Did you get your driver’s license at Walmart? During a time that phrase became a running joke when making bad driving decisions.

As of October, more than 90 traffic fatalities have stricken our roadways. All the state Department of Transportation outreach finally hit me recently, as I unknowingly drove past a lifeless body shortly after an accident near my home.

It has became surreal that the society we live in operates with so many distractions, taking us away from driving safely.

That next day I learned of the 83-year-old man who was struck in a crosswalk, and a 5-year-old child who was struck by a garbage truck. Both families lost a precious loved one.

As communities, when do we say enough is enough?

As individuals, how do we become more present in our surroundings?

We can all make good driving decision by taking time to remember those lives already lost this year.

Marc Inouye

Nuuanu

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