One of these days there is going to be an accident

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Recently, I started following up on a situation that has been ongoing within a small community. Young teens, take to the streets, riding their bike's with no helmet. They show no care or concern for safety, traveling in the wrong lane, swerving in and out of oncoming traffic. When we spoke to the local police department about the incident, we were filled in on the red tape of the whole mess, which basically makes it difficult to do anything about it simply because they are teens. Yet the day will come, one of these teens will end up getting hit by a vehicle, and the only concern their parent will have is blaming the drivers. So, I decided to take the situation on. Getting photos of the incidents, information of where and when it happens, to see if something could be done. Law enforcement must have a considerable amount of evidence showing these teens are not only putting themselves at risk but drivers as well. It must be a repeated nuisance and driver's have to be willing to call in a complaint, sign a form, and press charges. This cannot be done by a passerby. Yes, someone seeing it could call the police, but the police would not be able to do anything if they did not see it themselves. That's why it is so important to get drivers to step up. That being said, is a driver really going to take the time to call in a complaint, fill out a form, and yes even say they want to press charges? Most likely, not. Most driver's are either going to work, coming from work, or headed someplace else. However, by bringing attention to the situation within your community, you have a chance of preventing an accident waiting to happen. The clock is already ticking! So the next time you're driving and something like this happens to you, know you are the only one, who can make this change happen. By calling in to report the situation, it has to be documented. So be sure to know where you are, the time it happened, and give a good description of the person or person's whether they are walking on the street, using scooters, bikes, skateboard you're not being an ass, you're being a contributing member of your community, trying to keep the streets safe and taking preventive measures.