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Crime stats for 2008 show incidents down slightly
Posted by Howard Owens on April 25, 2009 - 12:51pm
Contrary to the perception that crime is on the rise because of the recession, in the City of Batavia, crime actually went down in 2008 versus 2007.
Calls for service in the city dropped from 17,707 to 15,854; however, serious crime reports were virtually unchanged, with 502 reported cases in 2008 versus 509 in 2007
Motor vehicle accidents involving personal injury increased from 89 in 2007 to 103 in 2008. There were no fatal accidents in 2008.
You can read the full press release (PDF) by clicking here.
- Howard Owens
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A near miss is a hit. Otherwise its a miss or near hit.
The world is over populated anyways.
Texting while driving is a separate issue.
Support America, Support Selfishness, Destroy Socialism.
It makes a good case for upgrading all law enforcement to include hands free equipment !
And even if an official call, he should pull over to the side of the road to set an example and to remain consistent with the laws he is swore to uphold.
If it were an emergency situation, the officer would not be using a commercial mobile phone. And I'm not even sure law enforcement departments supply officers with mobile phones.
One last note: To be fair, I have yet to see any Genesee County LE personnel talking on a phone while driving, but plenty on Monroe County.
I see many people on their phones daily. I just make sure I dont get hit !
The hands-free law is a pain for me because my phone (Palm Centro) has limited voice dialing features. I can't initiate voice dialing over a bluetooth earpiece. I have to hit a side button bound to the program that lets me voice dial numbers. I still have to bring the phone up to my mouth. Only when I'm in a phone call does the phone switch inputs to the bluetooth headset.
The last is keeping the earpiece on me is such a pain in the ass, to be honest. I don't have to divert much attention to talk to someone and my focus on the road doesn't change.
All the law does is hinder the majority of people that can drive and talk at the same time. I've had a few people suggest a specific traffic violation that you're hit with if you get into an accident while on/using a cellphone, instead of just getting a ticket for being on a cellphone.
BTW I was able to bid and win an ebay auction today on my drive home. I then took two phone calls from my fiance.
Reality is that a good amount of people can hold a conversation while driving and keep paying attention.
Most people that downplay talking on a cellphone and driving at the same time seem to be people that either have never tried it, or suck at driving in the first place and never learned how to turn and swerve with one hand.