It’s not only drivers and their passengers who are at risk of an accident in Memphis!

As I was going through my daily twitter feed this evening an item posted by the Commercial Appeal caught my eye. They reported that just this morning two pedestrians were hit while trying to cross the street. One was a five year old little girl who was running out of from her driveway.

This needs to be a reminder for everyone anytime they are walking on or near any street. You need to do what I teach my three year old daughter every day – “Always look both ways before crossing a street!” Not only that but you’ve got to be super aware of your surroundings.

And driver’s, it doesn’t matter if you’re feeling powerful swooping around town in three tons of steel and fiberglass. You have got to pay attention and be on the lookout for pedestrians! If you hit someone it’s almost always your fault. You have to yield – it’s the law! So take the time to be careful, it doesn’t matter if your ten minutes late getting somewhere. Not when that ten minutes means you were able to arrive safely without hurting yourself or someone else.

In these instances both pedestrians who were hit by cars had to be taken to the hospital in critical condition. I wish them a speedy recovery.

For the entire story visit the CommercialAppeal.com