I would like to take a moment to give a review to the drivers of North Little Rock and beyond of a couple of apparently forgotten items drivers encounter:

The image on the Left is called a Stop Light (sometimes called a traffic light). It is called a STOP light when the light is red. Contrary to comedians and Hollywood, it does not mean "hit the gas". It does not mean go anyway because you are late for work, school, church, or to be first in line at the Golden Corral! It means stop. Period. Indeed - it is pretty evident that you have blatantly ignored said red light when the light for the other direction has already turned green and people begin to move.... It is only a matter of time before you cause an accident, injury, or even death if you continue to blow through those lights. Indeed - if one will go back to the Arkansas driving manual that you were suppose to actually study, learn, and follow as a driver when you received your license, even a YELLOW light does not mean "hit the gas"! It means prepare to stop.

As far as the image on the right - it is called a "Stop Sign". It's red color should be an indication that it means something pretty important. In this case - it means to STOP. PERIOD. It doesn't matter if you can see from a mile away that there is no-one coming from the other direction (that you can see) - you still are suppose to STOP! It is not a suggestion. It is not a subtle hint. The Red color plus the bold white word "STOP" should be a pretty clear indicator of the intent of the municipality or other authority who placed the sign. It isn't there to inconvenience you. It is there for safety and traffic control. I have been awfully thankful for good brakes lately - because many of you apparently believe that such a sign is only for everyone else - and that you are entitled to just cruise right on through. Again - you are a disaster waiting to happen.

I'm all about loving my neighbor and demonstrating brotherly love and understanding. I am really thankful for grace... But when the day comes that you cause property damage, injuries, or even death, because you chose to ignore the law (just because police don't dedicate a lot of resources to enforcement does not mean it isn't still the LAW!), don't EXPECT grace and mercy to be poured out for your careless and selfish decisions.

END OF RANT...

And I give permission to anyone reading this to call me out if you witness me violating either of the above!