We are still overwhelmed by the response around the country to our small statement against neighborhood speeding.
A supporters' Facebook group has grown to over 100 members in a day. We've been frontpaged on CNN and The Drudge Report. We've gotten emails of support from around the country and Canada. We've gotten more interview requests than we can count, from local and national media, including 96 Rock, G105, and Good Morning America. All of this from three little signs, and not a paintball fired in anger. Clearly, people around Durham, the Triangle, and the country have reached their limit with people speeding with impunity down the streets where they live, work, and play.
We have been nominated for a Darwin Award, to which we say, do not make assumptions about our steadfastness.
We have turned down all interview requests from the media, but that may change in the very near future.
In the meantime, we await a response from the City of Durham to our offer to fund the the reinstatement of the PACE Car program. And to our request that the city mandate its employees observe the speed limits when they are driving in our neighborhoods.
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This is crazy! I never would have thought this would turn out to such big deal! You guys got the whole nation's attention focused in on this topic. Great job although I doubt it was the immediate intention. I was the 5th person to join the FB group based on a post from BCR and a Facebook request. But man, I never tought it would catch this much heat!
ReplyDeleteInsane how much power the media really does have. I guess I don't realize it as I stopped watching news 2 years ago.