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THE MADISON COUNTY (GA) JOURNAL THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 24. 2009 — PAGE 5A
Opinions
Please be sensible on the road
Over the past couple of
months there have been sev
eral questions that have came
to my attention. One that is
asked the most is the Move
Over Law of Georgia. The
Move Over Law is designed to
protect emergency and towing
vehicles along with highway
maintenance vehicle operators
from getting injured or killed
while on the roadway. This
law states that the driver of a
vehicle shall use due caution
in the absence of the direction
of a law enforcement officer
when approaching an emer
gency vehicle displaying yel
low, amber, white, red or blue
flashing lights. Due caution
can be demonstrated by the
following actions.
Make a lane change into a
lane not adjacent to the autho
rized vehicle if possible in
the existing safety and traffic
conditions.
If a lane change is impos
sible, prohibited by law, or
unsafe, the driver should
reduce the speed of the vehi
cle to a reasonable speed for
the road and traffic conditions.
The speed shall be less than
By Kip Thomas
the posted speed limit so that
the driver will be prepared to
stop if needed.
The law is there to protect
and save the lives of our law
enforcement officers and oth
ers that have to work on the
roadway. They are there to
do a service for the people of
this county and state. I have
personally seen people hit on
the roadway and have had a
friend struck and killed while
directing traffic. This is a situ
ation that no one wants to find
themselves in, so I ask that
you be careful and be cautious
when approaching emergency
vehicles. We all want our pub
lic safety and road mainte
nance workers to go home
when their job is done.
Another issue of concern
that has been brought to my
attention is the use of seat-
belts. Here are a few statistics
for you: 63 percent of people
killed in accidents are not
wearing their seatbelts. Males
between the ages of 16-25 are
the least likely to buckle up
and are the highest-risk driv
ers. This age group has more
drunk driving, speeding, and
the most amount of accidents
of any age group. If 90 percent
of Americans would buckle
up, we will prevent more than
5,500 deaths and 132,000
injuries annually. The cost
for these unbuckled drivers
and passengers goes beyond
those killed and the loss to
their families. On average, the
hospital care for an unbuck
led driver costs 50 percent
more than one who is buckled.
You and I bear 85 percent of
that cost, not the individual
involved. This figure averages
out to about $580 a year for
every American.
If you are in a car or SUV
and are in the front seat, you
are supposed to wear your
seat belt. Children, no matter
where they are seated, should
be in a seat belt. If the child is
under 6 years of age, they are
to be in a properly installed
child restraint. A rear-facing
child seat should not be in
front of an airbag because of
the injury that could occur if
the airbag goes off. Pickup
trucks are an exception to this
law if you are over 18. If you
are in a pickup truck and are
under 18 years of age, you are
required by the law to wear
your seat belt. There are other
exceptions to this law for cer
tain vehicles and if you would
like to know all of them just
call my office and we would
be more than happy to explain
them to you. You may think
that seat belts are uncomfort
able or you just don't like
them, but they are proven to
save lives.
If you have any questions
that you would like answered
or just clarified, feel free to
give me a call. Anything I can
do to help, I will.
Kip Thomas is sheriff of
Madison County.
Public meetings held in the county
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Madison County Board of Commissioners
Sealed Bids
Madison County Board of Commissioners is
seeking sealed bids for Law Enforcement/Jail
Records Management Software. Sealed Bids will
be accepted until 12:00 noon on September 25,
2009 in the Madison County Commissioners
Office: 91 Albany Avenue, RO. Box 147
Danielsville, GA 30633. Bids should be marked
“SEALED BID”. For further information contact:
Allison Craig at 706-795-6205. The Madison
County Board of Commissioners reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
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Public meetings held in
Madison County include:
•Madison County Board of
Commissioners - an agenda-
setting meeting is held on the
final Monday of the month at
6:30 p.m. in the government
complex on Albany Avenue in
Danielsville. A business meeting
is then held on the first Monday
of the month at 6:30 p.m. at the
same locale.
•Madison County Planning
and Zoning Commission - the
first and third Tuesdays of the
month at 6:30 p.m. in the govern
ment complex.
•Madison County Board of
Education - the second Tuesday
of the month at 7 p.m. in the
library at the Board of Education
Professional Learning Center.
•Madison County Board of
Tax Assessors - meets the second
Thursday of every month at 5:30
p.m. in the conference room of
the Madison County government
complex in Danielsville. The pub
lic is invited to attend all meetings
of the board of assessors.
•The Madison County
Industrial Development and
Building Authority - the third
Monday of the month at 6 p.m.
in the public meeting room of
the old county courthouse in the
center of Danielsville.
•Madison County Public
Safety Communications/ E-911
advisory board - the Thursday
prior to the second Monday of
each month. Meetings are held at
11:30 a.m. at the 911 center.
•The Madison County
Recreation Department Board
- the fourth Tuesday of every
month at 6:30 p.m. in the meeting
room at Sammy Haggard Park on
Hwy. 98.
•Danielsville City Council -
holds monthly work sessions the
Monday prior to regularly sched
uled council meetings, beginning
at 7 p.m. Council meetings are
held the first Monday of each
month, beginning at 7 p.m.
•Colbert City Council - the
first Monday at 7 p.m. in Colbert
City Hall.
•Carlton City Council - the
first Monday at 7 p.m. in Carlton
City Hall.
•Comer City Council - the
first Monday following the first
Sunday of the month at 6 p.m. in
Comer City Hall.
•Comer Downtown
Development Authority - meets
the second Thursday of each
month at 6 p.m. in the Comer
City Hall.
•Ba City Council - the first
Monday at 7 p.m. in ha City
Hall.
•Hull City Council - the third
Monday at 7 p.m. in Hull City
Hall.
•The Madison County High
School Council - the second
Monday of every month at 5 p.m.
in the high school media center.
•The Madison County Middle
School Council - the second
Thursday of the month at 4 p.m.
in the school media center.
•The Colbert Elementary
School Council - the second
Thursday of each month at 2:30
p.m. in the school's media center.
•The Comer Elementary
School Council - the third
Thursday of each month at 7:30
a.m. in the school media center.
•The Danielsville Elementary
School Council - the first
Thursday of the month at 7:30
a.m. in the school media center.
•The Hull-Sanford
Elementary School Council -
the third Tuesday of the month
at 3:15 p.m. in the school media
center.
•The Da Elementary School
Council - the fourth Wednesday
of the month at 3 p.m. in the ha
Elementary School media center.
•The Democratic Party of
Madison County - meets regu
larly to talk with elected officials
about local, state and national
concerns. For more informa
tion, call 245-6875 or e-mail
democratsofmadisoncountyga®
yahoo.com
•The Broad River Watershed
Association - meets at 7 p.m. on
the second Wednesday of each
month at the BRWA office on the
square in Danielsville. Call Victor
Johnson 706-795-2184 for more
information.
•Property Owners for
Common Sense Growth
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