Are Roadside Memorials a Distraction for Drivers?

thought about how roadside memorials can cause problems? I never thought about that until I have read “The Side of the Road Is No Place for a Memorial”. It is a story that talks about when accidents happened on the streets or highways, some people will display a memorial of the victim on the roadside. Those memorials should not be allowed due to a variety of reasons includes: they are illegal, it will remind people the nightmares that have happened, after a spell the memorials will became smudgy

to certain families in the form of roadside memorials. Roadside memorials are stone markers that serve the purpose of honoring the lives of those killed in automobile accidents. They usually take the shape of a Christian cross, whereby the name of the deceased is carved in the cross’s horizontal line. Normally surrounding the memorial are flowers and other gifts to illustrate grief. This stone is situated at the location of the person’s death. Roadside memorials are put there by the family and relatives

Roadside memorials are seen on the side of a street or highway often times after the passing of a loved one in a car accident. While a grave marks where a body is finally laid, the roadside memorial marks the last place where a person was alive. The memorial is usually kept up by family and close friends and is decorated with flowers, messages, and a cross or plaque. However, often times controversial, these families believe that their moral authority to remember a loved one trumps any governmental