign Telling Drivers 'Stop Texting and Driving' Has its Own Damage

KOB4 ^ | December 06, 2017 | Joseph Lynch

[nickcarraway]

One northwest Albuquerque homeowner is fed up with people who are distracted by their phones while they’re behind the wheel.

Their wall makes that clear. There is a message along with some serious damage.

Drivers heading down the hill on Golf Course near La Orilla in Northwest Albuquerque will spot this message: "Stop texting and driving."

Sign telling drivers 'stop texting and driving' has its own damage There were about half a dozen signs of impact along that stretch of Golf Course Road, including one in that sign. There was even a chunk of someone’s tail light embedded into the wall at one point.

Ericka Armendariz, who lives in the area, feels bad for her neighbor's damage.

"Our neighbors here have had several incidents, several accidents there," she said. "I don't know if it's just the placement."

It’s not clear if texting is behind all those incidents or if it’s just a case of unlucky road placement. What is clear is the message written on the wall.

[nickcarraway]

[wbarmy]

The city should be paying the property owner a monthly fee to keep that “sign” up. Probably does more good and remains in peoples minds for far longer than anything else they have going.

[TheNext]

Arrest him for displaying distracting text while driving.

Probably a democrat SJW.

[cyclotic]

There was a house a few miles from me that got hit by a car. They had to board it up and then painted Don’t Drink and Drive on the plywood.

Many years ago, my brother in law was inebriated and driving. They hit a tree near a house. It was the second car to hit the same tree that night. I think he was near but not over the limit, but don’t really remember.

[GailA]

If they think txting and driving is bad, what about the streaming vid/tv/movies on cell phones...commercials are out showing it. Can stream to any smart device if you pay for it.