Attention Motorists: Please Slow Down This Holiday Season

Police, firefighters, EMS and tow truck drivers — -are still getting HIT by drivers, while they are trying to do their job…which is, more often than not, saving other people’s lives.

Apparently, you can never give motorists the “Slow down when passing emergency scenes and give them room to work” safety message enough times.

I know this because first responders — police, firefighters, EMS and tow truck drivers — are still getting HIT by drivers, while they are trying to do their job…which is, more often than not, saving other people’s lives.

Here’s the thing…I am getting really, really tired of receiving text messages — about death and serious injury incidents — from the Board Chair of the John Petropoulos Memorial Fund (JPMF).

Yes, I get that it is his job to keep me informed of these fatalities and horrific injuries. And yes, I get that the purpose of the JPMF is to raise public awareness about why and how people can help ensure their workplaces, and the roads, are safe for everyone, including first responders.

But we have created safety messages (PSAs, videos, graphics) about the slow down message. Millions of people…