Mayor Tom Donaldson

As you look at the many videos posted online from moving vehicles if you take a second look you might notice that the video is sometimes being taken by the driver of the vehicle while that person is driving.
Just pointing out the obvious.
Just as obvious are the people holding a phone to their ear while driving or the ones that hold it like a serving platter on speaker phone and think that is different than holding it to your ear.

More uninspected vehicles scattered throughout Institute Hill area . One expired since 2021 with child seats in the back and being driven daily, parked on a public street as are several others. Some in backyards as other locations around town. As previously stated in my many years in law enforcement a significant number of uninspected vehicles also have no insurance and expired or suspended registration ,potentially a serious issue , especially if you are in a crash with them.

Took a 40 minute drive around the island and west end of Butler City just to see the state of streets and abandoned vehicles.

Any city employee with enforcement authority or elected official that may care, should feel free to take a ride with me and I’ll point out the locations to you personally.

There are streets in those areas with critical parking issues also, I was unable to drive through in my personal vehicle. I can guarantee that fire apparatus and ambulances aren’t going to get through either.
Between the vehicles that I saw in traffic and the ones in backyards and on the street I observed 17 vehicles with expired state inspections.

Note , past law enforcement experience tells me that a significant number of vehicles without current state inspection may also have expired registration plates and insurance coverage .

As a person drives through the Butler area ,( especially in the city), a person cannot avoid seeing numerous vehicles failing to stop for stop signs and red lights. Turning right on red has a total stop required before turning. People driving like they left late and plan to arrive early anyway. People still playing on their phones while driving,( even-some of the police) . Numerous uninspected vehicles driving daily in traffic and parked along streets. Many of those likely have expired registration plates also. What’s wrong with people? Common sense and safety certainly seem to be missing in a lot of people.