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By Tom McCollumFort Bragg Garrison PAO The main roads on Fort Bragg have pretty much stayed the same since being laid out in the 1950s. Back then fewer troops had Families and fewer still had their own vehicle. A Secret Between Us Full Movie Free Download there. The vehicles that troops owned at that time were much less powerful than those today and drove a lot slower, so the roads weren’t engineered for speed.
In the 1950s even a top of the line car, say a 1958 Corvette, took 7.6 seconds to reach 60 mph. It would just beat out a 2017 Hyundai Sonata Sport, which takes 8 seconds to reach 60 mph. Fort Bragg’s roads were just fine in meeting the needs of everyone here, back then. Today not so much. Today’s roads are crowded with cars, and of course military vehicles. Movement at traffic lights is slow at best and nerve-racking at worst. It seems everyone owns their own car with some single troops owning two or more.
Married troops normally have at least two cars so the Soldier can get to work early in the morning without waking their wife or husband. As I have found out, going just five miles can take well over 20 minutes. So what’s the answer to getting around quickly on Fort Bragg? For many it’s speeding.
That in itself is not the answer. Sure it’s unsafe, is a leading cause of accidents, vehicle injuries and deaths, not to mention fines and increases in insurance premiums, but on the whole it really doesn’t help. Jpegmini Full Crack Pc on this page.
If you really want to help reduce traffic congestion on Fort Bragg, speed and then not follow orders. It will work. Don’t believe me?
Ask one of more than 85 troops stationed here if they are driving on post. The answer had better be no, for their sake.
Now before all the military police and commanders reading this go into shock, let me explain. First off, I need to share some background information to help explain this. A recent former Fort Bragg Garrison commander realized that for driving on Fort Bragg to be safer, some drivers needed a lot of training. He got together with Judge Advocate General’s Corps, the Garrison Safety Office, Military Police and the Directorate of Emergency Services and received the blessing of the senior commander for a program known as Driver Improvement Training.
Under the DIT program, if a driver is pulled over for going 15 mph over the speed limit, besides a ticket, the driver also receives a form notifying them that they have 90 days to sign up for DIT. If they don’t, they’ll lose their on-post driving privilege for one year. If they fail to go to a DIT class they signed up for, they too can lose their driving privilege for one year.
Now, if they think they can beat the system and drive during that one-year period and get caught, they’ll lose their on-post driving privilege for five more years. The MPs are doing their part. Since October, they have issued over 2,305 tickets, and 1380 people were notified they had to attend DIT training. The 85, for one reason or another, didn’t attend. So with that background added, here are the ways you can reduce traffic on Fort Bragg: Get caught speeding on Fort Bragg and don’t sign up for a DIT class within 90 days Sign up for a DIT class but don’t attend Ok this one may be a stretch, but I sure wouldn’t want to find out if it’s accurate of not. Tell your husband or wife they now have to drive you onto post for at least a year early in the morning. Chances are you’ll be requesting permission to move into a barracks room and now you can walk to work.
So, who are the 85 troops no longer driving on Fort Bragg for at least a year? The ranks go from E1 up to O5. Some have requested a waiver, but think about it — do you really want to go to your commander and explain why you should be exempted from following the law and lawful orders? Besides, the chances are the waiver will not be approved.
By Drew Brooks Military editor Fort Bragg is expanding a driver improvement program with hopes of cutting down on aggressive and dangerous driving on post. Starting Sept. 1, service members could lose their on-post driving privileges for a year or more if they fail to complete a one-day class following certain traffic violations or if they become repeat offenders. John Cervenka, Fort Bragg garrison's senior enlisted leader, said the program is meant to address an 'unacceptably high rate of citation' among Fort Bragg drivers. 'We want to curb an aggressive behavior,' Cervenka said.
While Fort Bragg drivers are not drastically different from those seen in nearby Fayetteville, Cervenka said officials hope the expanded Driver Improvement Training program will reduce accidents on Fort Bragg, whose roads have become increasingly busy during continued growth over more than a decade. The expanded program also comes in response to an uptick in speeding citations on post, which is attributed to a crackdown on speeding by Fort Bragg law enforcement, a post spokeswoman, Christina Douglas, said. 'The Driver Improvement Training program is being implemented to curb aggressive driving practices and ultimately reduce motor vehicle accidents and unsafe driving behavior on post,' Douglas said. 'Aggressive driving behavior is a contributing factor for an unacceptably high amount of traffic accidents on post.
We have seen an uptick in the number of accidents within the past three years.' Cervenka said the safety of soldiers, families and others who work or live on post was paramount to Fort Bragg leaders. The program is not new, he said, but would be adjusted to better serve the community. Currently, the program requires a day-long course if a Department of Defense employee receives certain traffic violations while driving a government vehicle. However, Cervenka said even those requirements were not equally enforced. 'We had this program, but we really weren't meeting the demand,' he said. The classes, held once a month, were rarely filled.
At the same time, post officials recognized problems with speeding and wrecks that should be easily avoided. After looking at five years worth of traffic violation data, officials decided to 'evolve' their contract with the driver improvement program. Now, active-duty troops who are caught speeding 15 mph or more above the speed limit, who are at fault in a traffic accident that causes injury or requires a tow, or who are ticketed for failure to stop at a traffic control device will be required to attend the course. Troops will need to do so within 90 days or have their driving privileges suspended for a year. Any violation within a year's time following the class also will result in a one-year suspension. Repeat offenders could see their driving privileges suspended for five years, Cervenka said. He said officials belive at least 84 service members each month will be required to attend the course.
The program will apply to all ranks on Fort Bragg, from the lowest private to any general officer. Cervenka said the expanded program will not create additional costs for Fort Bragg. He said officials may expand or alter the program based on the results they see. Military editor Drew Brooks can be reached at brooksd@fayobserver.com or 486-3567.