Events cause traffic, SO asks for patience on the road

As summer celebrations happen in Sheridan County Sheridan County Sheriff’s Office Sergeant Dan Hilsabeck made an appearance on Sheridan Media’s Public Pulse to ask the public to be patient as traffic increases. 

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, aggressive driving statistically has the opposite effect most aggressive drivers are looking to create. Speeding and following too closely are more than just breaking the law. The consequences are far-ranging. The NHTSA states that most motorists rarely drive aggressively, and some never do. For others, episodes of aggressive driving are frequent, and for a small proportion of motorists it is their usual driving behavior. Occasional episodes of aggressive driving–such as speeding and changing lanes abruptly–might occur in response to specific situations, like when the driver is late for an important appointment, but is not the driver’s normal behavior.

Sgt. D. Hilsabeck 

The NHTSA reports that rear-end collisions account for approximately 23% of all motor vehicle crashes. As pointed out by the SO Sergeant, in the case of motorcycles, following too close could be a life and death situation. 

Sgt.  D. Hilsabeck

Much like rough weather conditions, traffic can increase the amount of time it takes to drive to a destination. The Sheriff’s Office suggests leaving earlier and planning ahead. Take alternate routes that may be less congested. But most importantly, be patient, even small accidents cause damage to vehicles and can be expensive to repair and reaching a destination in a smaller frame of time is not worth risking lives.